As anyone who follows me on Twitter knows, I recently adopted a kitten. After a long and arduous search, one that included visiting tons of shelters, browsing PetFinder.com, and attending adoption events, I found the perfect guy for me at Denver Municipal Animal Shelter. His name is Señor Macho Solo (after 30 Rock) and he’s a lynx point Siamese. He’s sweet and playful and has boundless energy, something that encouraged me to find him a companion so he wouldn’t be so bored when I’m gone during the day.

The search began again as I tried to find the perfect sidekick for little Macho. I checked out the websites of various shelters, including Boulder Humane Society where I got two precious kittens as a child. Knowing that many shelters don’t haven time to constantly update their websites, and that there would likely be an influx of new kittens after Christmas as people “returned” their “gifts”, I decided to make a stop at MaxFund Animal Shelter in Denver. Widely publicized as a no-kill shelter that truly values the lives of animals, MaxFund seemed like a place where I could find a little buddy for Macho and feel good about supporting such a good cause. Little did I know what kind of insensitive and irresponsible behavior I would encounter.
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