🪵 Hi, I'm Woody! I got my name from the woodpile where I was first found — tucked away in someone's backyard, hoping someone kind would notice me. And someone did. A wonderful person started leaving food out for me, and for a little while, things were looking up. Unfortunately, their condo had rules about how many cats could live there, and as much as they wanted to keep me, it just wasn't possible. So here I am at ARF, waiting for the home I've clearly been searching for all along. I'm a handsome grey and white guy, estimated to be about 2 years old. The volunteers at ARF think I was definitely somebody's cat once. I'm just too comfortable with people, too quick to purr, too eager to be held or a gentle hand on my head to have never known love before. Whoever let me go made a mistake, because I am, if I do say so myself, a really wonderful cat. 🩶 I love people. I love other friendly cats. I love a good jingle ball that I can bat around the room like the athletic, focused athlete that I absolutely am. And nothing — nothing — makes me happier than having someone scratch the top of my head while I close my eyes and just melt into the moment. But I'll be honest with you, because I think you deserve honesty: shelter life is hard for me. The noise, the unpredictability, the constant changes — it's a lot, and I've been feeling it. I've started to withdraw a little, and that's just not who I am at heart. The real Woody is playful, affectionate, engaged, and so full of love. I just need the right environment to bring him back out. What I'm truly longing for is a home with a daily routine and consistent, reliable love. Somewhere I can wake up in the same cozy spot each morning with a snuggle from my owner, know when dinner is coming, and trust that the people around me are mine and I am theirs. That kind of stability would absolutely change my world — and I would spend every single day showing you how grateful I am for it. If you have other friendly cats at home, even better — I'm great with feline company and would love a buddy to share sunny spots and slow afternoons with. But most of all, I just need someone. Someone steady. Someone warm. Someone who will hold me and let me put my head on their arm and remind me that I am safe and loved and exactly where I belong. I don't ask for much. Just a chance to be happy again. 🐾 Could that chance come from you? 💛 Some very important things you should know when applying: Adoption fees for young adult and adult cats are $250 ($265 if microchipped). What our adoption fees include: Adult cats have received a wellness exam, fecal exams to test for intestinal parasites, treated for any known/existing conditions to bring them back to health, SNAP tested for FIV (Feline Immunodeficiency Virus), FeLV (Feline Leukemia Virus), and Heartworm. They have also received flea/tick preventative, have been spayed/neutered and are up to date on both their distemper and rabies vaccinations. For all applicants: Our volunteers do our very best to match an animal’s needs with that of the family’s needs and desires. In an effort to be transparent, please note that we just don’t know how our individual animals, many who have been through prior stress or trauma before arriving at our shelter, will react around young children who are still learning what it means to respect an animals’ boundaries. We are happy to have a beneficial discussion about safety between children and pets. Applicants and their family members arriving for meet and greets will be asked to sign a liability waiver upon arrival and prior to meeting our animals. Please also expect to have at least 2 visits as part of the adoption process at our shelter- one for the initial meet and greet, and one for the adoption appointment if a match is made. It’s important to us that we are properly matching animals to adopters, preparing our adopters for their special adoption day, and for a lifetime of happy pet ownership with your adopted pet. Please double check your application for completeness and accuracy prior to submitting it to us. Please be as thorough as possible when answering application questions as the more you elaborate, the more information we have to consider, the more likely we are to have a full picture of the care, support, and love our cats/kittens will receive for their adopted lifetime and your particular application will be at the top of our mind when placing cats/kittens in their chosen forever homes. You can complete an application at ARFCT.org and submit it to our email at arfct.adoptions@gmail.com for consideration. Thank you!