What's better than one beautiful black cat? How about three!
Three female cats were found among 20 other strays in a West Palm Beach apartment building this year. Although they're only 15 weeks old, these beauties have now been in the shelter for 50 days.
Welcome to The Palm Beach Post's Pet of the Week, a series where we feature animals up for adoption in Palm Beach County in hopes of finding them a loving family. Since we began this series in February, 12 of our pets of the week have been adopted.
This week's pets are Stantz, Venkman and Spengler, three cats who got their names from "Ghostbusters" characters: Ray Stantz was played by Dan Aykroyd in the 1984 film, while Dr. Peter Venkman was played by Bill Murray and Egon Spengler was played by Harold Ramis.
Who you gonna call? The Palm Beach County animal shelter! All three kittens are sweethearts looking for their forever homes after tumultuous starts to life.
Here's what to know about our pets of the week:
Cats available for adoption: Stantz, Venkman and Spengler
About Stantz:
About Venkman:
About Spengler:
How to adopt a cat or dog in Palm Beach County
You can start the adoption process in person or online.
To begin in person: Visit Animal Care and Control during normal business hours at 7100 Belvedere Road near West Palm Beach to fill out an application and meet the pets there.
To begin the process online:
- Use the pet's animal ID number (like the one listed above) to search them on Animal Care and Control's online database.
- Click on the "Ready to Adopt? Click Here" link to the right of the pet's photo.
- Fill out the two-page downloadable adoption application and email it to Animal Care and Control at PSD-ACCSupport@pbcgov.org.
- Once Animal Care and Control has reviewed your application, a team member will contact you to confirm that you have been approved to adopt. Submittal of an online application does not guarantee the pet's availability.
Adoption fees: Adoption fees are just $4 for the entire month of July. Adoption fees are usually $60 for adult dogs, $75 for puppies and $50 for cats and kittens. Palm Beach County residents who are 55 years and older are offered a discounted adoption fee.
Note: All animals adopted from Animal Care and Control will be spayed if female or neutered if male. They will be up-to-date on vaccinations, protected against fleas and ticks and microchipped.
About fostering: If you are not ready for a long-term commitment, you may want to consider offering foster care to a pet. This is a great way to get the feel for becoming a pet parent, and it allows you and your new prospective pet to get to know each other. You can find more information about fostering on Animal Care and Control's website.
Learn more about our recent pets of the week and those who have been adopted
The Palm Beach Post began the Pet of the Week series in February 2024. Here are other recent pets of the week who are available for adoption:
Paige:She's been in the shelter for 100+ days. Can you help find this dog a forever home?
We'd like to track our impact throughout the year, and potentially feature adoptive families in a "where are they now?"-style story. If you've adopted a pet featured in this series, tell us about it here: https://forms.gle/nN9w7cmCQRJmVcus6.
We won't use any of your information without contacting you first.
Katherine Kokal is a journalist covering education at The Palm Beach Post. She has a dog, Cooper, who is 8 years old, and a kitten, Benny, who turned 1 in May! You can reach Katherine at kkokal@pbpost.com. Help support our work: Subscribe today!
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