By Ruth aka Kattaddorra
Imagine if there were villages especially for cat lovers. I’d move to one without a second thought.
There would be no one welcome to live there who did not love cats and there would be no dogs allowed, of course.
Dog lovers could have villages of their own where they could enjoy their dog conversations whilst out walking and their dogs could bark to their hearts content without it getting on other peoples nerves.
In a Cat Village everyone could have their own individual style of home, from hut to mansion, rich or poor welcome, each would have their privacy and they could allow their cats to have their freedom without worrying about dangers outside.
The village would be surrounded by trees and grass and of course there would be no traffic allowed, a car park would be provided at the edge of the village.
There would be a Community Hall in the centre of the village where everyone could meet up and discuss their favourite topic….
CATS
…and raise money for cat charities with fund raising events.
A feline only Veterinarian would live in the village and make house calls so the cats didn’t have the stress of going to his clinic unless absolutely necessary.
There would be a Cat Food and Accessories store with healthy cat food on sale, a selection of scratching posts and pads, cat beds and toys.
Imagine going shopping and meeting up with other cat lovers and having cat conversations every day.
All cats would be neutered, male and female and anyone wanting more cats would adopt them from Rescue Shelters.
The village would have such a happy relaxed air about it that all the cats and all the residents would get along fine together and have happy and peaceful lives.
Dream on Ruth …………………………………
So, would YOU like to live in a cat village? I’m sure the PoC cat lovers will have many more ideas to share here as to how it could be made a Utopia.
I love your enthusiasm Caroline! Yes we would have a cat cafe too.
I had a feeling our PoC family would come up with lots more ideas 🙂
Ruth’s poster is purrfect, isn’t it? 🙂
Leah, my nxt-dr-neighbor’s cat is also “Simba.” He is the spittin image of my Shrimp, and they get along like two little Buddha’s. little, big red tabbies. They are adorable, like any. God bless them all.
Shrimpie was looking at the stars in the midnight sky tonight. least he seemed to be -you can never tell with Shrimpster- he may have been focused on a bug below the ash tree, I really don’t know with him. [He is so wide-eyed, and so damn cute!
Yes that’s your sign Michael.
When we were researching a new place to live 14 years ago to get away from our first lot of NFH we came at various times of the day to ensure it was cat friendly. We saw a ginger cat looking out of the window next door but one to this house. Then oh joy of joys when I plucked up courage and knocked at the door of the house adjoining ours to ask if they minded 2 cats coming next door, Dawn said she had a cat and loved cats!
We had happy years until she emigrated and a few more happy years when our ex friend/neighbour lived there with her 15 cats, we had our ‘Cat Cul De Sac’ but it was too good to last 🙁
What nice ideas. We should also grow wild catnip and as you indicate honeysuckle acts like catnip — very attractive to cats. You can buy honeysuckle cat toys. It would be as near as we can get to cat utopia and that would make us very happy and relaxed. Knowing our cats are content and healthy is important. Improve the life of your cat and your life is improved.
I don’t think the “cat village” is a totally impractical idea. It is viable. Also a cat village would be a recognition of the nearly 10 million cats in the UK and say about one tenth of the human population keep cats.
In the USA a cat village would also please people who dislike cats. It works both ways.
I have never heard of What’s Michael until now. This is an Amazon link:
What’s Michael?: Michael’s Album
I might do something on that.
It IS possible, Ruth. I will help you bring this dream to fruition! I think that your idea is doable… It has been done in Japan. Not to this extent, but they would love to see it done (has it been done in Japan?) Here is my beloved Japanese “Michael:”
http://www.amazon.com/Whats-Michael-Vol-11-Planet/dp/1593075251
This has been my idea, lying in waiting: A cat Cafe, where we can all watch the kitties play, even those who are allergic –who still love cats because of their nature– behind a glass wall that protects and meets gov’t standards… you can watch, day after day, your fave felines play, sleep, groom, interact, until you choose to adopt! This is an idea that I have had for a very long time. And this is maybe, IMHO, something that may work in Washington, DC…?
What do you think? I believe that Ruth’s idea is feasible! What do you fellow catlovable people think?