Another Rescue! Holy Moly!

Well, I did it again.  I drove up to my first spot this morning, in the dark, on Parsells, to feed the usual kitties waiting across the street from Brenda's house, and sure enough, there was the baby black kitten I had first seen yesterday and felt sick over my stomach about after driving away.  It took off around the back of the house next door, frightened, but was obviously hungry enough, and brave enough, to come up on the porch as I poured the food for the other adult cats, and worked his little head in and began to chow.  I used two fingers to scrunch him up by the neck, and carried him to the waiting carrier, and his lucky new life!  Here he or she is, and I could care less of its sex right now because of how cute it is!  :)  Meet Moonbeam!  I know some of you won't like that name - and yes, I need to keep thinking about it.  I have no clue what I will do with him, but for now, he is safe and comfortable.

I have a co-worker, Rebecca, who has taught her young son, Colton, about love, compassion, and kindness.  For his 10th birthday party last year, he asked his friends to make a donation to me, in lieu of presents for him.  They did, and it meant the world to me.  Yesterday, Rebecca wrote me this funny little story about her son, and their cat, and I thought I would share with you.  I am on vacation today, and loving it.  I will also leave you with some other statistics you might find interesting.  I hope you enjoy this little story, and spread the word about Moonbeam, Brady, George, and of course sweet Fraser!

Here is Rebecca's story:

Moey, the cat that picked Colton when he was a little guy loves him to pieces and follows him everywhere. Everywhere Colton goes, Moey has to too. He waits in the upstairs bedroom window, watching for Colton to come home from school. If Colton take a bath, Moey sits on the side of the tub. If Colton sleeps, Moey does too.

You get the drift.

Colton and Moey were sitting on the floor in the living room. Colton says to his shadow (Moey) “I just love you Moey” and hugs him. Colton pulls back and Moey, as if to say the same thing, reached out  his paw, batted at colton, then moved close as he could and wrapped his paw around Colton’s back.

It was amazingly sweet!

Rebecca

Most Popular US Cat Breeds
Domestic Shorthair	61,046
American Shorthair	37,545
Domestic Medium Hair	16,776
Domestic Long Hair	15,049
Siamese	14,582
Maine Coon	10,852
Persian	6,717
Russian Blue	3,864
Himalayan	3,701
Ragdoll	3,567
Bengal	3,118
Manx	2,349
British Shorthair	2,171
Norwegian Forest Cat	1,827
Bombay	1,580

Most Popular Female Cat Names		Most Popular Male Cat Names
Chloe	1,160	Max	1,095
Bella	1,073	Tigger	1,094
Lucy	1,025	Tiger	959
Kitty	921	Smokey	921
Princess	877	Oliver	890
Molly	810	Charlie	784
Sophie	783	Jack	772
Lily	758	Buddy	771
Angel	739	Simba	714
Sassy	695	Shadow	702

Top States with Most Registered Cats
California	18,908
New York	10,063
Texas	9,665
Florida	8,818
Pennsylvania	7,859
Ohio	6,577
Illinois	5,460
Michigan	5,393
Washington	5,201
Ontario	4,336
Georgia	4,229
Massachusetts	4,122
New Jersey	4,110
North Carolina	4,048
Virginia	3,909

Top Ten Countries with Highest Cat Population (estimate)
1	USA	76,430,000
2	China	53,100,000
3	Russia	12,700,000
4	Brazil	12,466,000
5	France	9,600,000
6	Italy	9,400,000
7	UK	7,700,000
8	Ukraine	7,350,000
9	Japan	7,300,000
10	Germany	7,000,000

General Cat Statistics
Number of feral cats living on the streets in the USA today.	60,000,000
Average time in a day a cat spends sleeping	16 hours
Number of tastebuds on a cat tongue	473
Percent of owned cats in the USA that are spayed or neutered.	84 %