Orange cat for adoption Palm Beach Post Pet of the Week March 25

A beautiful orange cat was rescued from a home where a person was hoarding more than 40 other animals. Although he comes from a situation no animal can thrive in, he's adjusting well to life and looking for a new (and quieter) home.

Welcome to The Palm Beach Post's Pet of the Week, a series where we feature animals up for adoption in Palm Beach County in hopes of finding them a forever home.

This week's pet is Moo Moo. He's a young cat who was removed from a home where 45 other cats were forced to live. None were well-taken care of, and animal welfare staff stepped in. Now, this two-year-old cat is adjusting to a quieter life, and he loves looking out windows and scaling tall cat towers.

Here's what to know about our pet of the week, including what Animal Care and Control staffers say about Moo Moo's personality:

Cat available for adoption: Moo Moo

• Age: 2 years old
• Weight: 7 lbs
• Sex: Male, neutered
• Animal ID: A2162468

About him: Moo Moo has been at Animal Care and Control for almost 50 days. He's is a flighty little guy, but don't let that stop you from coming to meet him. He is currently in Animal Control's free-roam room and gets along well with his roommates. He mostly enjoys sitting on the cat tower by the window, where he watches people come and go along the walkway.

For more information, you can check out Moo Moo's online profile on the animal care website.

How to adopt a cat or dog in Palm Beach County

You can start the adoption process in person or online.

To begin in person, visit Animal Care and Control during normal business hours at 7100 Belvedere Road in suburban West Palm Beach to fill out an application and meet the pets there.

To begin the process online:

1. Use the pet's animal ID number (listed above) to search them on Animal Control's online database.
2. Click on the “Ready to Adopt? Click Here” link to the right of the pet's photo.
3. Fill out the two-page downloadable adoption application​ and email it to Animal Control at PSD-ACCSupport@pbcgov.org.
4. Once Animal Control has reviewed your application, a team member will contact you to confirm that you have been approved to adopt. Submittal of an online application does not guarantee the pet's availability.

Adoption fees: This month, standard adoption fees are waived at Animal Care and Control. Adoption fees are usually $60 for adult dogs, $75 for puppies and $50 for cats and kittens. Palm Beach County residents who are 55 years and older are offered a discounted adoption fee.

Note: All animals adopted from Animal Control will be spayed if female or neutered if male. They will be up-to-date on vaccinations, protected against fleas and ticks and microchipped.

About fostering: If you are not ready for a long-term commitment, you may want to consider offering foster care to a pet. This is a great way to get the feel for becoming a pet parent, and it allows you and your new prospective pet to get to know each other. You can find more information about fostering on Animal Control's website.

Have you adopted one of The Palm Beach Post's pets of the week?

So far, four of our pets of the week have been adopted!

We'd like to track our impact throughout the year, and potentially feature adoptive families in a “where are they now”-style story. If you've adopted a pet featured in this series, tell us about it here: https://forms.gle/nN9w7cmCQRJmVcus6

We won't use any of your information without contacting you first.

Katherine Kokal is a journalist covering education at The Palm Beach Post. She has a dog, Cooper, who is 8 years old, and a kitten, Benny, who is 9 months old. You can reach her at kkokal@pbpost.com. Help support our work:Subscribe today!