An autistic woman who thought she could simply view the cats and dogs at a local shelter and then leave without any cats or dogs is not yet ready to admit she was wrong, it has been confirmed.
The first cracks in 32-year-old Beth Hapworth’s plan reportedly began to show approximately 14.2 seconds into the visit, when Beth was shown an elderly three-legged ginger cat named Boo who had “those Puss in Boots eyes.”
“I wasn’t planning on adopting a cat,” Hapworth admitted from her living room, which at the time of writing contains nine animals. “But Boo stole my heart. How could I say no to this face? Boo! Stop attacking your brother!”
“Look,” Hapworth continued. “It’s not like I adopted ALL the animals they had. I didn’t take that Guinea pig.”
“Poor little guy,” she added. “I should probably go back for him.”
Hapworth could not be reached for further comment as it became impossible to hear her over all the miaowing, barking and bleating.
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