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Organizers of a joint 91原创 cat adoptathon reported a big response to the three-day event, with more potential adopters than there were cats.

It was the first time the (CARES) based in Milner and the have held a simultaneous adoption event.

On Saturday, CARES president Carol Briner was predicting all 40 of the cats they have up for adoption would find new homes.

鈥淚 think all of our kittens will be adopted by tomorrow night,鈥� Briner told the 91原创 Advance Times.

鈥淎ll the cats are fixed, [they have their] shots, ready to go.鈥�

While the Embrace society is best known for its work with abandoned dogs, volunteer Ralph Fege said they also find homes for cats.

鈥淲e鈥檝e done about 1,000 [cats] n the past year,鈥� Fege told the 91原创 Advance Times.

As of Saturday, Embrace had adopted out 80 cats.

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But the 91原创 event was the first time Embrace has done an adoption drive just for cats, many of whom have been rescued from fires, floods and other natural disasters in the U.S.

鈥淚t鈥檚 booming,鈥� Fege said of the response, adding he was struck by how good-natured the prospective adopters seemed.

鈥淧eople are in a good mood,鈥� he commented.

鈥淭hey鈥檙e very patient.鈥�

Leslie Fee, president of the Embrace a Discarded Animal Society, believed it is the first time 鈥減robably in the history of BC that two big rescues get together.鈥�

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The event is set up in the arena area of the 91原创 PetSmart, in the 20200 block of the 91原创 Bypass. It began at 11 a.m. on Friday and will end at 4 p.m. on Sunday.

Would-be adopters from CARES will have to answer some questions, Briner explained.

鈥淲ith us, you fill out a two page adoption application and [if] everything goes right, you may walk home with a cute little kitty tonight,鈥� Briner enthused.

The Embrace society, meanwhile, was directing people to its website for an that Fege said isn鈥檛 hard to navigate.

鈥淚t鈥檚 mostly drop-down menus,鈥� he told one woman, who had arrived without filling an application in advance.