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Thomasina Is Just Another Happy Story Of A Cat From Avenal State Prison
Thomasina loved to play on the top of the truck rolling all around. When you go to get him off. He would run to the other side and watch you come after him. He is like a class clown always up to something. Loves to mess with humans!
Thomasina lived at Avenal State Prison. At the age of three years old Thomasina was still totally feral. Inmates and staff began to work with him to try and tame him. It only took a few months and staff and inmates were able to touch him and hold him. As time went on Thomasina became the talk of the front entrance area to the prison. That staff would enter the prison at shift change. Thomasina would lay at the front entrance gate and let staff walk over him as they walked into the prison. Warden Kathy Mendoza-Powers was in charge of the prison and heard that Thomasina was greeting staff during shift change and ordered that Thomasina be removed from the prison grounds. Her reason was that Thomasina was feral and mean. That he was unhealthy and could give staff something when they touched him. Warden Kathy Mendoza-Powers wanted him put down. Of course we stepped in and took Thomasina off the grounds. He was seen by Kings Canyon Veterinary Hospital and given a perfect clean bill of health. There was nothing wrong with him as Warden Kathy Mendoza-Powers stated. Thomasina was placed into a foster care home until he could be placed into a loving home. But like most of our foster care homes, they fell in love with him and he never left his foster care home. We get so many updates on Thomasina. He now lives on a ranch and is a inside/outside cat. He comes inside at night. He has been mircochiped, neutered, and right ear tipped. During the day he goes next door to the house that has several children and plays with them. At night he comes home like clock work to come inside. The neighbors next door tell the foster care family that Thomasina has given them so much joy when he comes over to play with the kids. Thomasina's life has changed for the better. As of now he is a inside cat only because his foster parents realized that it could be dangerous for him out there. It was a battle at the start to make him a inside cat. But now you can't get him out of the house. Thomasina has become very spoiled and loves to sleep on the bed all day long. The bed is his favorite spot.
inmates were able to touch him and hold him. As time went on Thomasina became the talk of the front entrance area to the prison. That staff would enter the prison at shift change. Thomasina would lay at the front entrance gate and let staff walk over him as they walked into the prison. Warden Kathy Mendoza-Powers was in charge of the prison and heard that Thomasina was greeting staff during shift change and ordered that Thomasina be removed from the prison grounds. Her reason was that Thomasina was feral and mean. That he was unhealthy and could give staff something when they touched him. Warden Kathy Mendoza-Powers wanted him put down. Of course we stepped in and took Thomasina off the grounds. He was seen by Kings Canyon Veterinary Hospital and given a perfect clean bill of health. There was nothing wrong with him as Warden Kathy Mendoza-Powers stated. Thomasina was placed into a foster care home until he could be placed into a loving home. But like most of our foster care homes, they fell in love with him and he never left his foster care home. We get so many updates on Thomasina. He now lives on a ranch and is a inside/outside cat. He comes inside at night. He has been mircochiped, neutered, and right ear tipped. During the day he goes next door to the house that has several children and plays with them. At night he comes home like clock work to come inside. The neighbors next door tell the foster care family that Thomasina has given them so much joy when he comes over to play with the kids. Thomasina's life has changed for the better. As of now he is a inside cat only because his foster parents realized that it could be dangerous for him out there. It was a battle at the start to make him a inside cat. But now you can't get him out of the house. Thomasina has become very spoiled and loves to sleep on the bed all day long. The bed is his favorite spot.
