09/19/2025
Meet Luke and Larry – one-year-old bonded brothers who have already lived through more hardship than most animals ever should.
Last winter, when the cold was at its cruelest, these boys were just trying to survive. With no regular food source at a day camp facility, they wandered, hungry and desperate. They eventually found shelter in a mechanic’s shop on the property, where they searched for scraps of human food to fill their empty bellies. Workers would see them chewing through discarded pizza boxes—tiny, freezing bodies doing whatever they could to stay alive. They were absolutely filthy and had squinty, infected eyes.
The shop workers didn’t chase them away, but no one gave them the warmth or care they desperately needed. Until, one day, a kind soul realized these boys wouldn’t survive much longer on their own and reached out for help. That call brought Luke and Larry to NCRA, where their story began to change, but not before heartbreak. These boys had a sister who endured the cold and hunger alongside them. By the time we arrived, she hadn’t survived. She was found beside her brothers, as if they had been protecting her until her very last breath. Luke and Larry’s eyes carried a grief far too deep for such young souls. It broke our hearts as well…if only we could have gotten to them a little sooner.
Today, though, they’re learning what it means to be safe, fed, and loved. Larry is the braver of the two—he leans into pets and purrs like a little engine of gratitude. Luke is more reserved, but once he feels safe, his walls start to crumble. He trills softly when pet, as though he’s finding his voice again. Together, they remind us that healing takes time, but it’s possible with love.
They adore other cats and even lived peacefully with a dog in foster care. These boys are bonded for life—after everything they’ve endured together, they deserve to stay side by side in the warm, loving home they’ve always deserved.
💔 Right now, Luke and Larry are waiting at Petco Huntington. They’ve been there for a while now without a single application. It breaks our hearts, because we know their family is out there somewhere—they just haven’t found them yet.
Please share their story with the world. Help us find the home they’ve been waiting for—the home their sister never got to have.
If you would like to meet them, fill out an application at www.northportcatrescue.org – (remember, it’s never a commitment)
