Nyla's Story

I had just arrived in Salt Lake City from Minneapolis, MN to live with my fiance, Nate, in June 2008. I had wanted a cat since I was five years old, but hadn't been allowed to have one growing up. For making the "big move", Nate agreed that we could get a cat for me. He is more of a dog person, but set these feelings aside to make me happy. Little did he know that he would find a pet that would become just as much "his" as she was "mine". We came to the Humane Society twice to look for the perfect new friend. We went into the big cat house and she chose us. She walked right up to Nate, let him pick her up and began to nuzzle and purr. She knew which one of us she had to win over! We took her home and she has been a wonderful member of our family ever since. Her name was orinally Gigi, but we renamed her Nyla, which means cloud in Gaelic, because she looks like a storm cloud. Everyone who meets Nyla comments on how pretty she is. She plays fetch with her favorite mouse, greets us at the door when we come home from work and loves to cuddle in bed. Looks like Nate got his "dog" after all! We can't believe how lucky we are to have gotten such a wonderful animal from the Humane Society and are in the process of looking to adopt a friend for Nyla in the next couple of months. Thank you for all that you do to bring great animals into people's lives. We can't believe someone ever gave Nyla up and feel so lucky that she chose us.

-Sincerely, Erin Donnelly