A 28-year-old who assists the elderly to re-home their family pets prior to diing has actually commemorated her 100th adoption.
Angela Rafuse was motivated to develop her charity after her 85-year-old grandpa passed away, leaving his cat, Mackenzie, without a home.
None of Angela’s family members had capability to handle the duty, so she chose to take in the calico cat herself.
After a bad break up, Angela moved home to deal with her moms and dads in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and started sharing the basement with the feline.
“I was processing the grief and heartbreak of a breakup and losing my grandfather, but the only options left were taking her to a shelter or me adopting her. I had to take her.”
Although Mackenzie ended up being extremely bad-tempered and hissed a lot, Angela quickly understood the cat was simply terrified. It ultimately warmed to her brand-new owner after great deals of love and attention, motivating the Canadian female to start a brand-new endeavor in 2021.
Angela’s not-for-profit, ‘My Grandfather’s Cat’, assists in adoptions of dogs and cats coming from elders who are either terminally ill or wanting to get in a retirement home.
While Angela and the tabby resided in her parent’s basement for 18 months, she began publishing videos on TikTok. Soon the duo grew a following of 656,000 individuals—and numerous commented about how their grandparent’s family pets needed to go into shelters after they passed.
“It was like a divine intervention. I knew this is what I should do.”
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“We had 30k followers at that point and I thought ‘I can launch it on TikTok, as there were so many people in need’.”
Angela’s launch date was May 18, on her late grandpa’s birthday—and ever since it has actually brought assurance to 100 animal owners.
“It gives me so much purpose in life—and I have an amazing team of volunteers.”
Most elders are described My Grandfather’s Cat by care houses or shelters. They send an application and the group then composes a profile to publish on social networks.
They then speak with individuals who may be interested, and learn who is a good fit—and the senior has the chance to speak with the family, too.
“The senior then picks their pet’s second forever home—and the adoptees can stay in touch with the new owner who will share updates.”
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One case Angela will always remember is when she assisted a female who had terminal cancer and went through euthanasia.
“We assisted her discover a brand-new home for her cats, Koko and Lily, and she picked a charming multi-generational home with 2 elders, their child, and grand son.
“She passed away knowing her best friends had the best home.”
It was the last and essential thing on her order of business.
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