Sugar, the Community Resource Cat

06/09/2023

Thank you, everyone, for your outpouring of kindness in the wake of Sugar’s passing. It brings me to tears every time I think of how widely loved this little cat with only 1.5 legs was, and what an impact she had in her short time here. 💕

I have one last request on Sugar’s behalf - before she passed, she was nominated in two categories for Best of Lawrence: Social Media (Animal) and Shop (Or Office) Pet. Sugar was nominated the last two years as well. She won 3rd place her first year and 2nd place last year. She never lobbied for votes, she just quietly did her work. But this year, I’d love to have her win first place and close out her journey. So I’m asking you to vote for her and encourage others to do so as well. Voting ends tomorrow and there’s still time to get our girl to #1!

Vote directly for Sugar in her two categories at these two links:
1) Social Media (Animal): https://consumers.secondstreetapp.com/og/394a5c87-c816-43b2-a94c-2ed75c9249ad/gallery/381125638
2) Shop (Or Office) Pet: https://consumers.secondstreetapp.com/og/394a5c87-c816-43b2-a94c-2ed75c9249ad/gallery/381125608

*Pic of Sugar is from her first year of being nominated - she threw on her tuxedo to celebrate getting 3rd place 🥰

06/05/2023

I’ve put off writing this post because I just didn’t have the words, and to be honest, I still don’t. I am so sorry to say that last Saturday, May 27, Sugar passed away. She wasn’t sick or unwell, her heart just stopped. Our vet assures us that it was quick and she didn’t suffer. Nonetheless, our hearts are broken.

Sugar lived a truly extraordinary life. She was brought to Lawrence Humane Society by neighbors of her former owners, who had moved and left their cats behind. With only 1 and 1/2 legs, Sugar survived living outside on her own for God knows how long. She was only 2 lbs, covered in fleas, and angry. But when she got to the shelter, her world immediately changed. I brought her home to foster and she found herself with cat and dog siblings, loved, and treated like royalty. She thrived, gaining much needed weight and having the best time playing with her new siblings. We knew she was there to stay, so my husband and I adopted Sugar. I began to bring her to work everyday and she became Sugar, the Community Resource Cat. She had her own little office, met all kinds of animals that came into the Pet Resource Center, and became the feline face of Lawrence Humane through the Gimme Some Sugar shirts, proving to all, as the shirt said, “there’s nothing sweeter than adoption.”

About a year and a half ago, we moved to a new house with carpet and Sugar got to become a “normal” cat - she ran, leapt in the air, and chased her siblings around. At that point, she retired from the office and mostly from her social media life. She had the opportunity to have some normalcy in her life and I wanted to let her have that. I assure you though, she was so, so happy. And we got endless amusement watching her have zoomies and keep up with her four-legged siblings.

While the first part of her life was awful, the last 2 and 1/2 years of her life were nothing but pure joy and love. Sugar had her own catio, she rode in her stroller all around KU, she sent holiday cards to her many various friends, and was illustrated by multiple artists. She lives on through every animal adopted from Lawrence Humane. Thank you all for loving our Sugar so much and making her part of this community. ❤️

08/17/2022

Just call me Sugar, Queen of the Dogs 👑

08/16/2022

Aren’t big brothers just the best? I hope you have someone to snuggle on this rainy day! 🌧

06/20/2022

Today seems like a good day to show off the hat my dad got custom-made by Happy Hatters. He’s so proud of me. It’s cute. I’ll even give him a pass on using my image without my written permission.

06/05/2022

My friend and colleague, Sydney Legg, drew an illustration of me and my mom had it framed. I checked it out all over and I think Sydney did a pretty great job! She even got my paws well! Now I’m adorning the walls, as I always should have been 👑

04/30/2022

Lawrence Humane Society’s annual Paw Valley Challenge starts TOMORROW! Raise your paw if you’re as excited as me! 🙋🏻‍♀️ If you don’t have a team to join, join mine! We’re the Sugar Cubes - We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Paws 🐾 Just go to https://www.charityfootprints.com/pawvalley/eventdetails and register, then run, roll, or stroll (I’ll be doing all three), all while raising funds for the 5,000+ animals we care for every year! 🐱🐶🐓🐰

04/21/2022

👑Hear ye hear ye! An announcement from the Queen atop her throne!👑

Registrations are now open for Lawrence Humane Society’s 8th annual Paw Valley Challenge! And once again, I have my very own team that I would love for you to join! Our team name is “The Sugar Cubes - We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Paws!” The Challenge runs May 1 - 31 and during that time I’ll be walking at least 30 miles...all with only 1 and 1/2 paws. If I can do it, so can you! Here’s how it works:

🐾 Go to https://www.charityfootprints.com/pawvalley/eventdetails, go through the prompts, and when you get the choice to join an existing team or start a new team, choose to join my team!
🐾 Walk, run, or bike however many miles you’d like in May - you set your own goals!
🐾 Sync your fitness tracking devices, use the Charity Footprints app, or just manually enter your activity to track it all!
🐾 Invite your friends, coworkers, and family to join too!

For the third year in a row, the Paw Valley Challenge is virtual, so Sugar fans all over the country can participate. BUT we’ll have an in-person celebration at the end on the front lawn of Lawrence Humane! I hope I see you there!

03/22/2022

Raise your paw if you’re a Donnie Darko fan 🐰

03/20/2022

OMG have you heard the big announcement?! I’ve been dying to share this news and it’s finally out! The Lawrence Humane Society and Lawrence Beer Company have teamed up for the first ever Cutest Crowler Contest! Enter your dog or cat into the contest, encourage everyone you know to vote for them, and the winning cat and winning dog will be featured on LBC‘s crowlers all summer. Humans, you know how your phones are full of cute pics of us pets, but you didn’t know what to do with all those photos? THIS IS YOUR MOMENT! 😆 Contest link is: https://www.gogophotocontest.com/cutestcrowlercontest

03/06/2022

Rainy Sundays are for staying in bed 🛌

02/25/2022

I love a girl who knows her worth, what she wants, and won’t settle for anything less. Queen Bee is my kind of cat, but better yet, she could be YOUR cat. You really should share this post and help find her a home that will serve her majesty as is befitting to her. 👑👑👑

They say "if the crown fits, then wear it" so I do.
Queen Bee here. I am what some might call, "high maintenance", but if you ask me I'm just a gal who knows what she wants and will not settle for less! I enjoy the attention of my subjects when I ask for it, and do not appreciate it when they demand my attention. It's like...find a hobby besides paying attention to me, ya know?

I have extremely important Queen cat things to do, like pounce on small stuffed animals and lay in the sun beams taking naps. Occasionally, I'll be in the mood for your company so I'll rub my face against you to make sure my scent is left for all to know you are mine. Small humans and other felines will not be tolerated. They simply don't understand that I make the rules.

My ideal kingdom is very calm and, of course, very obedient of my needs. If you think you are up to my demands, you may email [email protected] so my subjects at the shelter can see if your home is a good fit for me to rule. Toodle pip, folks!