Meet adoptable pets of the week for March 29: Marvin, Lake, Gemini, and Remi

Amanda Wallace , NorthJersey.com

Meet NorthJersey.com's adoptable pets of the week for March 22!

Each week going forward NorthJersey.com would like to highlight two adoptable animals from local shelters and rescues.

If you foster, work at, or volunteer with a North Jersey animal shelter or rescue and know of some animals who are in need of a loving fur-ever home please send a photo, description, and adoption information to amwallace@gannett.com to have your adoptable pets featured in the next edition.

This week we are featuring two pairs of pets, Marvin and Lake from Save the Animals Rescue Team and Gemini and Remi from Save the Animals Rescue Team ll.

Marvin and Lake

Marvin is up for adoption through North Jersey-based non-profit organization Save the Animals Rescue Team.
Marvin is up for adoption through North Jersey-based non-profit organization Save the Animals Rescue Team.

Marvin and Lake were taken in by Save the Animals Rescue Team (START) after the team received a call regarding a litter of kittens on a bank of Route 80. After a couple of weeks, the kittens already several months old, they were successfully taken in by START.

"Socializing them was not going to be easy but we had to try. After all, there was no way the cats were going back outside to the busy highway from where they were rescued," says Marvin and Lake's adoption profiles. "Our doors are overflowing with cats but every one of them deserves a chance for a peaceful life."

While they were both "tough nuts to crack," Marvin has grown more comfortable. He is a "little love bug" when he is in his safe spot and is starting to branch out into the rest of the room. He is extremely sweet and just needs a little time to adjust and feel comfortable in a new home.

Lake is up for adoption through North Jersey-based non-profit organization Save the Animals Rescue Team.
Lake is up for adoption through North Jersey-based non-profit organization Save the Animals Rescue Team.

Lake is described as a "beautiful tabby girl with sad eyes." Her eyes water when she feels stressed, which is often, but she is extremely sweet and would love a safe place to call her home.

Although the shelter loves to see their animals enter homes with companions, Marvin and Lake do not necessarily need to be adopted together. While they are both adjusting to the indoors still, Lake would need a lot more attention than Marvin. Overall, they both need a patient person who is willing to provide them with a safe home.

For more details about Marvin and Lake as well as adoption information, check out their adoption profiles at:

Gemini and Remi

Gemini is up for adoption through Save the Animals Rescue Team ll, a nonprofit animal shelter in Bergen County.
Gemini is up for adoption through Save the Animals Rescue Team ll, a nonprofit animal shelter in Bergen County.

Remi and Gemini were taken in by Save the Animals Rescue Team ll with four litter mates almost two years ago. Three of them have been adopted, but Gemini and Remi are still waiting for their forever homes.

Gemini is always happy to greet you. She is sweet, gentle, patient, and tolerant. She wags her tail, takes treats ever so delicately and wants to make friends with everyone she meets. She has come a long way since arriving at the shelter. She has grown more confident and enjoys going for walks and exploring the world outside the shelter gate. Slow and steady is the way to go with Gemini, allowing her to take her time.

Remi was adopted and returned a few months later. He is very shy and just needed time to adjust to his new surroundings, but he is very sweet. The adopter thought that once Remi got adjusted, he would come back for Gemini. However, the adopter soon took tenants into his home and no longer had the time to spend with Remi.

Remi is up for adoption through Save the Animals Rescue Team ll, a nonprofit animal shelter in Bergen County.
Remi is up for adoption through Save the Animals Rescue Team ll, a nonprofit animal shelter in Bergen County.

Additionally, the adopter said that Remi seemed to want a companion and was very unhappy without one. He ultimately decided to return Remi to the shelter. The adopter said that Remi is a fabulous dog who will make any family or person happy, he just needs a quieter home to adjust to his new surroundings.

Since Remi arrived back at the shelter, Gemini and Remi have closely bonded and become inseparable. It would be great if a loving family could adopt them both, or even consider fostering them!

For more details about Gemini and Remi as well as adoption information, check out their adoption profiles at:

You can contact START ll with any questions by emailing start2nj@yahoo.com or calling 732-330-6692 and asking for Marge.

This article originally appeared on NorthJersey.com: These North Jersey pets are for adoption from Save the Animals Rescue

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