Cat Cashes In a Couple of Lives Before Returning to Montecito Home After Debris Flows
With the help of a local couple and animal agencies, Patches the calico is reunited with her owner after disappearing for about three years
Norm Borgatello is reunited with his long-lost cat, Patches, who disappeared in January 2018 during the Montecito debris flows. (Jill Title photo) By Peter Hartmann and Stacey Wright, Noozhawk Contributing Writers
January 9, 2021
| 9:52 p.m.
The year 2020 was tough. Loss, fear, frustration, loneliness and anxiety seemed to dominate thanks in large part to the COVID-19 pandemic and a nation in turmoil.
As the year drew to a close, many people across Santa Barbara County spent New Year’s Eve saying goodbye to the challenging year, finding creative ways to safely end the year on a high note. For one longtime local, Norm Borgatello, the ending of 2020 was not as important as the beginning of a new chapter with his long-lost cat, Patches.
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Santa Barbara County Animal Services and ASAP Cats are seeking holiday homes for shelter animals.
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. For those who want to adopt a pet but aren’t able to own it forever, the Foster Express offers a holiday option.
Santa Barbara County Animal Services (SBCAS), and ASAP Cats are seeking holiday homes for shelter animals until Jan. 9.
For a minimum two-week commitment, foster families will get warm, unconditional love and companionship from a shelter cat or dog, and the animals get a chance to spend the holidays curled up in a cozy home instead of a shelter cage.
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Santa Barbara County Animal Services and ASAP Cats are seeking holiday homes for shelter animals.
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. For those who want to adopt a pet but aren’t able to own it forever, the Foster Express offers a holiday option.
Santa Barbara County Animal Services (SBCAS), and ASAP Cats are seeking holiday homes for shelter animals until Jan. 9.
For a minimum two-week commitment, foster families will get warm, unconditional love and companionship from a shelter cat or dog, and the animals get a chance to spend the holidays curled up in a cozy home instead of a shelter cage.
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Wintertime promotions run by local animal shelters make it the perfect time of year to bring home a furry member of the family
By Malea Martin
Feeling lonely after canceling your holiday plans? Need something to fill the void of social interaction in 2020? Searching for a new companion for the New Year?
Look no further than your local animal shelters! ’Tis the season to bring home a furry friend, and Santa Barbara County shelters are putting on some special holidays initiatives to encourage residents to foster or adopt an animal this winter.
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Petey the bunny is just one of the animals featured in the 12 Days of Winter Whiskers, an adoption event put on by Santa Barbara County Animal Services, ASAP Cats, and Bunnies Urgently Needing Shelter. If you’re not ready to adopt, hop on the Foster Express instead and care for a pet temporarily while it searches for its forever home.
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