I’m sad
a mountain goat
with no herd
and no grass to graze
but I hide in my igloo
with these walls
keeping me trapped.
I wish I could get out
run around and
play
with a fluffy tailed
skinny body creature
that climbs trees and
runs fast.
I would LOVE to play with them.
I hope to have
my own bed
someone to cuddle with
a new family
for a squirrel
to chase
ME.
Kaya – by Kaden Vasquez
Can YOU do it?
They call me Layla
after the Wrestler.
because
I squirm and wiggle and pounce
on my brothers.
It’s almost like I’m a wrestler myself!
But in this small crate there’s
not much room.
But we still try
even though it’s hard!
It’s almost as hard as learning to read
for the first time…
with no book!
Every wrestler needs a home.
They need to be able to move
and pounce
and wiggle
and squirm!
If YOU adopted me and my brothers,
we would purr and meow
as if we were saying
thank you
thank you
thank you!
We would be the happiest
wrestlers in the
WHOLE WIDE WORLD.
All
because of YOU!
Layla – by Juliet
I can’t live in this ugly cage
with nothing to do
like a kayaker
stuck in a whirlpool
waiting for rescue.
Happy to see my friends
grab the throw rope
and sail away
to a happier life
but wondering why
nobody saves me.
It feels like a wasp is invading
my hive and kidnapping the bees.
I wonder why?
It feels like the walls are closing in.
I don’t know
if I’ll make it
out of this avalanche
that trapped me
under the heavy snow
I`m old and shy.
like ski boots
25 years old
in a small garage.
A lovely lady
finally
threw me the throw rope.
I grabbed it
And sailed away!
Gerard – by Owen Hudelson
Dear people,
My name is Ace
I am a border collie mix
I am a black white and caramel
colored male.
Before I came to the
HSOP (is that what this place is called?)
I was a stray
lost
all alone
sad
as sad as a pencil thrown
on the side of the road
no one to write
a story with it.
I was cold
lonely
in the cold fall days and nights.
I hated those days like a
squirrel just hates a dog
Wait WHAT I am a dog!! AAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
But then I went to the HSOP and I loved it there
SOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!! Very much
Oh, and I loooooooooooved!!!!! all of
the very nice people there too.
But after
a while
the cage
got way
tooooo
small.
It felt like
the cage
Was closing in on ME AAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!
Oh no oh no oh no!!!!!!!!!!! AAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!
Phew! Good thing it did not actually
do THAT!!!!!!!!
Some things I love are
car rides
treats and
playing.
I will make anything a
a toy
or a treat.
Some things I like to eat
are
Christmas tree ornaments
rubber ducks
but most of all
toilet paper.
Oh, and christmas tree lights are yummy too.
I already got adopted and my owners
love my fun
playfulness.
They are teaching me what’s a toy
and what’s not.
I LOVE my new home so much.
I want this to inspire you to adopt some of my
fun friends
Thank you soooo much!
With love,
ACE
Ace – by Shay Connel
SHOCKED
It’s SO loud out here
It’s not like the mailman is here, is he?
pretty please don’t leave me out here
It’s like an insane asylum out here
WAIT
You’re going to put me
in the back!
Where no one can see me
and everything is gloomy
and there’s pouting
and crying
and everyone is so miserable
and weepy
and teary.
Is there
a third option?
If you took me home
and gave me one too
then
I would be jumping and screaming
and seeming to seem
like I’m meaning to say,
“Thank you thank you!” and
“see ya later suckers!”
I would be
SHOCKED
Mama Bear – by Makayla Gentry
Silken, Sleek, and Sweet
That’s me – Caterina the Cat,
An animal that
Everyone would want to meet.
However, one day something struck me like lightning-
It was as scary as MONSTERS- so frightening!!
I was fat, and someone took me to a place that looked like jail,
It was big and old as a bowhead whale- so stale!
There I underwent something that really hurt….
Oh- pregnancy was such a pain!
Good thing it went away.
I was in vain!
Oh- pregnancy was such a pain!
Emergency surgery
On dark days of rain
Oh- pregnancy was such a pain!
Good thing it went away.
On that day
When pregnancy went away
Next to me my babies lay.
Me, Carmen, and Angelina- a family
But my babies were adopted without me
But we’re still a family.
Catrina – by Silas Bruger
Hi, I’m Carmen
My sister Angelina
and I
LOVE
to cat pile
on each other.
Lazy Angelina
laying down
peacefully
then
I trap her
she’s my egg
I’m her hen.
We went to the humane society
right after
we were born
Unwanted
like a plastic bag in an ocean
Unloved
like a turtle’s health
Unappreciated
like a beach sunset and noone to watch
until…
a family
came to
adopt
me
and my
sister.
Me and Angelia
like chicken and
orange sauce
if separated
no one likes it
but if together
Everyone
LOVES it!
Carmen – by Marlow Grafton
I’m frightened
like a baby blue bird
fallen
from the nest
scared
snapped
by a crocodile’s jaws
with ten tourists
staring
while I struggle
to get away
and don’t help
at all.
I wish
I could have
the best
life
ever.
I would
drink milk on
a sunny day,
play with mice
on a string,
eat catnip
and bounce like a kangaroo
running from a dingo,
And
I’d snuggle in a cozy bed
with you!
Imelda – by Rasmus
My enormous eyes
see giant grasslands of
wheat,
corn, crops
go by
I remember in my mind
an absence that makes me cry
Never safe
never sound
like a kid
with no home,
mom or dad
to protect him
Suddenly I find
shelter
safe ground
a red wooden barn
where we work
together to make
milk, eggs and meat for the farm
I decide to rest my
peachy, puffy body here
this is my home
now.
why am I not happy?
I’m still paralyzed with depression
hurt mentaly
I was a popular store
with no shoppers
a chunky, cumulus cloud
crying rain
but then my
tear-filled
vision sees
the humane society!
new people!
wait, what are they going to do?
yay!
no!
yes!
no!
ugh!
their caring capture makes me
eager, aggressive, fiery, feisty
these metal bars crumple my spirits
like a letter
that nobody read
but is more important
than it seems
wasting my time
in this cramped cage
like a full-grown chick
still stuck
in its egg
expecting a
great
paradise
where everyone cares for me
where I have food
where I can relax my mind
my body
my spirit
all
I
long for
and maybe need
is a
nice.
warm.
home.
Regan – by Nathan
I hear loud voices
see big shadows
moving quickly
like a metro train
flashing by
emotions
racing through me
like a marathon
waiting to see which one
will win.
I get excited
thrilled
as if i got a grant
a huge grant
NOPE!
I was disappointed as a kid
whose trip to the zoo
was cancelled
permanently.
I used to be
alone
cold
scared
on the street
lost like a cow
separated from its herd
a toy
left out in the rain.
Laying
on hard ground
wishing
I could be on a cushy bed
full of fluff
and the bed is as soft as sheep’s wool.
Francis – by Hazel Stevens
This was our story
a little kitten
black as a shadow
soft as silk
but hungry
hungrier than a flower
with no sunlight.
It’s harsh
not having two parents
we’re two kittens
with only one mom
to protect and feed.
Three cats.
No home.
Defending our lives against
Dogs
Cats
Birds and
A million cars
On ONE street.
One sizzly summer evening
we were found
by a family!
Immediately trapped
like flies in a web
confused as a broken compass
one day let free.
But my friend
is still trapped
like a lonely dolphin
with no pod.
But you
YOU
can change this story.
Please please
With kitty food on top.
Angelina – by Zeke Valentine
I was forgotten
They didn’t love me
anymore
I am so so sad
like a bear
fishing in a stream
after Black Friday.
I LOVE to play
I see a feather on a string
a stick
I jump at it
I don’t get it
I jump at it again
I still can’t get it
I keep trying
I never get it
like a house never moves
But owners leave their cat behind.
I REALLY LOVE to chase mice
I see a little mouse
I run and pounce
like a kid jumping on another kid
rough housing
when they shouldn’t be.
I am a WILD cat
But I don’t belong in the wild
I belong with you.
Paddington – by Tayla Rose Whitehall
I am on the scariest roller coaster
EVER
and
it ends
not
when someone
drops me
but when someone
adopts me.
I’m as sad
as a kid whose
grandma
has died
a million
times.
I’m as lonely
as a
fish
stuck
in a shark’s jaw
while all of his
friends
swim away.
I’m as mad
as
a
volcano
erupting
spitting lava
everywhere.
I never knew
it would be
this hard
to not have
an owner.
Elmer – by Danielle Rittenhouse
My cage is a prison cell
the sun is shining
but it feels
dark
as a
deep
damp
cave.
I’m never getting
out.
I’m soft as butter
but old
so I might die a prisoner
in the dark cabinet full of
cobwebs
that nobody remembered to open.
People stop and stare at my ear infection
I really hope it goes away
so somebody will adopt me.
I am as sad as a rhino
with no horn
quiet as a mouse
stealing a piece of cheese
slow as a
blind old man.
But I’m not guilty
just a prisoner
all alone.
Butler – by Adria Ogle
I love to curl up
after
I eat
but I don’t
have a
warm bed
to curl up in.
I love to be snuggled
and
scratched
on my
head,
BUT
I don’t
have a
loving
hand and
I certainly
don’t
have a
back
scratcher.
I love
to be
full of fun
but
I don’t
have anyone to shine
that little red dot
for me.
I love
to have someone
to give me attention
but I don’t have
a loving
family
YET…!!!
Ali – by Isabella Hadley
Where are all of the kids?
It’s like they were all
washed away when it rained
last night
the only visitor today
looked only at the cats
It’s a dull day.
I’ve only been here
as long as it took for
Mt. Everest to form
about two months
to be exact
but I’ve already given up
on bark-bark-barking
at the humans
like the other dogs do
All.
Day.
Long.
I had a family
a good one
at first
but then I did something
I shouldn’t have
I don’t know why
I wasn’t feeling myself that day
but I’m a really good dog!
But my family couldn’t see
through my mistake
so they took me back
to this small scary place.
It’s as cold as
the top of Mt. Everest
not knowing
if I’ll make it
the last
few
steps.
I’m scared
like it’s Independence Day!
There IS one good thing
I got a new name!
And I love it!
I love it almost
as much as car rides!
And that’s saying a lot!
Can you guess it?
It’s Macy! – Macy! Macy! Macy!
Last night
I had a dream
I got adopted!
My owners were a family
of kids of all ages
humans big and humans small.
I got treats ALL the time
I chomped
I gulped
I savored every bite…
For about one millisecond each.
We went on walks
Well…more like runs…
Or tug o wars!
On family road trips
my head out the window
tongue flopping about
like a worm
being picked up
into human hands
kids laughing
as I tromple over them.
We played fetch
they would throw the ball
I would run run jump leap soooooar
and catch it in my mouth!
Only to repeat it all again
We had so much fun
my family and I.
But then I woke up.
It was only a dream
I just hope
that dream comes true!
Macy – by Pippi Moore
I was slowly trudging along
down the bank
of the black river of
pavement
hungry
tired
as droopy as a wheat plant
withering away
in the desert.
When the dogs attacked
sinking their teeth
into me
I struggled to escape
but they held onto me
I was terrified
That’s why I DON’T like dogs
and I DO like cats.
I LOVE the cat
in my new home.
I hope Wobbles
doesn’t mind
all my squeaky toys!
Cecilia – by Oliver
Can you play with me?
I will be as
fun
as a toddler playing on the swings!
I will
lick
you and it will feel as soft as a
little
robins
teeny
feathers.
If you want to have a
good
doggo
like that
then choose me.
I am a good girl,
I am as
good
of a girl as a kid that cleaned up his messes all by himself.
if you want a good girl
then please adopt me
PLEASE ADOPT ME!!!!!!!
Can you play with me?
I will be as
fun
as a toddler playing on the swings!
I will
lick
you and it will feel as soft as a
little
robins
teeny
feathers.
If you want to have a
good
doggo
like that
then choose me.
I am a good girl,
I am as
good
of a girl as a kid that cleaned up his messes all by himself.
if you want a good girl
then please adopt me
PLEASE ADOPT ME!!!!!!!
Can you play with me?
I will be as
fun
as a toddler playing on the swings!
I will
lick
you and it will feel as soft as a
little
robins
teeny
feathers.
If you want to have a
good
doggo
like that
then choose me.
I am a good girl,
I am as
good
of a girl as a kid that cleaned up his messes all by himself.
if you want a good girl
then please adopt me
PLEASE ADOPT ME!!!!!!!
Twix – by Connor Perry
In need of a home
I feel lonely without my Mom
I’m stuck in this metal box
that makes me feel left out
of the joy
that others
feel.
I’m searching for a home
for a way out of this tragedy
like a toddler searching
for his favorite toy
in a box full of
dirty toys.
I wish something could help me,
GET OUT OF THIS BOX!!!
I’m only a child,
WHAT’S THAT GIANT THING WALKING TOWARDS ME!?
They’re OPENING my DOOR!
I SEE THE LIGHT!
YES!!!
Sugar Ray – by Skylan
Help! Please!
Help me! Help me!
I’m stuck between all these bars.
I have been here for as long
as the sun has been bright.
Well actually
about five months.
I know a few things
but sadly
I don’t know many tricks.
Strangers come in
day after day
look at me
And my other adorable
adoptable friends.
Then they leave us
in the dust and disappear
like shooting stars.
I remember riding around
with my old family.
But then they brought me here and left me.
Forever.
Gone.
Always.
Tied to a shed.
Me all alone.
I hope, hope, hope I don’t ask too much
All I wagtastically wish for
is a loving home
where I get
yum yum yummy doggy treats
Real hugs
And also
Lots of rides in the things human BEANS
(I think that’s kinda weird because why would anyone plant a human!)
call “cars”.
But maybe
just maybe
I shouldn’t think about that yet
because
I don’t have the things I wish for!
Right now at least.
I live in this too small space
Small as a badger in a mouse hole.
Locked up.
Bored
as an adult reading a baby book.
I’m lonely too.
As lonely as the last fish alive in a school
after a whales lunch!
I’m so lonely
I bite at the cold bars around me
And bark.
Bark.
Bark.
Bark.
But still
nothing works!
I am stuck!
So please adopt me
I’ll promise you a great home
I promise:
1. To wag my tail ALL – DAY – LONG
2. To wake you with morning kisses
3. Not to bark toooo often
4. To always be adorable and mostly well behaved
5. To sit in your lap and kiss you so much when you’re sad that you have no choice but to be happy!
6. To never chase the squirrels…I hope
7. Not to leave dead mice on your doorstep. Like cats do!
And 8. Most of all I’ll be your bestest friend always.
Adopt me!
please
Juanita – by Ella Mae
A long time ago
I was a stray
a lone wolf
the runt of the liter
homeless
risking my life for every meal.
I’m slower than a playful child
with a broken leg
I’m weak like cracking ice
too frail for skating kids to enjoy.
I wobble and my legs fail me
I fall backwards with every step forward
impossible to get ahead.
Looking for scraps
a dull shadow hovered over me
picked me up
took me home
gave me medicine.
I now know
I have Cerebella Hypoplasia
that makes my legs not work so well.
I am as thankful
as a Cheetah who finally caught a Gazelle
for the Humane Society
for giving me a home.
Wobbles – by Haven Schnider
Malificent causing or capable of producing evil or mischief. l cower in the back of my cage but people think I'm waiting for the right moment to strike. I might appear evil but I’m just shy dark as dusk warm as a fresh apple pie scared as a doe staring into the hunters’ eyes. Roaming free as a wild boar so happy until trapped all I heard was silence lost alone afraid. I can just picture it someone taking me home stroking my fur cuddles all day someone who will love me and give me a forever home. Malificent - by Lily Wight
I LOVE TO TALK
like an author
loves to write,
all those thoughts
and ideas
I just need
to say.
But
sometimes
people cover
their ears
to block out my noise,
and I don’t
like that.
I LOVE TO PLAY
like a nine year old boy
silly
with his best friend,
like splattered paint
in a good way.
BUT I DON’T LOVE LIVING HERE
there isn’t much space
to play around in,
and I have no
friends to talk with
nobody to even listen
to me say…
ADOPT ME!
Dexter – by Henry Brunner
Trapped and miserable
like a toddler
locked in a crib
I’m innocent
like a prisoner
accused
but not guilty
of their crime.
Everyone knows
that I’m not guilty
but i’m the
only one
to blame.
Forgotten
like a shelf
full of my favorite books
left out in the rain.
Why
have you put me in this
deep dark
black place
where I can’t see
anything?
It’s almost like
there’s nothing
left to see
no reason
for me to be.
I can’t prove my innocence
or plan my own escape.
The only one
who can prove I’m not guilty
is YOU!
Lucia – by Cora Lingo