PASTRAMI, left, and CHICKEN are two three-year-old female cats. Pastrami is a quiet girl who likes to observe you from above. ‘My favourite thing to do in the cat room at the Mae Bachur Animal Shelter is sit on top of the kennels or sit up high in the cat tree and gaze out the window. I need you to approach me gently and let me give your hands a good sniff before you pet me. I’m going to need a quiet home with places for me to hide, preferably high up so I can still keep an eye on what’s going on!’ Chicken is the most bashful of all the siblings. ‘I’m still trying to get used to life here at shelter. I spend most of my days hiding in my covered bed and only come out to eat my wet food. I like being given gentle pets, but am still uncertain of my surroundings. I will need lots of hiding places (preferably a covered bed) and will potentially take a long time to decompress in my new home. I would like to be adopted with my sister so that we can still have each other throughout our transition to a new family.’