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| Mama the cat's microchip helped reunite her with her owners. |
Mama the tortoiseshell cat went home with her family this week, thanks to the microchip identification Doug and Joanne Locke of Las Vegas had implanted in the cat’s neck. Mama is one of the more than 700 cats that suffered from neglect at the F.L.O.C.K. facility in Pahrump, Nev.
Best Friends Animal Society came to Pahrump in July to provide care and help to find homes for the cats. One of the first tasks was to scan the cats for microchip identification, and several cats were reunited with their owners. Mama was wary of humans and hid from volunteers and staff for several months.
Best Friends persisted, however, and Mama was moved into the “Shy Cat Social Club,” where volunteers gently convinced the cats that humans can be nice. Mama was scanned for microchip ID, and the Lockes’ information came up.
“We are so relieved that she is safe and survived,” the couple said. The Lockes visited Pahrump shortly after Best Friends arrived in July, searching for Mama, but she was cleverly hiding.
Now that Mama is home with the Lockes, the couple is steadily winning back the cat’s trust. “She still hisses a little bit, but not too bad,” Joanne Locke said. “And when we blink to her, she blinks back.”
For more information about Best Friends’ efforts in Pahrump, visit the Best Friends Animal Society website.