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As a kitten, Baby was discovered in an Asheville parking lot, the left side of his head partially scalped. After a weeks-long veterinary treatment, he was adopted by Debra and Harry Stoneciper last summer.
As a kitten, Baby was discovered in an Asheville parking lot, the left side of his head partially scalped. After a weeks-long veterinary treatment, he was adopted by Debra and Harry Stoneciper last summer.
Courtesy Of Debra Stonecipher
Debra Stonecipher and her husband Harry are suing Biltmore Forest, which is forbidding the couple to keep their dozen cats at a home they recently renovated. Here Stonecipher holds P.J., the oldest of the lot.
Debra Stonecipher and her husband Harry are suing Biltmore Forest, which is forbidding the couple to keep their dozen cats at a home they recently renovated. Here Stonecipher holds P.J., the oldest of the lot.
Courtesy Of Debra Stonecipher
Duchess, adopted by Debra and Harry Stonecipher from a "last chance" group in Utah, is one of 11 felines the couple wants to bring to their Biltmore Forest home, but that number of pets is forbidden under town ordinance.
Duchess, adopted by Debra and Harry Stonecipher from a "last chance" group in Utah, is one of 11 felines the couple wants to bring to their Biltmore Forest home, but that number of pets is forbidden under town ordinance.
Courtesy Of Debra Stonecipher
Dante, rejected by a Virginia animal shelter because he was feral, snuggles against P.J the Maine Coon, left.
Dante, rejected by a Virginia animal shelter because he was feral, snuggles against P.J the Maine Coon, left.
Courtesy Of Debra Stonecipher
Dante, left, Shaman and the 10 other cats they live with have sparked a lawsuit against the town of Biltmore Forest.
Dante, left, Shaman and the 10 other cats they live with have sparked a lawsuit against the town of Biltmore Forest.
Courtesy Of Debra Stonecipher