Cat Shot In Head With Arrow Recovered; Now Available For Adoption

ARLINGTON, VA — Two weeks after undergoing emergency surgery to remove an arrow from his head, Cupid is ready to find a new home.

The Animal Welfare League of Arlington's veterinary director cleared Cupid on Monday, March 2, for adoption. An AWLA veterinary team performed emergency surgery on Feb. 16 to remove an arrow from the cat's head. Since then, Cupid has been recovering at the Arlington County shelter, waiting until he was ready to find a new home.

The wait is now over.

Potential adopters must meet the following criteria, outlined on AWLA's website:

• Be a resident of Virginia, Maryland or D.C. Due to our adoption policies, we cannot consider applications from outside these areas.
• Drop off your completed adoption application in person at the shelter on Wednesday, March 4 or Thursday, March 5. You can find our cat adoption application here. We would also like interested adopters to tell us a little more about themselves on the back of the application – let us know why you would like to adopt Cupid, tell us about your home, etc. Our adoptions team will also chat with you briefly about your application. Please bring a valid I.D. that shows your current address with you to submit your application.
• Your application will be given a number (we will give you a copy of this number) for your potential inclusion in the lottery.
• Once the application period has ended, our adoptions team will carefully go over all the applications and choose 14 applicants for a lottery (in honor of Cupid being found on Valentine’s Day). The numbers drawn from the lottery will signify which applicant is first in line to meet and officially apply to adopt Cupid.
• On Thursday, March 5, at 7:30 p.m., we will draw the first number (we will post a video on our social media pages). Being drawn first does not guarantee adoption. Our adoptions team will call the person chosen and they will have until the end of the next business day to come in, meet Cupid, and officially apply to adopt him. If the first person in line is approved, he will go home at that time. If it does not work out with the first person, we will draw for the second person in line, and so on.

Anyone with any questions can send an email to AWLA.

AWLA will be offering $14 adoption fees for Cupids Cuties all through the week. Cupid Cuties are pets who have been at the shelter for a little longer than Cupid and who are also looking for their forever home.

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