Kitty Extravaganza: Kinder Class 1

Welcome to Zoe’s Kitty Extravaganza!

For the entire month of August, all of our cats and kittens will be available for adoption by a minimum donation, instead of our regular adoption fees, and each week our blog will feature a different ‘class’ of feline interviews.

This week: The first of FOUR Kinder Classes.

Who doesn’t LOVE kittens? Those round fluffy faces and big, curious eyes…..

 

thumbnailName: Rick Avenue
Favourite treat/food/toy: Dangly things I can catch: a mouse on a string, a dog’s tail…..
Describe your life in three words: Play! Sleep! Eat!
If you could be adopted by anyone, who would it be? Anyone with lots of animals, I want to be part of pack!
If you won a pet store shopping spree, what would you buy? Wet food! Toys! Wet food! A tall, tall cat tree! And more wet food!!
What are your Adult Aspirations? To be BIG! BIG BIG!!
Where can we find your bio? Right here!

 

Name: Jax Jones 14047279_740664466076312_3797401484406908696_o
Favourite treat/food/toy: Long strings are my jam!
Describe your life in three words: Jump! Run! Relax…
If you could be adopted by anyone, who would it be? A calm home with lots of people and hiding spots. 
If you won a pet store shopping spree, what would you buy? A HUGE cat couch.
What are your Adult Aspirations? To be a yoga instructor. Namaste.
Where can we find your bio? Right here!

 

13925834_739168216225937_6612531447314386965_oName: Furnado Jones
Favourite treat/food/toy: Jax’s food. Tastes so much better than mine.
Describe your life in three words: Tackle! Pounce! Run!!!
If you could be adopted by anyone, who would it be? Someone patient and playful.
If you won a pet store shopping spree, what would you buy? Caaaaatniiiiip!
What are your Adult Aspirations? To be a Kitty Gym Coach. Let’s get physical!
Where can we find your bio? Right here!

 

Name: Gatinha JonesGatinha Jones
Favourite treat/food/toy: Clear containers pique my interest. I can see things through them, but I can’t touch the things I see….
Describe your life in three words: Curious! Explore! Cuddle.
If you could be adopted by anyone, who would it be? A home with lots of nooks and crannies for me to explore!
If you won a pet store shopping spree, what would you buy? Tunnels and a laser pointer
What are your Adult Aspirations? I would love to be a teacher when I grow up.
Where can we find your bio? Right here!

 

dignityName: Dignity Pride
Favourite treat/food/toy: I love the jingly fish wand my foster mama has. I come running the second I hear it!
Describe your life in three words: Lots of love.
If you could be adopted by anyone, who would it be? I’d love to be adopted by a dog. A calm gentleman dog who will let me cuddle with him all day.
If you won a pet store shopping spree, what would you buy? Jingly toys! And crinkly toys! And tunnels! And scratching posts!
What are your Adult Aspirations? To be a puppy! And a professional toy player.
Where can we find your bio? Right here!

 

Name: Glam Pride glam (1)
Favourite treat/food/toy: Chicken pate. Yum!!
Describe your life in three words: Cuddly, warm snuggles.
If you could be adopted by anyone, who would it be? Someone with an ample, ahem, bosom. It’s my favourite snuggle spot.
If you won a pet store shopping spree, what would you buy? All the feather toys!
What are your Adult Aspirations? To be a pocket kitty!
Where can we find your bio? Right here!

 

equalityName: Equality Pride
Favourite treat/food/toy: A holey box my foster mom made for me and my siblings.
Describe your life in three words: Climb! Run! Escape!
If you could be adopted by anyone, who would it be? Reinhold Messner, the best mountain climber in the world.
If you won a pet store shopping spree, what would you buy? The tallest cat trees and climbing structures.
What are your Adult Aspirations? To climb Mounts Everest and Kilamanjaro.
Where can we find your bio? Right here!

 

 

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Edmonton Pop-Up Cat Cafe

The brainchild of friends Aaron Getz, an event promoter, and Sarah Hoyles, a communications consultant and journalist, the Edmonton Pop-Up Cafe ran over the Canada Day weekend, allowing cat lovers from all over the city the chance to sup on their favourite beverage whilst playing, petting and cuddling some of Edmonton’s cutest foster cats, provided by Zoe’s Animal Rescue Society and the SAFE Team.  The proud owners of two rescue cats, Aaron and Sarah came up with the idea a few months ago and engaged the services of some Edmonton organizations they’d worked with/had experience of in the past.  There were 260 bookable spots available; when the initial allocation of 200 sold out within two days, an extra 60 spots were added which sold out in two hours!

As a venue Aaron had worked with in the past, he knew Latitude 53 was the perfect space to hold the event.  Specially built barriers were erected with an entrance door which, although expertly patrolled throughout the weekend, was almost breached by one wily cat.  Aaron and Sarah had previously adopted a cat from Zoe’s so the main cat provider was an easy choice.  Edmonton Pet Photography recorded the event for prosperity and you can check out their shots here.  Completing the set-up was Iconoclast Coffee which provided the beverages for the thirsty cat lovers.

There was a good mix of kittens and adult cats for the first day although it became quickly apparent that kittens flourish better in this kind of atmosphere.  Most of the adult cats were given a well deserved day off on the Sunday, with the SAFE Team kindly providing more kittens for the Sunday.  The event proved an excellent shop window for our four legged friends with a good number of applications being received by the end of the event.

As for the future, Aaron and Sarah said they’d be sitting down to discuss the future after they’d closed the door on this one.  For those who were unlucky enough not to get a ticket for the weekend, Aaron and Sarah think its more than likely they’ll repeat the event so it’s probably worthwhile to keep an eye on their website here for updates…

Anyways, here’s some photos…

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