The pet I’ll never forget: Pumpkin, the rescue cat turned social media star

Struggling to breathe, so big she could barely walk, Pumpkin practically begged for help when we met. Before long I was taking her home Pumpkin arrived at our animal shelter in March, after her owner passed away.

As CEO and president of SPCA Cincinnati, I expect something heartbreaking when my team asks me to see an animal – perhaps they have been neglected or abused. Pumpkin was neither. She was dirty and had some fleas but that was not our concern. She was severely obese. At…