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Red Hook

Red Hook

Aisha Awadallah, Tigger Oscar Wilde, Xena Warrior Princess & Alexander the Great

  “I’ve been a cat person for as long as I can remember, I had the childhood companionship of the most regal and temperamental Burmese cat since I was a baby and have never really felt complete without a feline friend in my life. I like to think that I was a cat in a […]

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"When I lived in Greenpoint, my roommate had moved out with her cat Mitzi who I had grown inseparable with over the course of three years. I would cry randomly because I missed the lil furball so much when she moved out. I scoured Pet Finder every day and figured I’d know once I saw my cat. And I did. I saw a chubby wide-eyed cat named Tabby who was living in the Hamptons. I called the shelter quite a few times before they got back to me, and when they did, they said they were going to be 30 minutes outside of New York City that weekend. I took it as a sign. I met “Tabby” who I could barely hold, but immediately knew she was the one for me. Her owner apparently had three other cats just like her (we’ve figured out she’s part Scottish Fold/munchkin cat/tabby). Unfortunately the owner passed away and “Tabby” was found in a garage abandoned. I knew I wanted to name my next cat Pancake because my parents have two cats named Bagel and Waffle. I was going for a Breakfast Club theme of sorts. The thing is Pancake looks like a pancake. Well, she has a pancake face. She’s the nicest cat I’ve ever owned; she doesn’t bite or claw, she quacks and doesn’t meow and she loves to loaf on your chest and spoon. Sadly she does not like to be held, but we’re working on it (two years later). At 5-years-old, she’s a perma-kitten. She literally still looks and acts like a sweet baby. She dips her paw daintily into her water instead of putting her face in a bowl. We have conversations. Last year when life got tough, Pancake was always there to give me a snuggle or a nose lick when I needed it. She’s my furry BFF.” @lanikaps Ilana Kaplan is a freelance writer and editor living in Brooklyn, NY with her daughter Pancake. Every time she sees a cute cat she wants to take it home and has to restrain herself. #girlsandtheircats #adoptdontshop #catlady #catlover #cats #catmom #caturday Some more cute press! 1.) Der Spiegel (Germany) 2.) Meowingtons @meowingtonsco 3.) Tabi Labo (Japan) 4.) Autostraddle @autostraddle #cat #catlady #catlover #girlsandtheircats #adoptdontshop 3/3) “I like to say I’m a cat person because I'm a Leo and so I'm naturally drawn to my feline friends. I love to lounge and be the center of attention (on my terms) so it makes sense that my animal companions are just like me. Now I am at my max! No more kitties for me, but my girls are definitely the loves of my life and I wouldn't trade them for the world.” Tyisha is originally from Tampa, FL but has been in NYC for the past 5 years. She works at Square by day and volunteers at House of Yes occasionally while also doing nonprofit work for VOAA (where she is a board member). #girlsandtheircats #catlady #catlover #cats #adoptdontshop 2/3) "Then came Piper. I'd always thought calico cats were beautiful so I asked the shelter if they had any. There was only one and also two years old (same as Ginger). I went into the Kitten Room where she was kept because she was so loving and motherly to the kittens and it was pretty much love at first sight. She jumped onto a shelf next to me and put her paws on each of my shoulders and rubbed her face against mine. Immediately I asked, "Okay, so where do I sign?" Piper is the most loving cat in the entire world. Anytime I have people cat sit while I'm away, they end up favoring Piper because of how sweet and soft and adorable she is. I named her Piper because she's sweet as pie. Brooklyn is the most recent addition to the family at 4 years old. I found her as she was being kicked out of an apartment. Apparently, a young child brought her home and the parents said she couldn't stay. I got there just as an adult was repeatedly shoving her away from the home as she cried and tried to get back inside. As a tiny, malnourished black kitten near Halloween time, I knew that she wasn't going to be safe on her own so I took her in. I had the intention of adopting her out, but she was a "foster failure". She's a dog in a cat's body. She comes running to the door when I get home, loves to play, and literally bounces off the walls. She's everyone's favorite at house parties." @filthytreehugger #girlsandtheircats #cat #catlady #calico #blackcat 1/3) "Ginger has been with me the longest out of my current bunch. She was a little over two months old when I got her. A neighbor had taken in a stray cat and that stray had a litter of kittens shortly after. They didn't realize the cat was pregnant so they needed to rehome the kittens and that's how Ginger and I were united. As a kitten, I carried her everywhere with me. Even to the grocery store! Because of that, she's very bonded with me and not a huge fan of anyone else. Every morning, the first thing I do is go to the bathroom and she follows me there. If I close the door on her, she repeatedly rams her body into the door until I open it. If she doesn't get immediate attention from the moment I wake up, she is not a happy camper. She's my bratty, spoiled baby girl who has been with me for 9 years now." @filthytreehugger #girlsandtheircats #adoptdontshop #cats #catmom #catlady #gingercat 3/3) "We named Natto after the stinky Japanese fermented soybean condiment because we’re actually the buttholes. It’s funny, though, to realize a cat can adopt not just its parents’ mood and temperament but sense of humor as well. By that I just mean she makes us laugh every day. In the three of four years of her life we’ve known her, I’d like to think we make her laugh every day, too.” @ill_iterate Anne Ishii is a writer and owner of MASSIVE GOODS, an agency and fashion brand that brings queer and feminist Japanese art to North America and Europe. She’s lived in New York since 2001 and for almost all 16 years and counting, has lived with a cat, but Natto Bean is the first animal to truly belong to her. #girlsandtheircats #cats #adoptdontshop #catlady
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