My City July 2021

MYOUTREACH T here was a happy ending for Bella (whose name was changed to Freya). When she was well enough to be adopted, Willy (who had adopted Freya’s two sisters), again drove from Chicago to adopt her, as well.The three sisters were reunited and are thriving to this day. Garland-Molpus also finds rescuing feral felines to be very rewarding

JULIE KAHLER HANGS OUT WITH SOME KITTIES UP FOR ADOPTION. “SHE IS MY RIGHT HAND, ” SAYS POH FOUNDER, LINDA GARLAND-MOLPUS.

work. Her husband worked at a factory in Flint and the workers would feed the feral cats that roamed around outside. Mike trapped one of the cats, who appeared to be suffering from a broken leg. “I held on to him for a while,” Garland-Molpus remembers, adding that the cat (who they named River) wasn’t feral. River was adopted by a woman in South Lyon who had fallen in love with the sweet kitty. When she took River home, the frightened cat bolted out the door. Garland-Molpus joined in the search and they found River later, in a factory-like setting. “That was what was familiar to him!” Another happy ending! There are also many stories in cat rescue that don’t have happy endings. “People tell me all the time that I can’t save them all,” says Garland-Molpus. “I know this. But for the ones I rescue that were starving, freezing, sick or just had nowhere to go, I made a difference in their lives.That makes it all worthwhile.” x

POH RESCUE WORKS WITH OTHER DEDICATED FOLKS, INCLUDING THESE GALS FROM C.A.R.E. (L-R) DONNA MAKIDON, SHARON ROSS AND DONNA POLZIN.

ťΩϵ ̈˒Δ ̗͗Άό ΐ˒΃̗ ˒ ͇͇̗̏͜ϐ̗Δ̗̈ Cat rescues in the area are overwhelmed with the number of felines in need of fostering. For more information, contact Purrsuit of Happyness at 810.569.1052. To make a donation, visit pohrescue.com.

MIKE MOLPUS HELPS HIS WIFE WITH HER NOBLE “PURRSUIT. ” “HE’S MY ROCK FOR SURE, ” SHE SAYS.

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