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Maine Observer: Cat and owner rescue one another in New Gloucester

|Cheryl Stringer, Special to the Telegram|One endearing thing about pets is that they are not judgmental. They don’t care what you look like, how much you weigh or the size […]

|Cheryl Stringer, Special to the Telegram|
One endearing thing about pets is that they are not judgmental. They don’t care what you look like, how much you weigh or the size of your bank account. If you give them loving attention, they think you are simply wonderful.

A small, malnourished cat showed up at our house seven years ago. She hid by day under our shed, and came out only after dark. She shied away if I got too close, but hunger repeatedly drew her onto the deck, where she bolted down the food I left for her. It was winter. I had to get her inside. Keep reading in the Portland Press Herald