Yokan was first featured in the Adopt Me! section in November.
An 8-year-old cat, he had suffered a bad cold when he was still a kitten and that led to a chronic virus, which in turn resulted in him losing sight in one eye. American Barbara Bilgre wasn’t put off by any of it.
A veteran animal rescuer and “pet parent since 1998,” she knew that it’s heart that counts. After losing her job in Ghana, Bilgre entrusted her three pets to a friend and moved to Yokohama while she waited for them to rejoin her after a required six-month wait. She soon realized, however, that “they were so happy and well taken care of in Ghana, it would be in their best interest” for her friend to adopt them. This left her open to help others here.