 Remember Eddie, the adorable black cat who waited eight months for a home at an RSPCA shelter? Well, this is him now – living happily with loving new owners who travelled over 500 miles to adopt him from the charity's Yarm Lane, Great Ayton branch. Sweet Eddie, who's two years old, was described by the charity as 'loving and easygoing', but he still sadly only had one unsuccessful rehoming application in all that time. Staff at the shelter suspected his dark fur colour was to blame, with cattery supervisor Beverley Dunn saying at the time: 'Unfortunately black, and black and white cats are not as popular as tabby and ginger cats – and it always takes us considerably longer to find them loving new homes.' Eddie had been taken to the shelter back in September after being picked up by a concerned member of the public from a shed where he'd been contained. Both of the poor cat's ears were ulcerated, which caused him to suffer from sore, bald patches that meant he needed to undergo months of treatment. Earth angel (Picture: Debbie Hughes) But thankfully, a happily ever after was in the cards for little Eddie. Debbie Hughes, her husband Steve and their teenage daughter Lydia made the round-trip of nearly 530 miles from Oxshott to Great Ayton to adopt Eddie. She and her family had read about Eddie's story and decided to open their hearts to him after their previous cat, Sylvester, passed away last year. Until they saw Eddie's appeal for new owners, they hadn't yet felt ready to give another cat a home. 'We read about Eddie and his story really pulled on our heartstrings,' said Debbie. 'It was a great day bringing him home' (Picture: Debbie Hughes) 'I really wanted to give him a happy life and a nice home. We thought we met the criteria, so we put in an application, and it all went from there. 'We didn't really think about the distance we'd have to travel to adopt him, we just){kind=link}
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Remember Eddie, the adorable black cat who waited eight months for a home at an RSPCA shelter?
Well, this is him now – living happily with loving new owners who travelled over 500 miles to adopt him from the charity’s Yarm Lane, Great Ayton branch.
Sweet Eddie, who’s two years old, was described by the charity as ‘loving and easygoing’, but he still sadly only had one unsuccessful rehoming application in all that time.
Staff at the shelter suspected his dark fur colour was to blame, with cattery supervisor Beverley Dunn saying at the time: ‘Unfortunately black, and black and white cats are not as popular as tabby and ginger cats – and it always takes us considerably longer to find them loving new homes.’