David Craig brings Gabriella into the Furball Farm Pet Sanctuary, where Janis Goehner prepares her for intake. Gabriella was living near Carbone’s Pizza and Sports Bar in Faribault. (Colton Kemp/southernminn.com)
Kristine Novotny drops off a carload of donations that she picked up from the post office for the Furball Farm Pet Sanctuary. Another volunteer, Mike, helps unload the donations on his first day there. (Colton Kemp/southernminn.com)
During Holiday with the Furballs on Saturday and Sunday, visitors can buy shirts, sweaters, cups, hats and other merchandise to help support the Furball Farm Pet Sanctuary. (Colton Kemp/southernminn.com)
The cats of Furball Farm Pet Sanctuary explore and mingle about with each other and their visitors on Tuesday afternoon. (Colton Kemp/southernminn.com)
Gabriella is coaxed into a quarantine kennel by Kristine Novotny. Gabriella is held in here so she doesn’t give mites or fleas to the other cats. (Colton Kemp/southernminn.com)
Willma chills on a chair with some stuffed animals. The volunteers at Furball Farm Pet Sanctuary believe her last owners left her behind when they moved. Willma’s tail was likely caught in a motor and cut off, according to the volunteers. (Colton Kemp/southernminn.com)
Gabrielle, or “Gabby” for short, is a timid, black cat that lived near Carbone’s Pizza and Sports Bar in Faribault. David Craig caught Gabby and brought her into the Furball Farm Pet Sanctuary in Faribault on Tuesday.