As a cat lover, I’m positive you might be accustomed to the trope of the “loopy cat girl,” a lonely, single girl with too many cats and too few social expertise. In standard tradition, together with on The Simpsons and Bob’s Burgers, these cat-loving characters are portrayed as bizarre, unlikeable, and even unkempt. However in our expertise, cat girls (and males!) are wonderful. So let’s embrace and even rejoice being so-called “loopy” individuals for loving cats and recognizing and appreciating all their fantastic qualities and quirks from the tip of their tails all the way down to their toe beans.
In line with a 2021/2022 survey carried out by the Humane Society of the United States, 35% of American households – about 45 million houses! – owned a minimum of one cat. The ASPCA estimates that 2.1 million cats are adopted from shelters yearly and 100,000 cats who find yourself in shelters are reclaimed by their homeowners. And the 2017/2018 American Veterinary Medical Association Sourcebook recorded that 76% of cat homeowners contemplate their cats to be family members.
Best Friends Animal Society reported that within the final ten years, there was a 17% enhance within the variety of houses with cats. About 79 MILLION cats are owned in america. That’s A LOT of cats. And a number of fantastic, big-hearted individuals caring for them.
Who wouldn’t need a tender and furry playful and hilarious four-legged good friend retaining them firm and endlessly entertained? Why is it seen as bizarre to need two or three or much more furry mates to amuse you with hours of their antics and fill your life with extra pleasure?
To not point out that there are THOUSANDS of cats in shelters and rescues awaiting adoption. Kitten season brings hundreds of thousands of cute and tiny new lives into the world and all of those cats and kits deserve a loving residence. There’s nothing loopy about opening your coronary heart and residential to an animal in want. They may give you companionship, unconditional love, and a lift to your psychological well being.
There’s nothing loopy about loving cats and being an individual who loves and appreciates cats is one thing to be pleased with. Cats are hilarious, regal, and resilient and must be celebrated as such. So right here’s to being a loopy cat girl. We’re proud to have you ever.
Love, Nala
