ROUND ROCK, Texas — November is National Adoption Month. Every week on KVUE, we feature children in the Texas foster care system, in the hopes of helping them get adopted by a forever family .

Asia is a bright 13-year-old girl with a remarkable connection to animals and a desire to use her voice to help other foster youth.

Asia is happiest when surrounded by the soothing sounds of purrs and gentle chimes. At the Shadow Cat Animal Rescue in Round Rock, she was completely at ease, surrounded by nearly 60 feline residents.

The cats at the rescue all share a similar story: they've been rescued from situations of distress, abuse or neglect. Asia's gentle nature won over even the most reserved resident – an older, grumpy cat named Elsa, who is typically slow to trust.

"She grabbed my ha

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