With Valentine’s Day right around the corner love is in the air. Leo is our featured valentine’s pet. He is a beautiful five-year-old white and dark orange cat with an orange heart shaped birthmark on his face. He is a gentle soul looking for someone to shower with his love. He’s not a lap cat but does love to snuggle and get kissed on the head. Could Leo be your valentine?

Mary, a one-year-old princess. — Alison L. Mead

Our female feline Valentine’s special is Tiger Lily. She is also five years old, tabby and white and a real lover. She’s hoping to find a valentine who will be as affectionate as she is.

If you imagine yourself with a beautiful valentine Mary is here waiting for you. She’s a petite young girl, only one, with long legs and a lithe body. As for her looks, she is a lovely black and white tuxedo.

But if you’d prefer a black and white male, 11-year-old Chaps is your guy. He has very interesting markings and is a mellow soul. His perfect valentine would be someone to just hang out with.

If black and white isn’t your color scheme four-year-old Lefty could be your valentine match. He is a large buff and white cat, only four, and very playful. He’s such a nice boy he hangs out in the lobby hoping each visitor that comes through the door will fall for him and take him home.

Our newest residents are a two-year-old gray female cat with an orange spot on her face. Her name is Sweetie and her temperament is still being assessed. Once she has been given a clean bill of health by the vet she will be available for adoption. And we have everyone’s favorite pet, a guinea pig! Hamlette is almost a year old, brown and white, and super friendly. Any child would love to have him as a valentine’s present. We hope you will stop by and make one of these lovely animals your special valentine.

Shelter hours are Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Thursdays and Fridays, 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. and Saturdays, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The shelter is closed Sunday and Monday. The telephone number is 508-627-8662.

Contributions are always gratefully accepted; the shelter is funded solely by donations. Please make checks out to Animal Shelter of Martha’s Vineyard; the mailing address is P.O. Box 1829, Edgartown, MA 02539 or visit animalshelterofmv.org.