A dog fittingly named “Cinderella” could have a likelihood to live out her “happily ever after” together with her recent family after spending greater than 1,000 days in Los Angeles animal shelter.
In total, the pit bull spent 1,139 days on the spcaLA PD Pitchford Companion Animal Village & Education Center in Long Beach, the organization announced Thursday.
“News of her adoption was a present to the staff and volunteers … who’ve cared for her for the last three years,” it said in a press release.
Cinderella was moved to spcaLA’s Pitchford center from Long Beach Animal Care Services in August 2020, organization officials said.
Since she arrived, she’s spent tons of of hours in behavioral training as she waited for Prince Charming to take her away.
In October 2022, Cinderella had surgery for a cranial cruciate tear, a $3,000 procedure funded by donations from spcaLA supporters.
She spent one month recovering in foster care in the house of an spcaLA Volunteer.
“Staff did a wonderful job keeping Cinderella healthy and joyful while she was at spcaLA,” said its President Madeline Bernstein.
Cinderella went so long without finding a house because she’s a pit bull and, at 6 years old, is not any longer a puppy — “two things she could do nothing about,” the organization said.
After several appearances on local television, she still was unable to draw an adopter.
Her wish was granted, nevertheless, when a family got here to the shelter and asked, “Who has been here the longest?”
Cinderella was the right fit. She now lives with a family of three and 4 cats.