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molly is an owner surrendered, female Lab
mix, approximately 5 months old, who is available
for immediate adoption at the SPCA Shelter.

miA, a 9-month-old female black and white cat, is looking for her forever home. Come and meet her
rihAnnA is an owner surrendered female Lab at Cleveland Animal Control. Moe is a 1-year-old male white and tan lab mix. He's looking for a family
mix, approximately 8 weeks old who is available for to run and play with him. Shelter hours are Monday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturdays, 10
immediate adoption at the SPCA Shelter.
a.m. to noon. The shelter is located at 360 Hill St.

SASSy is a stray pickup, female Redbone
Hound mix, approximately 5 months old. She is
being held as a stray at the SPCA Shelter, and if
she is not reclaimed by Monday, she will be available for adoption. The SPCA Shelter is located at
1570 Johnson Blvd. S.E.

Wendy jenkinS has been looking for a
canine furkid for several months. She saw
Primrose Primmy on The Ark's Facebook page
and came in to visit her. After visiting Primmy twice
and bonding with her, Jenkins made the lifelong
decision to adopt her. Jenkins reviewed veterinary
records, including important follow ups, then comAmeliA is an owner surrendered, female Lab pleted the adoption contract. The pair planned
mix, approximately one year old, who is available some Chihuahua shopping, at Petco with their
for immediate adoption at the SPCA Shelter, 1570 "Think Adoption First" voucher. Before leaving
Johnson Blvd. S.E.
Wendy and Primmy posed for a farewell photo.

Addie is an owner surrendered, female
Lab/Terrier mix, approximately 1 year old, who is
available for immediate adoption at the SPCA
Shelter. The shelter is open between 1 and 5 p.m.
on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays
for adoptions, Surrenders are taken between 1 and
4:30 p.m. on the same days. The shelter can be
contacted at 790-1915 during open hours.

Online animals of the year:
Cute faces and rat’s resolve
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Animals
can melt the human heart, tickle
the funny bone or bring us to
tears. And thanks to Instagram,
YouTube and other online
options, you can enjoy their
antics simply by following, liking
or pinning them.
Dr. Bonnie Beaver, executive
director of the American College of
Veterinary Behaviorists and a professor at Texas A&M University’s
College of Veterinary Medicine,
says two things make animal photos and videos so popular.
— Many animals have physical
traits that subconsciously cause
humans to nurture, like large,
round heads and large eyes.
Think E.T.
— Many images show animals
doing something unexpectedly
clever, human-like or just plain
cute — kittens trying to run up a
slide, for example, she said.
“Some do both,” Beaver said,
“like Garfield and Mickey Mouse.”
The Associated Press got
hooked on six animals in 2015,
from dogs and cats to a panda
and a rat, whose popularity is
likely to continue into the new
year. Here’s a look.
—GRUMPY CAT
Nobody’s busier than Grumpy
Cat. She had 8.3 million Facebook
followers as of Christmas Eve. Her
YouTube videos have drawn viewers by the tens of millions.
On Dec. 8, the feline with the
comical frown became the first cat
immortalized in wax at the
Madame Tussauds museum in
San Francisco.
The 3-year-old, 4-pounder with
feline dwarfism is making her second movie as well as a cartoon
series, and is featured in a series
of Random House Little Golden
Books (the first being “The Little
Grumpy Cat that Wouldn’t”).
She’s also continuing as
spokescat for Friskies cat food.
Her stuffed animal line will grow
in 2016, and there are calendars,
socks, tanks, T-shirts, sweatshirts, gift tags, key chains and
other souvenirs, said owner
Tabitha “Tabby” Bundesen.
Online: https://www.youtube
.com/user/SevereAvoidance and
https://www.facebook.com/TheO
fficialGrumpyCat/.
—NALA CAT
Nala is a 5-year-old shelter cat,
a Siamese and tabby mix who
stands out as the most popular
cat on Instagram with 2.6 million
followers. She also has 1.8 million
Facebook followers.
Varisiri Methachittiphan found
her in 2010 as an orphaned kitten
in an animal shelter in Castaic,
California and knew she was the
one. Methachittiphan started
posting photos of the feline with

striped fur and big blue eyes and
Nala’s popularity exploded. She
looks particularly fetching in hats.
Online:
http://instagram
.com/nala-cat and https://www
.youtube.com/user/iamnalacat.
—MARUTARO
This bundle of fun and fur, a 7year-old Shiba Inu, has been top
dog on Instagram for several
years. He lives in Tokyo with
owner Shinjiro Ono, who says he
was more surprised than anyone
that Maru’s popularity took off.
“His round face, I think, that’s
the charm point,” said Ono, who
compared the dog’s look to
Japanese cartoon characters like
Doraemon or Pikachu. “The
round face makes people smile.”
Shiba Inus, with their pointy
ears and noses, are a popular
breed in Japan. But Maru’s popularity is worldwide, with 2.2 million followers on Instagram.
Online: http://instagram.com
/marutaro
—TOAST
Toast is a King Charles spaniel
and puppy-mill rescue with a
floppy pink tongue that hangs out
of her mouth. She’s also a celebrity, appearing in fashion shows
and shoots, photographed wearing sunglasses and other accessories, and retweeted by the likes
of Reese Witherspoon. She’s probably best-known for her
Instagram feed, toastmeetsworld.
On Jan. 13, Toast will marry a
dog named Finn at a hotel in
Manhattan. Donations to their
wedding
registry
at
www.zola.com/registry/toastandfinn will raise money to fight
puppy mills and pay for care for
needy animals.
Online: https://www.instagram.com/toastmeetsworld/?hl=
en .
—BEI BEI THE GIANT PANDA
BABY
Bei Bei (BAY BAY) weighed just
4 ounces when he was born Aug.
22 at the National Zoo in
Washington D.C. He was pink,
hairless, blind and dependent on
his mother Mei Xiang (may
SHONG). Four months later, he
weighs around 18 pounds and is
a lively bundle of fur, muscles,
claws and teeth.
Bei Bei’s public debut is scheduled for mid-January, but fans
can follow his every squirm and
squeal online. There’s a panda
cam, Twitter feed, YouTube clips
of everything from his first steps
to his veterinary check-ups and
more.
Online:
http://nationalzoo
.si.edu/animals/webcams/giantpanda.cfm
—PIZZA RAT

AP Photo

Bei Bei, the National Zoo’s newest panda and offspring of Mei
Xiang and Tian Tian, is presented for members of the media at the
AP Photo
National Zoo in Washington. Bei Bei weighed 4 ounces when he was
GrumPy CAt poses for a photo during an interview at the
born pink, hairless, blind and dependent on his mother Mei Xiang. Associated Press in Los Angeles. Animals can melt the human heart,
But he’s nearly 4 months old now, weighs around 18 pounds and has tickle the funny bone or bring us to tears. There is no end to the number
fur, muscle, claws and teeth.
of online animals — from YouTube to www.explore.org and all the social
media sites in between. Nobody was busier than Grumpy Cat in 2015.
A video of a rat dragging an
entire slice of pizza down the steps
of a Manhattan subway station
was posted on YouTube on Sept.
22. By the next morning it had
been viewed more than 1.4 million
times. By late December, the views
exceeded 8.7 million. The video
flourished on late night TV and
earned “Pizza Rat” a nomination in
The New York Times’ “New Yorker
of the Year” contest “for embodying our collective id.” Or, as
Gothamist.com put it, “We are all
this rat.”
Online: https://www.youtube.
com/watch?v=UPXUG8q4jKU.

Zola via AP

toASt, left, a 10-year-old King Charles puppy mill rescue, and 7-year-old Finn in their “engagement”
photo in Central Park in New York. Animals can melt the human heart, tickle the funny bone or bring us
to tears. All you have to do is follow, like or pin them.
AP Photo

Shinjiro ono hugs his
Shiba Inu Maru at Ueno Park in
Tokyo. This bundle of fun and fur
is a 7-year-old Shiba Inu who has
been top dog on Instagram for
several years.

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