Toby is a stray cat who was looking for help and ended up in front of a family home. Meowing in front of the door, the cat was obviously looking for a new home, but after taking him in, it was clear that Toby didnât get along with the familyâs cats. They decided that Toby needed to go away, but instead of throwing him out on the street, they found him a new home.
Tobyâs new family was excited about him, but he sadly wasnât. After a few days, Toby got out of the new home and travelled 12 miles back to his old home! However, things were about to take an ugly turn â instead of being impressed by Tobyâs feat, his old family decided to euthanize him!
They brought him to an animal shelter and asked for a lethal injection. âIt was heartbreaking,â Tara Lynn from the shelter says. âHe made it back to his old home on his own and they sentenced him to death!â
The shelter refused to put Toby down and called the SPCA of Wake County. The staff took Toby back to the SPCA for a medical assessment and discovered that he had an upper respiratory infection and immunodeficiency virus. They treated the poor cat for a while and was getting along with the staff nicely but wasnât too fond of the other animals. However, after a while, Toby started playing nice and became everyoneâs favorite cat at the shelter.
Once Toby was back to full health, the staff put him for adoption. They shared him on their social media accounts and it wasnât long before he was adopted. Michelle Puckett from North Carolina got all the way to Wake County to get her new cat. They hit it off right away and nowâs heâs living in a warm home where everyone loves him. Toby now has two cat siblings and owners who wonât quit on him.
âHeâs so sweet and cuddly,â Michelle says. âHeâs taken over our bed, but we donât mind. He loves relaxing and sleeping under the pillows.â
It just warms our heart that Tobyâs found a new home where heâll be loved. Michelle says that she doesnât understand how his previous owners wanted to kill him. Sheâs grateful the SPCA didnât put him down. She hopes that Tobyâs story will raise awareness about the importance of giving second chances to pets.
