Donation from late Norfolk Animal Care Center volunteer made new Cat Colony room possible
and last updated 2021-03-11 08:26:20-05
NORFOLK, Va. - Outside the Norfolk Animal Care Center s new Cat Colony room there s a plaque that reads, lovingly dedicated to the memory of Pam Hyatt.
Hyatt, who passed away in 2019 at 69, was a center volunteer with a special love for cats, especially the cats who came into the shelter. She did a bunch of our adoption counseling on the weekends, said Jessica Guckert, who worked with Hyatt at the Norfolk Animal Care Center. She would be here on Fridays and Saturdays in the middle of the hustle and bustle, like, shipping the cats out the door. She just absolutely loved our cats.
Cat colony room in Norfolk named in honor of longtime animal shelter volunteer
A new cat colony room at the Norfolk Animal Care and Adoption Center was named after former volunteer, Pamela Scott Hyatt who passed away two years ago.
Credit: Norfolk Animal Care and Adoption Center Author: Kelsee Majette (WVEC) Updated: 11:19 AM EST March 3, 2021
NORFOLK, Va. A longtime animal shelter volunteer who died two years ago left a legacy for her beloved kitties.
The Norfolk Animal Care and Adoption Center has a new cat colony room that was named after Pamela Scott Hyatt, a former volunteer who died on March 1, 2019, at the age of 69.
Penelope, the name of the 200-pound plus pig, had been reported to the Norfolk Humane Center twice for not receiving proper care from its owners. After the second complaint, Johnel Southworth, the Norfolk humane officer on the case, had to get the pig to an animal shelter.
Updated: 11:08 AM EST December 29, 2020
NORFOLK, Va. A local pig found her new home after two Norfolk teens stepped in to help rescue her when she ran loose in the Denby Park - Colonial Heights neighborhood.
“Thanks to these boys for showing compassion and for helping the officer,” said NACC Bureau Manager Michelle Dosson. “Penelope is now happy in her new home, and even has a pig brother.”
Norfolk Humane Officer Johnel Southworth said a complaint came in about Penelope the pig s owners who were taking poor care of her.
This was the second time Southworth received a complaint about Penelope s well-being, the first incident happened in the summer and the owner said Penelope would be moving to live on a farm in North Carolina.