For months, local shelter workers had seen the sorrow in the eyes of a cat named Marbles, as he awaited his fate in the crowded shelter.
The day came when Marbles was to be put to sleep, a last resort for the overburdened shelter. But as the vet prepared for the procedure, he noticed something about Marbles that stopped him dead in his tracks.
The vet’s eyes widened with shock as he shouted, “This can’t be true!”