Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Cute Cat Interlude


Allow me to present my feline roommate Henry! Seen here on my stoop in the summer, Henry is a long-haired mutt of a rescued cat about twelve years old. He went by the name "Skylark" when he lived at the Brooklyn Animal Resource Coalition (BARC), an excellent no-kill shelter in Williamsburg. BARC rescues abandoned cats and dogs, and places them in deserving homes after giving them shots and um (don't listen, Henry) spaying or neutering them. Their site is full of galleries of their resident animals. Many, like Henry, came from crazy cat lady homes; others were found on the street or left there by owners who could no longer keep a pet. Henry has lived with me about seven or eight years; he's a great cat, very loyal and quite cuddly, who rarely leaves my side. He's usually trying to sleep on my mouse hand when I'm on the computer, and he's purred away next to the keyboard for most of The Cahokian's entries.

I'm a cat lover from way back: Henry is the third in my adult life after the late Estelle and Effie. Shelters like BARC deserve our support, and the animals they rescue deserve good homes.

4 comments:

  1. this is nice. there are several 'outside' cats in my neighborhood, and i really enjoy stopping to visit and pet them on my walk home from the bus stop.

    alas, however, i can never have a cute little kitty of my own, as my sister is horribly allergic. she would have to go the hospital after only a few minutes in my house. and i like when she visits. so no cat.

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  2. I'm so glad I didn't ever develop cat allergies! I don't know what I would have done.

    "Outside" cats are nice. I feed several in my backyard, carefully fighting off my own crazy cat lady tendencies and refusing to let them inside.

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  3. Awwwww....very cute cat, and a nice photo. My wife and I are dog people, and we've gotten our last two dogs from shelters - both were absolute sweethearts. There are so many great animals at shelters who need homes, I just don't see any point in spending big bucks on purebreds or designer dogs - I'll take a friendly mutt any time!

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  4. MrBill, I've passed your compliment along to Henry. He said, "meow. feed me."

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