Ginny The Cat Rescuer Poem by Stephen Katona

A dog called Ginny rescued 900 cats,
From all kinds of habitats.
Her owner was Philip Gonzalez,
Who thanks her when he says:
'She gave me love, I gave her space,
She put the smile back on my face.
Cats treated her like a Queen,
If any were in trouble she'd intervene.
Theirs was her favourite smell,
Putting her under a spell,
As she made a beeline,
For every needy feline.'

'Half Siberian-Husky, half Schnauzer,
She could find a cat like a water dowser,
Never seeming to tire,
When there was one more friend to acquire.
One day she found on a building site,
Five kittens trapped in a pipe.
They'd fallen inside,
And without Ginny they'd have died.
Once, in a box full of broken glass,
She found a frightened little mass.
Heedless of cuts to her paws,
She saved a kitten with gentle jaws.

Ginny loved to spend every night,
Feeding hungry cats with great delight.
They'd flock to her and purr,
Saying, 'You're our Cat of the Year,
You have a Golden Heart,
And you're also really smart.'
When she saw a man who was blind,
She barked to change his mind,
From walking into a busy road.
Saving others was her code.
We should all try to emulate,
This star of a cat show in 1998.