There was 'minimal growling and very little slapping' when she met the adopters.
Perdita rose to internet fame after a shelter candidly spoke about her less-than-friendly tendencies.Perdita, a 4-year-old domestic shorthair, was adopted from the Mitchell County Animal Rescue in Spruce Pine, North Carolina, and will be leaving the shelter Saturday for her new home in Tennessee.
The shelter knew Perdita found her new family when she met them and there was"minimal growling and very little slapping ," the shelter wrote on Facebook.at Mitchell County Animal Rescue on Christmas Eve after she was abandoned because her previous owner died, according to Taylor. Even so, the shelter said they received 175 applications to take Perdita home. They narrowed it down to the top 10, who were interviewed by the staff and had some"introductions to the naughty girl."One of Perdita's most offensive qualities is her tendency to lure in humans for some feigned affection, only for her to seize an opportunity to express disdain.
Shelter employees even tried to conduct a"really nice" photo shoot for Perdita for images to entice potential adopters,"but the only face that she knows how to make is her grumpy face," Taylor said."She's like the definition of a Grinch."
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