A Michael Broad Blog
I want GARFI to trump Grumpy 😉 In other words I’d like Garfi, who is a new but better version of Grumpy Cat, to take away some of Grumpy’s celebrity. This is because Garfi is a normal traditional Persian type cat whereas Grumpy’s fame comes from an accident of cat anatomy. If we are …
This is Pixie, a very cute little calico Persian, living in Bristol, UK, who looks sad but the only reason she looks sad is because selective breeding has given her an abnormal facial structure of droopy, large eyes and a sad looking mouth. Her appearance is all “manufactured by people”. It is artificial and …
This could just as well apply to celebrity cats which is why I’m writing about it. A clinic has been set up which specialises in the health problems of celebrity dogs such as pugs and bulldogs. The Brachycephaly Clinic at the Royal Veterinary College’s Queen Mother Hospital of Animals in Hertfordshire is being launched …
Sir Stuffington is a one eyed snowshoe-like rescue cat with a broken and fixed jaw and a passing resemblance to Grumpy Cat, who was transformed into an online cat celebrity by dressing him up as a pirate. He gathered 55k Facebook likes. This video summarises the story. The cover picture is not the cat …
According to an article in the Seattle Times about Lux, the Portland, Oregon “Attack cat” (aka the 911 kitty), Cat Daddy Jackson Galaxy said; “I can say without hesitation that Lux is the most complicated character I think I’ve ever dealt with.” Following its international media release last March, Lux’s story went viral. I …
I think this is a very important topic because the influence of the internet is growing rapidily. Here are my pros and cons. Can you add yours? Internet Good For Domestic Cats Social media can be excellent because it can spread the word about cat rescue and cats that need homes. There are many …
http://youtu.be/nSM7L6b1Dgg I don’t think we – PoC regulars – like this, do we? I hate to go on about celebrity cats etc. — isn’t this another example? At the first opportunity Tara is employed as a celebrity cat. I don’t want to be grumpy cat but might it not be a better idea to …
I’ll tell you what is wrong with Grumpy Cat – people; that is what is wrong. People exploiting a cat with bone deformities that appear to be throughout her body including her jaw, which gives her the grumpy appearance. I know I am being grumpy myself but I don’t get all this hype and …
