Men and Cats

Check out this NY Times article about a New Yorker named Court who has trained his cat, Radar, to walk on a leash.

“That animal looks uncomfortable,” was my husband’s comment.

Dave, you are the Man of the Week at menandcats.com for Saving Boris!!!

The other day, Thurston and I were taking a cat-nap together when the husband woke us up (normally a somewhat dangerous undertaking) so that we wouldn’t miss the Science of Cats television show airing on the National Geographic channel. We were glad we were woken up - I learned new cat facts (the cat is only animal that domesticated itself!) and Thurston seemed especially interested in all the meowing coming from the television. So if you happen to see this airing again (or can record it), I suggest you watch it with your feline friend - perhaps with some popcorn, if your cat is like mine.

As regular readers of this site know, I love cats and I love Brooklyn. So I subscribe to Brooklyn Based, and get regular e-mails about happenings in my favorite borough. Today’s e-mail included a plea to “Save Boris”. Intrigued, I clicked through to discover that Boris in fact a cat - and not just any cat, a famous cat who’s been featured in the New York Times.

So why does Boris need saving? Well, his cat-parents are moving to England, which requires a lengthy stateside quarantine for Boris that his humans can’t complete in time for their move. So Boris needs either a permanent home or a foster home for 7 months while he completes the quarantine period. Look how cute Boris is. How can you resist? I would take him myself if I didn’t already have two cats (who would be greatly upset by the presence of another animal). If you want to adopt him, e-mail boristhefamouscat@gmail.com.

It’s June, and not only does that mean that it’s getting hotter out there - it’s also Adopt a Shelter Cat Month at the ASPCA. If you already have a cat, the ASPCA website has a quiz you can take about the wacky things your cat does and a photo contest “asking you to catch your cat in the act—of being a cat!” And check out this cute man/cat photo of the contest’s judge - “legendary musical artist Michael Feinstein.”