Ladies, do these photos make you want to adopt a cat?

Ladies, do these photos make you want to adopt a cat? I suppose in a modern world, with gay marriage et cetera, I should also mention whether men could be encouraged to adopt cats when looking at these photos but I’d rather stick to the conventional for the time being. All the photos are by Petra Romano.

The guy above is John Fugelsang and his kitty, Bix….(I don’t know who the rest are – can you help?)

As you might expect, the idea behind these photos is to encourage people to adopt unwanted pets and to raise adoption awareness. They are photos from the Tails of NYC RescueMen calendar. The men are New Yorkers as I understand it. I have featured cats but the other photos are of dogs.

The organisers are: Felicia Greenfield and Jen Halpern. All the men featured are animal lovers. Halpern said:

“They truly inspire us to want to continue to make a difference for shelter animals.”

This is a project of Pillows for Paws a not-for-profit founded by Halpern.

“Not only are they nice to look at, but they’re awesome people,”

If this sort of stuff rocks your boat, you can order the calendar here.

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Ladies, do these photos make you want to adopt a cat? — 21 Comments

Alan on July 17, 2015 at 3:34 pm said:
Thinking about it, if these pictures were of women with cats it wouldn’t make me want to adopt a cat, however pictures of available cats to adopt with maybe a few words of history attached would probably do it if I were looking for a cat, or it may even put the idea in my head.
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- Michele S. on July 17, 2015 at 5:30 pm said:
  I agree with you Alan, it’s the cats (more than their owners) who should be the main focus for promoting adoption.
  Every year I buy the 365 cat calendars, simply because I enjoy the photos and reading the background stories of the cats featured. All of them are pets and the majority are rescues. Either rescued directly by the owner themselves or adopted through shelters.
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Michele S. on July 16, 2015 at 7:20 pm said:
Maybe my friends are right that I’m too picky, because none of those guys do it for me (lol).
I can see that featuring attractive men might help boost sales of the calendar and raise more funds for the shelter. Will it encourage more people to adopt? I’m not sure.
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- Sarah Hartwell on July 16, 2015 at 7:52 pm said:
  Maybe we cat-loving ladies simply find personality more attractive than appearance?
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  - Michele S. on July 16, 2015 at 8:27 pm said:
    Sarah, I think I’ve simply reached the stage where I’d prefer to live with cats than another man 😉
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    - Dee (Florida) on July 16, 2015 at 9:55 pm said:
      Never to live or make a life with; only to play with and send them on their way.
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      - Sarah Hartwell on July 17, 2015 at 6:29 am said:
        So it looks like we’re not more likely to adopt a cat based on a calendar. I wonder if men would be more likely to adopt a cat once they see it’s okay, or even cool, to be a guy with a cat?
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Dee (Florida) on July 16, 2015 at 5:04 pm said:
Oh, good grief! You just had to ask…I have plenty of cats but am always interested ofcourse.
But, in reality, I am more interested in adopting any one of these hunky guys, especially the one in the top pic.
Just as I felt about Chris Scordo who adopted King, I would pet him and groom him and feed him and cuddle him and play with him all day.
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Eva D.R.Force on July 16, 2015 at 3:02 pm said:
Well-LOL on all of these comments* I did get rid of an EX and keep my ragdoll and an orange white Maine Coon way back when.
But let me add also, that they did not approve of him either. My current hubby loves our four maine coons. It cuts both ways Michael, as you so aptly stated. Meow
Eva_
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- Serbella McGee on July 16, 2015 at 3:06 pm said:
  Good for you, Eva. You have to draw the line somewhere.
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Serbella McGee on July 16, 2015 at 2:32 pm said:
Wait wait wait, let’s not be too hasty here! All of these guys have possibilities. Hmmmm….of course, I’d keep the cat and the human male can come and visit and spend the night sometimes.
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- Michael Broad on July 16, 2015 at 2:32 pm said:
  That is organised and smart.
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- Sarah Hartwell on July 16, 2015 at 2:39 pm said:
  Only if he doesn’t take up the cat’s space on the sofa or bed!
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  - Serbella McGee on July 16, 2015 at 3:05 pm said:
    There you go! We’re definitely on the same page, Sarah.
    Yes, Michael, all the guys have their own houses or apartments. No need for them to wear out their welcome at my place.
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Sarah Hartwell on July 16, 2015 at 1:58 pm said:
I got rid of a husband and kept the cats. Subsequent relationships have found that a man takes up too much room, too much time and makes too many demands!
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- Michael Broad on July 16, 2015 at 2:32 pm said:
  I can see that with respect to women! It cuts two ways.
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Cass on July 16, 2015 at 1:06 pm said:
only if the guy is part of the deal!…. oh! wait! I already have 3 cats and a great guy… never mind.
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Alan on July 16, 2015 at 1:03 pm said:
Never mind the cats, I want the car!
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- Michael Broad on July 16, 2015 at 2:31 pm said:
  LOL. This made me laugh too. The is one letter different between cat and car.
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Sarah Hartwell on July 16, 2015 at 12:07 pm said:
Now remove the men from the photos and I’d be more interested.
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- Michael Broad on July 16, 2015 at 2:28 pm said:
  Laugh. That made me smile. I can see the point. One animal is utterly reliable and a great companion and the other is somewhat dubious in the role of companion.
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