A kitten by the name of June was discovered as a stray in the South African town of Hout Bay in November of last year.
Domestic Animal Rescue Group (DARG) volunteer Holly Gilbert-Jones told The Dodo that the woman had been “brought in” by a member of the neighborhood who had discovered her. “I suspect her mother had been slain,” Gilbert-Jones said. No brothers or sisters existed.
The DARG team immediately noticed that June was a little different — she’d been born blind, although June didn’t seem fazed by this.
“She obviously has no understanding or idea that she was any different than any of the other cats,” Gilbert-Jones said. “She would be zooming up and down the hallway.”
Gilbert-Jones fostered June for many months, and during that time, she fell in love with her. June had a lot of energy and yearned for affection from everyone she encountered.
She has something, Gilbert-Jones said. “It seems like she exudes this happy vibe. Everyone who sees her instantly develops feelings for her. She has a talent for influencing others.
Soon June stole the hearts of Andrew Duff and Rebecca Warner, who’d seen a post about her on Facebook and decided to adopt her without even meeting her first. When they went to pick her up, they knew they were making the right decision.
“From the word go, we fell in love,” Duff told The Dodo. “She curled up in my arms, and I gave her a nice cuddle, and since then, we’ve been very, very tight. She’s very loving — she’s probably the most loving animal I’ve ever come across.”
June went into Duff’s arms and cuddled up to him as they travelled home.
“She just curled into his neck and stayed there,” Warner told The Dodo. “On the way home, I got a little tag that said ‘Daddy’s Girl’ because I realized, ‘Well, that’s it. He’s become hers.’”
