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VIDEO: Axel's Story

Once feral, Axel has undergone a metamorphosis and is edging toward that elusive goal — house kitty status. In cat lingo, that's known as home ownership.

 

Come see Axel at the Marblehead Animal Shelter. 

His story involves great change. A former feral kitty, he was living in the wild, hanging around the dump and other unsavory places.

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One day, not long ago, he got hit by a car and dragged himself to a hiding place in some bushes.

An observant passerby took notice of the gray longhaired kitty and called Marblehead Animal Control Officer Betsy Cruger.

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The injured cat hissed at Betsy but given his condition did not offer much more resistance.

Betsy took him to the shelter where he got a name, Axel, a blanket and a cot. He got food and water and attention.

Now, Axel seems to have taken a liking to the domestic life. He even purrs once in a while.

Meet Axel in our video.

He's on the mend and open to abandoning his wild ways.

There are other cats at the shelter, too.

As of late last week there were about 15 of the crew at Friends of Marblehead's Abandoned Animals.

They have a saying there: Equal time for kitty cause I ain't no dog. Bow-wow-wow.

For more information visit online at www.marblehead-animal-shelter.org or in person at 44 Village Street, Marblehead. 781 631-8664

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