In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content:

Afterword THE PHYSICAL SHELTER where we conducted our study no longer exists. Whiskers, however, continues to thrive and to rescue stray and abandoned cats. The shelter was moved to a two-story house, which allows for greater separation ofthe infirmary and the creation of several new special-purpose rooms, including a room for the elderly cats. Soon after the change in shelter location, Marquis was moved to this room when he could no longer fulfill his duties as shelter security officer because of old age. Some months later, he allowed himself to be adopted by one of the long-time volunteers, and he lived happily with her until his death in the fall of 2001. Although no one knew for certain, we believe that he was about 16 years old when he died. Moving 80-odd cats to a new location must have been quite a scene, which we unfortunately missed because we were out of town. We have not yet investigated whether the new setting has changed the social relationships between the volunteers and the cats or among the cats. Kate told us Copyrighted Material 213 214 Afterword that only Sid and Indigo took the move badly and that most of the cats got right into the spirit of things. Thus, we are hopeful that the special nature of Whiskers remains unchanged. For more information about Whiskers, please go to their website: . Copyrighted Material ...

Share