- December 4, 2025
Jeff Jacobs holds up Sprinkles, Claire Powell's (right) new cat. Photo by Brent Woronoff
Paul Mika adopted 7-year-old cat Angel. Photo by Brent Woronoff
Flagler Palm Coast High student Holly Kittrell holds Shari while Daytona State College student Grace Ivey gives her a treat. They came to the adoption event to see the cats, but not to adopt any. "I probably can't," Kittrell said. "We both have cats of our own," said Ivey. Photo by Brent Woronoff
Dave Foreman holds his new cat. Foreman's wife, Shelley, had to talk him into adopting a cat, because they have four at home, plus two dogs. Photo by Brent Woronoff
This cat may or may not know it is being admired during the Flagler Humane Society adoption event. Photo by Brent Woronoff
Jeff Jacobs with Honey Bunches, named because this kitten and sibling Oats were brought to the Flagler Human Society in a cereal box. Photo by Brent Woronoff
Entertaining a cat during the adoption event. Photo by Brent Woronoff
Claire Powell holds up the kennel card for her new cat Sprinkles. Photo by Brent Woronoff
Cats at the Flagler Human Society adoption event looking for a home. Photo by Brent Woronoff
An orange tabby cat patrols the large cage area at the adoption event. Photo by Brent Woronoff
The Flagler Humane Society’s “Coffee and Doughnuts with Cats” adoption event on Sunday, Aug. 17, generated 17 cat adoptions with four more on hold with the adopters scheduled to return the next day to pick them up.
Five dogs were also adopted at the shelter on Aug. 17, said Amy Carotenuto, the Flagler Humane Society’s executive director.
The cat adoptions were half price for the event at $25, and thanks to a sponsorship by SeaGate Homes, that price will continue through the end of the month.
The special adoption event was created to find homes for the 96 cats rescued from a Palm Coast home last month. The cats were not being neglected but law enforcement and animal control determined that the conditions were unsafe and the cats needed to be removed.
Carotenuto said the Humane Society had a lot more than the 96-plus cats (some gave birth since the rescue). For one, Jeff Jacobs, of Toby’s Paws of Anarchy, brought in several that he has fostered.
Jacobs currently has fostered around 30 cats this year, and about 45 of his rescues have been adopted, he said. He has a special place in his heart for the “unadoptable” cats who are old or sickly. He saves them from imminent euthanasia and they often live another year or two without any pain, he said.
“To me, a soul is a soul, and they’re all beautiful,” he said.
Jacobs, 70, has a full-time job, but he said he’s receiving his Social Security now to help finance his cat rescue mission.
Jacobs handed Sprinkles, a one-eyed black-and-white cat, to Claire Powell, who adopted her. This adoption seemed right. “I also have a horse with one eye,” Powell said.
Ellen Spencer adopted an orange cat named Cheeto. Paul Mika and his wife, Christine, adopted 7-year-old Angel. Trish Vevera adopted two cats.
“I lost two cats. They went to kitty heaven,” Vevera said. “It’s been a while. But I decided I might as well get two.”
