Doggy Dogg Thursday: Sprite

Beasley Digital

4/17/2025

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00:00Hey, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, my name is Jello.

00:02I'm Joanna.

00:03And if you can see there in the middle, that's our friend Justin there.

00:07And on the opposite side of Justin is the beautiful Sarah who works with Friends for Animals.

00:12Hi, Sarah.

00:13Now, we usually do Doggy Dog Thursdays where we typically will talk about you adopting a beautiful dog that needs your help.

00:21But Sarah's got a cat with her by the name of Sprite.

00:24So it's Kitty Cat Thursdays.

00:26Yes.

00:26I don't really think we should call it Kitty Cat Thursdays, though.

00:30I don't think we should use that name.

00:32It makes me very uncomfortable.

00:34So, Sarah, so now we have a cat now.

00:38See, a lot of people out there, I'm a dog person.

00:40Joanna's a dog person.

00:42Justin is a dog person.

00:43But my mom is a cat person.

00:44She loves cats.

00:46And we have Sprite here who is needing to be adopted.

00:50She needs a beautiful home to come to.

00:52Sarah, dive into talking about Sprite a little bit.

00:55So this is Sprite.

00:56She is, as you can see, a wiggly little seven-month-old kitten.

01:01She came with some other litter mates.

01:04And she is the only one left still.

01:06So she is looking for her forever home.

01:09She's about seven-month-old.

01:11You want to show them your face?

01:12Yeah.

01:12She's very snuggly.

01:16She's sweet.

01:16She usually just kind of wants to sit with you and curl up and be loved.

01:22But I think she can see everything that's going on right now.

01:25So she's a little overwhelmed with all of that.

01:28But she is a very good little girl.

01:31She's got her little harness on right now, just in case she decides to go for an adventure

01:37while we're filming here.

01:39Now, normally, Sarah, you would bring the animals down over to the radio station.

01:46But because it's raining outside, we don't want to get little Sprite all wet and rainy

01:50and stuff.

01:50So we're doing this over Zoom.

01:53Now, if people are interested in adopting Sprite, how can they do so?

01:59So they can go to our website, which is MetroDetroitAnimals.org, and fill out an adoption questionnaire

02:04for her due to COVID, all of our adoptions are by appointment only right now.

02:10So once you fill out an adoption questionnaire, one of our adopting specialists will give you

02:17a call and go over your application, make sure your home is a good fit for her.

02:22And if all that goes well, you'll get to come down and meet her and take her home.

02:27So is it the same with the, as you told us last week, with the dog, can you have that

02:33day where you could spend a couple hours with her ahead of time?

02:38We haven't really done it with cats yet, but I'm sure if, you know, we, you wanted to,

02:43we could work something out to do that.

02:45Okay.

02:46And we also have something actually special going on that is starting today.

02:51Danny Shelton from the Lions is actually sponsoring all of our adoption fees.

02:57Oh, that's awesome.

02:58So it'll be for $1,500.

03:00So it'll be from beginning today.

03:03He's actually going to visit us.

03:06And then once the $1,500 has been used up, the event will end.

03:11So if you are looking for a new friend, you can thank Danny Shelton and the Furry Shelton

03:16Foundation for covering your adoption fee.

03:18That is cool.

03:19That is really cool.

03:20An adoption fee is usually like somewhere around $80, $90, right?

03:23Our average fee is about $80.

03:26$80.

03:27Very cool.

03:27So let me ask you this, Erra.

03:29When it comes to a cat, I know when you're, you know, trying to weed out who should adopt

03:33a dog versus a cat.

03:35What are some of the, I don't know, what's some of the rules needed for a cat?

03:40Because I know it's totally different for a dog.

03:41A dog needs a lot of space.

03:42They need to walk often.

03:44What are some of the rules that people need to understand when they're adopting a cat?

03:47I think the big thing is that if you have other animals already, or even just when you bring

03:53a cat home, if you don't have other animals, you need to give them space and time to adjust

03:57to their new surroundings.

03:58It's big, it's scary.

04:00You know, they went from ending up at the shelter and being in a cage to in a big new home.

04:07So we suggest usually keeping them in a room by themselves at first just to, you know, give

04:11them their space that they can get comfortable in.

04:14And cats are a lot easier than dogs.

04:17Obviously, they certainly love and attention and care, but, you know, they have a litter

04:22box, so they don't need to go out as frequently if you work longer hours.

04:26They don't need, I mean, some people take their cats for walks, but, you know, they don't

04:31need to go for walks.

04:32I have a lady in my neighborhood who takes her cat for a walk in a stroller, and it's the

04:37strangest thing I've ever seen in my life.

04:39But listen, it's 2020, and I'm not here to judge anybody.

04:41Yes, I mean, as long as, you know, they have a home that would be safe for the cat and are

04:48willing to give it love and, you know, keep up on veterinary care, that's pretty much it.

04:54Is it currently doing this on your shoulder?

04:55Is it going...

04:56He was for a second.

04:59He's very, she's a very loud purr.

05:02You probably can't hear her.

05:03She was purring when she, when I first grabbed her, but I think she's, I think she's a little

05:08overwhelmed with everything going on as she hides in my arm right now, but it's just not

05:15super loud.

05:17It's okay, Sprite.

05:17We're going to try to find your home.

05:19Hopefully, a wonderful cat lover will see this video, whether it be on our Facebook or

05:24at our website, 105onthebounce.com, and adopt Sprite.

05:29Sprite needs a home.

05:30Look at her.

05:30She's beautiful.

05:31She's sweet.

05:32I wish I could adopt cats, but I'm allergic to them, so I got to, I'm kind of glad that

05:35we're doing this on Zoom right now, otherwise my face will be swollen.

05:40We had, we were thinking a dog, and then I thought, you know, we should take advantage

05:43of the facts that we're on screen so we can not, you know, get you all allergic and...

05:50You don't want that.

05:51You don't want that.

05:52Please.

05:53You think my face is round now.

05:56Yeah, we don't want to kill Dello.

05:58All right.

06:00So, Sarah, real quick, give them the website one more time and any other information they're

06:04going to need in order to adopt Sprite or adopt either one of the animals that you have at

06:09Friends for Animals.

06:10Yep.

06:11So, our website is metrodetroitanimals.org.

06:15You can go to Adopt a Pet.

06:16You can view all of our available pets there, our dogs and our cats, and then you'll fill

06:21out an adoption questionnaire for whoever you're interested in.

06:24One of our adoption counselors will give you a call, and then you can come in and meet

06:29your new friend.

06:30Sarah, you guys are awesome.

06:31What you're doing over there, Friends for Animals, for Metro Detroit, of Metro Detroit.

06:36We have, we're having a lot of fun with you guys.

06:38I appreciate what you guys are doing.

06:40And until next time, we'll see you next Thursday.

06:45We love visiting you guys on Thursdays, even if it's just virtual.

06:49Right.

06:50Hey, look, I'm not going to lie.

06:51Sprite is looking kind of comfortable in your lap.

06:53You might want to make the adoption happen.

06:56I don't know that my huskies are awesome.

06:59No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no,

07:01I could tell you a story about a husky and a cat, but you probably don't want to hear

07:05it right now.

07:05We don't want to hear that one.

07:06So, we're not going to tell that story.

07:07Thanks, Sarah.

07:08All right, Sarah, we'll talk to you soon.

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