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Pigpen survived panleukopenia, but he was left with neurological damage and

tremors. Many people come to the rescue specifically to meet him. Unfortunately,

everybody has walked away because of his behavioral issues.

Oh boy.

Looking around, suddenly I start thinking about the potential for this

We kind of want to do a shelter makeover. That would be amazing.

This is the first.

In all the seasons of My Cat from Hell, I've never done a shelter makeover

before. But we're only open Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

So we have three days.

Oh, cat out, cat out.

This thing is completely messed up.

We've got 24 hours.

We can't fix this.

I'm Jack from the Galaxy.

I am Cat.

The animal behavior is wow.

The guardian's call, and they're dealing with a difficult cat.

Wow, he really got you.

I'm out to prove that there is no such thing as a bad cat.

Just the cat needs my help. You did it.

I need help!

I need help!

Ouch!

Hi, I'm Christy, and I am the executive director for a community -based adoption

center called Sante D 'Or. I have dedicated my life to helping the cats of

D 'Or.

We are a very small nonprofit, and we're volunteer runs. We run on donations, so

we've never been able to improve our facility.

Most of our animals come to us in suboptimal conditions, including Pigpen,

arrived in June of 2015.

Pigpen survived panleukopenia, which is a virus that killed both of his

brothers.

Although Pigpen survived, he was left with neurological damage and some

Pigpen is one of a kind. There is no other. He just has a big open heart. He

so much potential, and in the right home, he would be the perfect cat.

Many people come to the rescue specifically to meet him, and

everybody has walked away because they are turned off by his ailment and his

behavioral issues.

Pigpen plays too rough. He plays too rough with people. He plays too rough

cats.

Pigpen is the oldest kitten that we have right now because everybody else has

been adopted.

His behavioral challenges have really stood in the way of him getting adopted.

I am really hoping that Jackson can help us work with Pigpen. It would break my

heart if we weren't able to find Pigpen a home.

Now, you may not be used to seeing me go to a shelter, but don't forget, this is

how I started my career, working with shelter cats, trying to improve their

behavior so they can, in turn, get adopted.

That's why I'm here today at Santé d 'Or to talk to Christy, who runs this

shelter, and work with Pink Panic Cat, who definitely needs my help.

Hey, Jackson.

It's me, too. Come on in.

Oh, yeah.

I have a very special someone for you to meet.

Who's my special someone?

Pigpen. Well, cool.

He is a very special guy.

Cool. Let's talk about him.

How old is Pigpen?

He's nine months old.

Nine months. He is.

Really? He walks older.

What if he walked older? He had panleukopenia.

And both of his brothers passed away from it.

Panleukopenia or panluke is a virus that is extremely infectious.

As a matter of fact, 90 to 95 % of all kittens under the age of two months who

contract this virus die, regardless of treatment.

Now, the bug is spread through either direct contact or contact with common

surfaces like bowls and litter boxes and cages where this bug can live up to a

year or more. If you want to ensure the safety and physical health of your

kittens, please make sure that they're up to date on all of their initial

vaccines. He's gorgeous, man. He's gorgeous. He's just been this ball of

Like, he runs around like a puppy. Yeah. Is that part of the problem?

He's got behavioral issues.

He wants to play so hard, and then he gets a little chompy.

Chompy. Yep.

Unfortunately, because he lost his brother, that's part of the problem.

What happens is that cats raised by humans from the time they were a couple

old miss out on very valuable information they would usually get from

and their siblings, like when is a bite a play bite and when is it a real bite?

My job right now is to push Pigpen's challenge line to see at what point he

snaps out.

Oh, boy. Oh, you can do it, son.

You can do it. When you think about the physical limitations of a post -pan luke

cat and the way he just grabbed that feather in midair, that's rocking.

really cool.

Now, I'm going to get on the floor with him.

And what's going to cause you to hold your breath right now?

You reaching out to pet him.

Ah, there it is. I can see what Christy is.

concerned about that boy can get really snappy that was a chomp but that was me

while he's as activated agitated as he is i'm going for the full body pet right

right so that should be common sense but it's really as unpredictable as christy

is telling me then we got a problem excuse me hey look right what do you

more you want that or you want this you want to bite me or do you want this

I mean, he's not aggressive.

I don't think he has a ton of control. The more we just exhaust, the better

going to be. Pigpen has problems with social cues.

He scratches a little too easily. He bites a little too easily. He gets a

overstimulated. All of these things can be worked with.

This behavior has to come out.

He needs that ability to stalk, pounce.

I have got to show Christy that the job is to get Pigpen nice and tired before

potential adopters ever even walk in the building.

This is a problem that I see played out in shelter after shelter, where the cats

are not getting enough time outside of their cage for play and for social

interaction, and I see this affecting their behavior, their health, and their

adoptability. We've got to get Pigpen some dedicated playtime outside of his

cage and time for socialization with other cats and with humans. This must

happen in order for him to get adopted.

So I'm going to give you homework based on what we've done. Number one, every

morning, hunt, catch, kill, eat, right?

So it's bring him to a pant, let him simmer down. Bring him to a pant, let

simmer down, and one more time.

Then end it with a meal. Your day ends that way as well.

It's about get energy out because by the time potential adopters come over here,

these cats have to be chill.

The other thing I want you to do is work with a clicker and treat with Pigpen. I

think it's really going to be beneficial for them. Adopters love it. One of the

things that people want to see as potential adopters is that cats will

listen to you because nobody wants to take home an animal that's just going to

go, yeah, whatever, just feed me.

Flickr training gives us that reason to connect with a cat. Now, what's that?

Now, all I'm doing right now is charging the clicker. So that means that I go,

see, there's another thief.

See, he's already doing it. He hears the click, he's like, where's the food?

You do this for about five minutes, right?

By the end of that five minutes, this click will mean good things are coming.

Once the clicker's charged up, then we're going to go into behaviors like a

He's very adoptable, you know.

I'm so glad to hear that. That makes me so happy because I worry about him. To

know that Jackson feels that Pigpen is adoption material is such a huge relief,

and it feels awesome, and I'm so excited for Pigpen's future.

Do you mind if I just...

Walk around a little bit and check out everything? Not at all. Have fun. All

right.

Looking around Santé d 'Or, suddenly I start thinking about the potential for

this place.

Right now, you walk in this place, and you're walking into cages, and you're

walking into bars.

That's got to change. I want to create a new model in sheltering. We need to

have less caging, more sitting around, interacting, more of a relaxed vibe that

doesn't scream shelter. And these cats will get adopted in a heartbeat.

This is the place.

This is the perfect location to demonstrate that model. Hey. Hey. I'm

I'm Koshka. I'm Amy.

Hey, Amy. Good to see you. I have an idea that I want to run by you.

I have been working for a lot of years in the shelter system.

I've got my foundation now in place, Jackson Galaxy Foundation.

Our big move right now is to change the way people perceive shelters.

I want to start here. We kind of want to do a shelter makeover.

I have an idea that I want to run by you.

You kind of want to do a shelter makeover?

That would be amazing.

Good. That's fantastic. Thank you so much.

Good. These guys are a storefront in the middle of a very busy neighborhood, so

they have the potential to be able to raise awareness of what shelters can be

a very visible way.

And on top of that, these guys could really use my help.

Here's the thing, okay?

Know that this comes out of a total place of love.

I'm going to start sticking it to you right away. Okay. All right. So.

First of all, if we remove all facets of something that says we're a shelter,

I'm telling you, like, these guys will fly out of here.

Anything that feels like a shelter in the traditional sense, in my book, has

to go. I want to move away from a cage -type layout to a colony -style layout.

The trend we're seeing in sheltering and the thing that I yell and scream about

because I came from a cage -only shelter.

Colony Living gets guys adopted faster.

It showcases them in a way that cages can't. That's the future of sheltering.

I get we got cats who need to be separated out.

But the way that the cats are being showcased, you just don't get that

bonding where the cats are encouraged to walk around and interact with people.

It's all about...

Watching them be cats in the most creative way we can and encouraging

interaction. Cat jumps in your lap. Suddenly there's that subconscious thing

that goes off in your head where you imagine that cat on your couch.

That's the vibe. We just got to make it happen.

My concern would just be I don't want to miss out on the Orangy Memorial wing. I

really want to. What is the Orangy Memorial wing? Talk to me. What is that?

Orangy was a very special cat who was with us for quite a long time, and we

him just.

This was his favorite place to hang out because he could just sunbathe all day.

Yeah, this is a good hang right here. That's Orangy. That's Orangy. So we've

this really sentimental picture of Orangy in this space. And one of the few

spots here where a few of the cats are free to roam. Well, I want to expand out

that free roaming space far beyond the Orangy Wink. I've been waiting for 20

years to...

have a place like this that we can show off. Thank you so much.

It's my pleasure. It's my pleasure to know that you are really doing the work

the trenches, on ground level.

I'm so excited for our animals. We could not do this for them. And to have

Jackson step in and do this for our cats and our volunteers and everybody who

comes to us is... Cats that haven't even been born yet. Cats that haven't even

been born yet that we're going to help later this year. It's remarkable. It is

amazing.

I got to get started like now because there's a ton to accomplish.

I still want you to keep going on your homework with Pigpen. We will.

Okay. And I'll be back next week to kick this off. For a guy who started out 20

years ago working in a shelter with no roof almost and all cages and

killing animals every single day, to be able to walk into a place like this and

demonstrate what I believe the future could look like for sheltering,

Everything that I put into my work culminates in this.

Today I'm meeting up with my lead design expert, Kate Benjamin.

I sent Kate some pictures and ideas after visiting the shelter last weekend

no time to waste.

She's coming in with prepared sketches.

We're going to look at the space together and do some more in -depth

Now you see why we're doing what we're doing? I see.

No curb appeal at all. Right. What's going on with the bars inside the

No, it looks like a jail. Totally. That's the thing.

Nothing against these guys. They've done a lot with a little, but we've got to,

through the shelters, it can be an inviting place. It can be a destination.

Look at the person walking by right now. This is perfect.

She's like, first of all, I can't see anything through there. What is this

place? It's closed.

Bye -bye.

Bye -bye.

That was a potential adopter. It's not inviting at all. From the moment you

at this shelter, you think the place is a jail.

That's a perception of shelters all over the world that we have to smash right

now. Just walking this right now, you feel that sense of...

Being squeezed.

What if I met a cat here that I wanted to visit?

There's no place for me to sit. Yes, there's that as well. It looks

I'm worried that if people are going to adopt, it's going to be that sort of

pity factor. And that's why you take them home. That's no way to pick an

to spend your life with. I want people to think of this as a home.

This is a really usable space right here. So we actually can reclaim a lot

space if we design it well.

Reclaim the space. I like that.

There is a lot of design changes.

There's a lot of concepts to put in place. And number one is to create curb

appeal. With that awful wall of prison bars, that's going. And in its place,

we're going to have this colorful wall and decals in the window just to create

positive first impression.

And really doing a number on that awning. All of these three banks of

going to be orange here. A combination of fresh paint and colorful cat graphics

will achieve that inviting bright feel.

So, these cages.

Gotta go. Right now, this shelter has a cage -based layout. I want to change

that to a colony style instead.

This way, the cats can be free to roam around, be more social, and of course,

more visible. But at the same time, cats that may be in the process of receiving

medical attention or working on behavioral challenges will also have

accommodated with their own space.

Now, in order to do that, we've got to open up the center of the room. And

going to do that with new caging that's more space -efficient and that we can

put around the perimeter of the space.

This opens us up to this new custom seating arrangement that's going to

more human interaction.

Now, this open floor plan, it's the key, man. It makes it so that we have an

environment that's more social for the cats and more inviting to the youth. I

really want to do something that changes the feeling you get right when you walk

in the shelter by installing a colorful glass wall.

Boom, baby.

Kate and I are on the same page, and I implicitly trust her to bring my vision

to life.

Good to see you guys. Good to see you. First things first, I wouldn't be here.

if I didn't appreciate what you guys have done for this community.

Let's start talking about the nuts and bolts here.

I do have one quick thing. We have adoption hours, and we're only open

Saturday, and Sunday.

So we have three days. You have three days! We have three days. I know you've

got to be able to pull cats from shelters. They don't come in here.

They die.

When can we get started?

Now. Okay?

I need to reach out to my team to get the process started. We're going to get

this done really fast, okay?

Ready? Yes.

Santé d 'Or pulls cats from high -kill county shelters. They've got to be open

and fully functional for intake.

We've only got three days to complete this entire makeover. We can't afford

day more because cats' lives depend on it.

It's the first day of the makeover, and there's a lot to do.

I got my design team meeting me.

Kate is my design expert, and Brenna is the expert when it comes to shelter

renovation. Hi.

Hi. How are you?

Good. I want to introduce you guys to Bren. Brenna's from Greater Good

Organization Rescue Rebuild Program.

Greater Good, through their Rescue Rebuild Program, has come on board to

us. Believe me, we need all the help we can get to get this sucker done in three

days. You guys getting ready to work?

I'm ready. Let's do it.

Come on.

First order of business is to clear this place out so we can prep the walls for

paint.

Ready, I'm just going to start handing this up to hold that and I'm going to

stack some more on top of you.

This place is insane with activity and we've got a ton of work ahead of us.

There is a lot happening. The walls need to be painted.

Got to get those security bars out of the window.

We have to paint the exteriors so the awning can be installed.

So what I'm saying is everything, everything has to be done today to stay

schedule.

How are we doing?

It's natural to think that it would be better for the cats to be moved outside

the shelter during construction, but I actually think the opposite is true.

I think it's better for the cats to be on their home turf in a noisy

that we can try to control as opposed to being stressed out in a chaotic,

unfamiliar environment that we can't control.

Believe me, Christy and I are going to keep our eyes on these cats at all times

to make sure nothing gets out of hand.

This is, I believe, hands down the best way to control these cats during this

process. What I want to do for each one of them is do that sort of half towel

here. Just give them the option. If they want to hang out and see what's going

on, they can.

If they want to just sort of time out themselves, they can. My solution here

pretty simple.

It's to take the visual stimulation away.

There might be a lot of sound going on, but the cats are going to be much more

comfortable and just towel their cage.

That way they're not seeing, thinking, and hearing things all at the same time.

They can just be down to hearing.

So we've got this wall free. Let's start the painting.

We've only three days to complete this entire project. We have to operate like

machine. Oh, we do?

These guys are fine.

Oh! Cat out! Cat out!

Is that Sylvia?

Yeah. Every time the door opens and then there's another door open, I am worried

about every single entrance because they're my responsibilities.

Let's stop for a minute.

Shut the door. Everybody be cool. Just like on any makeover, there's always a

lot of variables.

Safety is always my number one priority.

If something were to happen to a cat during this process, it would undermine

everything that we're trying to do. And, of course, it would break my heart. So

when I see a cat out, I know we've got to get him out of harm's way pronto.

Safety is always my number one priority.

So when I see a cat out, I know we've got to get him out of harm's way front.

Everything that we do must have the protection of these cats in our head to

sure the animals are 100 % safe at all times.

So we're going to be using non -toxic, fume -free paint, and we're going to

the cats in their cages at all times at a safe distance from the construction.

Is there paint going on the wall right now?

We have paint on the wall!

Oh, my God.

Right now, the colors in the shelter are honestly a bit sterile. We're going to

brighten things up on the inside and make things more fun and warm and

Tonight, we're going to cut the bars and we're going to make way for the big

Plexi Art and Sleep.

The bars act as kind of a security net to keep the cats from getting out of the

building, but let's be honest, they send the wrong message to potential

visitors. Instead, we're going to be putting up this bright plexiglass wall

that's going to serve the exact same purpose, but it's going to be way more

inviting than these bars.

This is my own version of a jailbreak.

May I have your attention?

We have barns!

That's right!

Now tonight, we've still got a lot of work to do. We've got sparks flying.

We've got cats all covered up. We've got paint going up on the wall. We're one

step closer to the vision fulfilled, but we've still got a lot more to go. Turn

this guy around.

I can't accept even one animal losing an opportunity to find a forever home

because we didn't get the job done on schedule.

We have got a lot to do, but we're definitely going to be here all night

tonight.

I'm just hoping that everything turns out the way that Jackson says it will.

Trust him. That's going to take forever. I mean, we're talking hours of cutting

here. Are we going to be able to get it done overnight?

I don't know.

Day two of this makeover. There's a lot left to do and not a lot of time to do

it. Man, the painting is almost all done.

We made great progress getting rid of that wall of prison bars and getting

for the art installation to go up.

My original design called for much less in the way of caging. Just walking this

right now, you feel that sense of being squeezed.

In the center of the space, instead of a bunch of cages, we're going to have

this open seating area, and that's really going to encourage people to

and play with the cat.

First thing we've got to do is get the cage situation organized because we

do the walls with the shelves and all that until that's in place. Agreed.

Agreed. So let's decide which ones are staying and going. Let's get the cages

out. Let's go. Cool.

So today, the existing cages are going to be replaced by new cages, ones that

don't scream jail.

Plus, all these new cages will help us to make room for the custom laid out

seating area.

We got a center of the room. Now let's fill it up. Let's bring in the cages.

We got all these new cages. We're bringing them in. That's really

And here they come, baby. Here they come.

All right, baby.

All right. Look at that. Oh,

my God. They're amazing.

We got more coming. Oh, my God. This is incredible. I really can't believe this

is happening. I can't wait to see how this makeover benefits our animals.

Here we go. Woo!

Isn't that beautiful?

In terms of the paging world.

This is about as good as it gets right now. It's unbelievable.

These new Snyder cages are going to look fantastic in the space. And opening and

closing, we don't have that clankety -clank that's going to be happening,

Now the cats won't get spooked every time the door shuts, and there are

spaces for food and litter.

I should be crying over a cage.

But it's so cool.

The cages look amazing. We are so grateful for Jackson and doing this for

Thanador. It's really overwhelming.

Oh my God, look at this.

It's like somebody literally pushed that off the truck.

Look at this thing, man.

So a bank of cages was damaged in shipping, leaving us in a pinch, to say

least. This thing is completely messed up.

It's all off -center. We got 24 hours.

We can't fix this. This is trash.

I'm looking at a cage right now that can't be used. It can't be used at all.

A whole bank of damaged cages means there's 12 cats that won't have a place

the shelter.

Everything today has to go like clockwork, and this is putting us behind

huge way.

Look at this thing, man.

This thing is completely messed up.

We can't fix this. This is trash.

So a bank of cages was damaged in shipping.

It can't be used. It can't be used at all. I've got to get on the phone.

Damn!

A whole bank of damaged cages means there's 12 cats that won't have a place

the shelter.

There's only one thing. Me getting another bank of cages out here in 24

That's it.

Listen, we have an epic situation here. I'm staring at a bank of cages that is

firewood. It's broken.

Can you get something here in 24 hours?

I know, but I can't take no for an answer. Can you get back to me when?

An hour?

All right, thank you very much. Just like on any makeover, anything can go

wrong, probably will go wrong.

Santador pulls cats that are on the euthanasia list at county shelters. They

have to be open for intake. We do not have time to waste. Cats' lives depend

it. All right, so we got the room cleared.

We have the center of the space. Now comes the centerpiece here. Let's go,

on.

Now it's time to install the seating in the middle of the room, which will

really encourage people to settle in and play with the cats.

This is good, guys. Perfect.

This is pretty amazing. Look. Look at the room reclaimed. It's starting.

It's starting.

Very nice.

All right. We've got storage coming in here, and they're going to go against

this blue wall. We've got storage being assembled.

Those cutouts for the cats and the benches are being cut.

Final piece of anything that looks like jail.

Get this door out of here.

At the end of all this, when the seating is done, the bars are gone,

everything's painted. Cats have got to live their life in here. There is no

failure here.

So with this makeover well underway, I'm going to pull Christy aside and check

in on Pigpen's progress.

He survived Pan Luke, and hopefully he's making the kind of necessary progress

from his behavioral issues that can help him find a forever home.

How's he doing?

He is like a whole new cat. I'm so proud of him. That's fantastic.

Let's take a look at your homework together.

Oh, yeah.

Oh, yeah. That's the oil.

Oh, my God. Look at him.

Oh, yeah.

Oh, yeah.

Love it.

People coming in here with cats seeing that behavior, it goes home.

Yeah. Nice. There he goes.

Sit.

Almost. Almost. Good boy.

Good. Look at you. Look at him.

That's amazing.

Look at this.

Wow. The fact that you could do that.

It's pretty crazy. My God, he came together fast.

Yeah, so we're going to pick like a cat a week and give them that kind of

attention because it changed his life. That's so fantastic.

What did I tell you? People love cats who can do stuff.

What is that?

Pig pen?

Sit.

Yay! Good job! Good boy. Good boy.

Good boy, my friend.

Yeah, I know.

Oh, yeah. The amazing thing was that the last time I was here, it was like pet,

pet, pet bite.

Yeah. Pet, pet, bite.

Yeah. We haven't had one yet, and I'm getting nothing. You're just going to

love. Yeah.

I mean, he's got a lot of energy right now, but it's all put in the right

direction. I watch Pigpen today.

I'm not thinking of a Pan Luke survivor.

I'm not thinking of a cat that we have to handle with kid gloves or stay away

from or don't touch.

He's just a fun -loving teenage cat. That's all he is. I fully expect him to

out of here a little quicker, don't you? I really, really do. It's just a matter

of time before the right person comes in. Oh, 100%. Pigpen?

You graduate, son.

Yay! You graduate.

I cannot express how much Jackson has changed Pigpen's future. He has taken

cat and turned him into this amazing creature who anyone is going to fall

in love with. Now comes the fun part.

There's stuff I want to do in here that I don't want you to see.

I need to be able to surprise you, so I'd like you to go home.

Getting kicked out of our own rescue is a really terrifying experience, so we

just have to hope that he pulls this off.

Bye.

There's a lot left to do. Had not a lot of time to do it.

I got to hand the keys back over in less than 24 hours. I got to give these guys

their shelter back.

The awning company is installing the awning.

Now, we've got shelving going up.

The graphics company is here to install the epic cat graphics on the walls.

I want to make sure that we're paying particular respect and attention to

beloved Orangy, to memorialize him for constructing a special wing dedicated

just to him.

We're going to be here all night finishing that one.

What's the matter?

Okay, tonight, what we've got to get done is we've got to finish these

platforms. So that means we have to build all of the climbing things that go

top of us. The biggest thing, though, is that plexi wall, right? So they started

to frame it, and then the plexi will go on it. So that should go smoothly once

the frame's up. Besides the glass wall, it's all about the small details. And

tomorrow, we've got to hand this shelter back over to the folks who run

Saucador. And if we don't, cats who could be taken into this place are going

sit at shelters where they could die.

We are really in crunch time.

We kicked butt all night, and I mean all night long. And that last wall, man, it

was a lot of hard work, but I'm telling you it was worth the blood and the sweat

and the tears. It was a flurry of insanity, but I think unless something

wrong, we're going to pull this off.

We've been here since 5 a .m., but guess what?

Agents are here.

Thank God.

Oh, yeah.

Oh, yeah.

That'll work.

That'll work.

That's amazing. The biggest snag in this plan was definitely the damage to

cages, man. That was a nightmare, but it worked a little cat -daddy magic.

I think we're okay now. The Mason Company came through in the biggest way.

only are these fantastic -looking cages, they got it here in less than 24 hours.

I don't even know how they did that.

Thankfully, we were able to get 12 more cages from the Mason Company on very

short notice. The cats are going to love the two perches.

All right, everybody, everything looks fantastic in here, but we're not done.

We've got to get everything in place. We've got cat toys, design elements.

Everything has got to be perfect. We've got an hour. Let's go. Come on.

Yeah, I like it. I like it.

Hello, my buddy.

Are you going to go home today?

Nice, my boy. You're going to go home because I can feel it in my bones.

These pet -made products really go a long way.

Nice going. Thank you, guys.

It's time. It's time to let cats out of cages.

Are you ready? Everything is done, right?

Doors are closed.

Shelves are up.

Good. Let's go. Come on. This is a huge moment for me. I really can't wait for

the cats to get out, start exploring the space, enjoy themselves.

You're going to be number one.

Now, my theory and method about introducing cats from a caged

colony style is that those old mojo -fied cats have got to lead the way.

create the flow, and the shyer cats go with that flow. You ready to come out?

She's like, I'm ready. I'm ready to come out. Come here, my baby.

Come here, my baby. Oh, God, I am so glad to see these things go.

Bye -bye, Troy.

All right, last cage. If I accomplish the design right, then these cats aren't

just going to survive the sheltering process.

They're going to thrive. They're going to be ready for these new homes. Right

now, we've got 14 of the toughest judges in the whole wide world, 12 cats and us

two. If we like it.

Everyone's going to like it. All right, guys.

Gather around.

A little pep talk.

It's time to show yourself off.

The best side.

No peeing. No fighting.

No hissing. No growling.

Please stay out from under feet.

Be cute.

Can you please be cute?

Can you be cute?

I know you can. You're cute already.

I cannot believe we got this done.

Nick of time, though.

We got the thumbs up from the cats.

Amy and Koshka and Christy are on their way back here.

Let's go meet them up front.

What?

Well, hello.

How are you? Hi.

It's actually happening.

I'm going to get to the end. I'm freaking out. Oh, my God. I can't wait.

And hello. Hi. Is that a cat wheel?

Is that a cat wheel?

Oh, look at the army.

Oh, my God.

Oh, wow.

Are you guys ready?

Yes, yes, yes, yes. Deep breaths. Yes, yes, yes. Come on in. Let's do this.

Ready? Yes.

Steady. Oh, my God.

Are you guys ready?

Yes, yes, yes, yes. Deep breaths. Yes, yes, yes. Come on in. Let's do this.

Ready? Yes.

Steady.

Oh my God.

It's amazing.

It's so fun and vibrant.

The cages

are amazing. It looks like it's so much

bigger in there. Of course, our big concept here.

I'm going to hang out. I'm going to hang out.

And you can see already.

So the new center seating situation is amazing. It's phenomenal.

It gives opportunity for visitors to come and sit and hang out. The cats can

interact with our kind of toys and cubbies for them to crawl in and out of.

what better way to get to know your cat?

Oh, my God. Look at the graphics on the wall. Those are beautiful.

We were going for as clean as we could possibly get it.

Nobody's walking into this place and thinking anything but, wow, they got

here.

I want you guys to turn around.

Oh, my God.

No more bars.

No more bars, and it's pretty.

It doesn't look like a prison anymore. Exactly right.

Everything here is colored.

It's so fun.

There's more to show you. Let's go on in here. Look at the greeting.

Well, look at that.

Whiskey.

Welcome to your adoption meet room.

See, my fantasy is to walk by here and see people just sitting here.

All right, come here, Christy. Yeah. You first.

Now I have one thing for you. Okay. I would like you to go around this corner

and tell me what you see.

Go on in there.

Let's see.

I see Orangey back in his window.

Welcome to the Orangey wing of Santé d 'Or.

Seeing Orangey back at the rescue where he loved to be is just, it's so

beautiful. People used to walk by that window all the time and see Orangey, and

that would bring people in. They would be like, where's that big orange cat?

It's going to mean so much to the people who walk by and all of our neighbors to

see him there again where he belongs.

I wanted to have something here that represented your dedication and your

commitment to these cats, and I figured Orangey.

was probably the best one. Oh, my God. Jackson, thank you. I think he would

loved this space. I think he would have loved being here.

Warranty.

Come with me. Come with me.

I'm crazy excited because the community has gathered to see all the improvements

we've made to the shelter and hopefully adopt some cats.

Hello, cat people.

Welcome. The official opening of the revamped Santador happens right now.

Ready to come in?

It's time to get these doors open and get these cats adopted.

Ready?

Are you excited?

He's fighting.

What do I got to do to get you into this cat today? Come on.

For decades, this has been a vision in my head, and now it's theirs to enjoy.

They love it. The cats love it. The community loves it.

I am about to burst. I feel so good.

Aw, you need to be my cat.

I might have to take you home.

How are you?

Good. This is Pigpen.

Hey, Pigpen.

He is a very special guy. He's about nine months old.

Would you like to spend some time with him?

All right.

Yeah.

It is a good day around here.

So with Pigpen, what we found is really effective.

You can get him so excited that he, like, runs around until he starts

We call it working for his breakfast and his dinner. So he has to, like, run

around and burn off some energy. And then his breakfast is his reward for

running around.

What's going on?

Tell me. Pigpen has an application.

You're telling her all about the needs of the Pigpen? All about the needs of

Pigpen. And he is a very special, special guy.

He really is. He's very smart.

He learned how to sit.

Oh, yeah. Oh, he sits.

Oh, hi.

Good boy.

Good job.

Pigpen getting adopted is a double win. Not only is he a product of this space.

He gets to run around.

Someone falls in love with him. Boom, he goes home. I got to work with him, too.

I got to know him. I got to know what his needs were. So to see him leave

It feels so good.

I just wanted to thank everybody here for turning out for this amazing

unveiling. I'm so excited. I wanted to thank Kate personally for everything

you've done.

And to you guys, I couldn't think of anybody better to gift a place like this

to, to pay you back for all of the hard work that you've done for cats in your

community. And now the community knows, and they're going to support you better.

So thank you guys.

Thank you.

Take care, everybody. Keep coming back here. Eat your lunch here, okay?

I am so thankful for Jackson's help. He has changed Santé D 'Or. He's changed

Pigpen's life. And all of these wonderful things are happening because

love and commitment that he's given to Santé D 'Or.

Can't stop smiling.

Can't stop smiling. I'm bursting at the seams right now.

Pigpen's adopted.

That's number one. This place is the most amazing place. It's transformed.

We did it. We rocked this thing. We rocked this thing.

Now, one down, about 1 ,000, 2 ,000 to go.

What's that? We can do this. No problem at all. Just watch.

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