A good samaritan approached a known animal-loving woman and explained to her that she knew of a wild kitten, somehow surviving outside without the use of her hind legs. What caused this, we will never know, but this is how Joa the paraplegic kitten came into one animal rescuer’s life and heart.

Though she had no use of her legs and little control of her bladder, Joa was a ball of fire – zipping around, playing hard and generally causing lovable havoc wherever she went. She is the perfect example of the fact that these special animals have no idea they are “handicap” and they are no less deserving of a loving home of their own. Sadly, not long after being adopted into a wonderful home, Joa passed away.

Joa's Arc wishes to help provide the opportunity, to pets like Joa, to know the love she had and provided. Some facts:

- Shelters have a very large number of animals coming into their facilities every day.
- A lot of those animals also happen to have “special needs” ranging from broken bones to birth defects.
- With so many healthy animals to worry about and very few resources, shelters cannot consider spending money on these special needs animals


Mailing Address:
PO Box 243
Audubon, NJ 08106