Every good boy and girl needs a home and owners who will love them as full family members. And let's be honest, in an ideal world there would be no need for shelters if all four-legged friends had roofs over their heads, where they could live a calm and happy life. But unfortunately we do not live in an ideal world and there are people among us who are capable of betrayal and inhuman acts. Yes, this is sad, but not everything is so bad, because there are people who are ready to open their homes (and hearts) to needy dogs and cats who so need a family and a little human warmth.

"Exactly 1 year has passed"

"2 months after the rescue, my lovely dog ​​is simply unrecognizable!"

"This is my best friend, whose name is Lieutenant Commander Riker."

"Two photos taken an hour later ... before and after the adoption."

"2 years ago I went to the store and met a cat named Sonny. Nobody wanted to give her a house because she was about 13 years old and she was covered with fleas, with exhaustion and rotten teeth. That night she returned home with me, and it was the best decision I have ever made. "

"Miley, whom I took to live out because I didn't think she would live long, is doing pretty well 1.5 years later."

"After 6 months at the shelter, the workers decided that this cat would never find a home due to feline immunodeficiency. He was my companion for over a year and lived the rest of his life the best way."

"What my puppy looked like then, and what does he look like now"

"When we got Hilda, she was very low in weight after a recent birth. After about 6 months, she turned into a long-haired beauty queen!"

"Look at the difference! And this is just a month of home life."

"I found this kitten, abandoned in the middle of the road, too weak and hungry to survive on my own. The photo on the right is what a hug by the fireplace, a large amount of food and a cozy bed can do in 6 days."

"My adopted dog the day she was rescued from careless breeders, and today."

"I found this girl in November 2019. She walked to the door of the restaurant where I work and did not want to leave. I named her Hops, and now she is plump and happy."

"Coco came to us in a state of skin and bones. Now let's fast forward a few months in advance, where she is happy, healthy and lives in a house."

"Two months of love changed Mr. Biscuit"

"From a scared little girl on death row (a few hours before she was supposed to be put to sleep), and too scared to get out of the cage, to this day when she is absolutely happy"

"Ray, when I found her on the street and at 1 year old. Nice job, baby!"

"Three short weeks and a lot of love"

"The local vet cured this rescued street girl from ringworm a few months ago. Look at her now."

"We saved Jack from the abuse that almost caused him to die. But all the bad things are behind us!"

Cats are wayward animals and this is no secret to anyone. They only do what they want and it can be extremely difficult, and sometimes even impossible, to make them do something against their will. But when you come home after a hard day and want to hug your four-legged charm, and she refuses, pushing you away with her paw in your face, you involuntarily begin to wonder: why do you need this useless fluffiness at all? The main thing at this moment is still to remember why you love her.

Heeeeeelp

"I won't give up so easily!"

Being a veterinarian and not being able to pet a cat is a pain

"My friend and our cat. They have non-reciprocal feelings."

Avoidance Level: Vanishing Neck

"Our cat is a real drama queen"

"Woman, put me down!"

"Dad, I'm not in the mood"

"Put me back where you got me from"

"No man, I don't want your love"

"I know that he loves me. The truth shows it in a very specific way."

Valentine's Day?

"Dude, stop touching us"

Even cats hate selfies

"Please let me go"

- Let's take a selfie

- Let's not

“Stop hugging me. I'm trying to call the emergency services "

"The only thing Buster hates is kissing."

"My friend tried to take a selfie with her new kitty."

"Go away"

There are many monuments to animals in the world that have earned the recognition of people by doing brave deeds or serving science. But there is also a beast, immortalized in bronze simply because it exists and touches the owners and, in general, everyone around. It was for this that she received a personal monument in the Istanbul Ziverbey district to a simple mongrel cat Tombili.

There are a lot of cats in Istanbul and the attitude to these cute animals is special here. In order to stand out from the tens of thousands of your fellows, you need to be special. That was exactly what Tombili was - a plump tabby cat with a white belly.

Tombili became famous thanks to the fact that he went out on the street every day and, lounging like a real Turkish Pasha, took a relaxed position on the sidewalk, gracefully leaning against the parapet. At first, the cat's pose aroused the delight of the inhabitants of Gulech Lane, then the whole Ziverbey found out about it, and when someone guessed to upload a photo of the animal to the network, world fame came to Tombili. The furry Ziverbey symbol has become a popular Internet meme known to users as the "cool cat". Tombili's pose is played up by pranksters in different ways - with the help of Photoshop, he is dressed in a Roman toga, seated on a sofa, behind a bar, handed a cocktail in his paw, or a hookah is placed next to him. It is impossible to list all the images that a cat can awaken in the observer.

Alas, but, with rare exceptions, the cat's age is short-lived and in August 2016 Gulech Lane lost its imposing mascot. The grateful townspeople did not accept this and decided to perpetuate the memory of Tombili, who glorified the area throughout the world. In honor of the International Day of Animals, the mayor of the district ordered the installation of a bronze monument to the cat in his favorite place in a characteristic pose.

The small life-size monument of Tombili has become a local tourist attraction. The cat monument was even stolen, however, the attackers were so frightened by the resonance of their act that they soon threw the figure back.

So a plump bronze cat sits, watching the street life and thinking about something of its own, in a picturesque Istanbul alley, right at the feet of bustling passers-by.