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I am always amazed at how resilient animals are.  Why would a cat, who was confined and horribly mistreated in a laboratory, walk right out of the carrier and explore the exam room in a veterinary hospital?  Eyot, one of the cats rescued from the Professional Laboratory and Research Services, Inc. (PLRS) in Gates County, North Carolina in September and brought to the League, did just that.    On a recent trip to Friendship Hospital for Animals, Eyot walked in and out of her cage curiously exploring the exam room.  Most cats, including mine, try to blend in with the carrier rather than venture out of their safe enclosure.  Could Eyot's self confidence have anything to do with her former life?  Is it possible that she knew that her recent trip to the vet was all good, and that her kind caregiver would, of course, take her back home?    After all, Eyot, reports her adopter is the "queen of the house and into everything."

Less than 6 months ago more than  200 animals, including this stunning black and white beauty, were relinquished from the facility after the release of undercover videos and testimony documenting neglect and cruel conditions of the animals in their care.  (Read the Washington Examiner article about the rescue -- http://www.examiner.com/animal-welfare-in-washington-dc/from-research-labs-to-dogfighting-rings-warl-welcomes-abused-animals).