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baldude69 t1_iwqur8a wrote

Gotta control the rats somehow.

No but for real this is super wholesome. Love my cat, great super chill house companion. Best room mate ever despite having to clean his poop up all the time

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masseffectnerd30 t1_iwqv8wv wrote

I'll have to tell my one orange brain cell recipient he's among friends!

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misterburners t1_iwqw70x wrote

Mine is a little beautiful demoness that ruins my life and I still simp for her 🐈‍⬛👠

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pdperson t1_iwqwam0 wrote

Why does this somehow make perfect sense?

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taskermorrisrider222 OP t1_iwr0zj3 wrote

Replying to nsweeney11 (#556,907)

You'll never see a mouse again unless it's dead or partially dead. Cats will find a mouse (or bugs, in my experience) before you do.

A classic saying goes, "Dogs protect you from what you CAN see. Cats protect you from what you CAN'T see."

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Suntag19 t1_iwr1kak wrote

If cats could talk they wouldn’t.

Cat people are the best people!

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menunu t1_iwr27l5 wrote

My cat Jean Luc is a stray from West Philly. He is the best mouse / cockroach murderer I have ever met. He is also my protector. For the first several weeks after our recent move, he posted up at various spots in the house and bed as my watch-cat. 🖤

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passing-stranger t1_iwr2f35 wrote

Shout out to paws, where we adopted our loveable menaces a few years back. And appreciation for the outdoor kitty who sits outside having conversations with one of our cats through the back door. She volunteered for backyard pest management and has been doing a great job

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nalgene_wilder t1_iwr3cm6 wrote

What kind of freak is out there naming their pet some shit like Pfizer or Dr Fauci

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IThinkImDumb t1_iwr51fk wrote

Awww I picked my cat off of 5th & Cambria. Now she lives in California with me :)

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Gjardeen t1_iwr9f4x wrote

Thanks for this! I needed a reminder of why the city is awesome.

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afdc92 t1_iwrdxsd wrote

I love dogs too but man, my cat really is the best. He’s cool living in a small apartment, doesn’t require walking and bathroom breaks in shitty weather, is ok with being left alone for hours at a time, and acts as a space heater on cold winter nights. He can be a little asshole at times but he’s MY little asshole.

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supertizer t1_iwrfqho wrote

West Philly native here, I’ve always heard “you either have cats or mice”.

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BulbasaurCPA t1_iwrj24u wrote

Hell yeah, I have two born on Philly streets and rescued by ACCT ❤️

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birdlegs000 t1_iwrj2lc wrote

Replying to nalgene_wilder (#557,126)

Or Covid for that matter. Are people naming their pets Whooping Cough and Influenza too?

That just reminded me of something. My dad was an ob/gyn and onetime he came home after delivering a baby and said the woman wanted to name her child Placenta. He begged her not to. Not sure if there is a middle aged Placenta out there somewhere, poor thing.

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megzellaneous420 t1_iwrkvvn wrote

Ugh I miss my little demon. There’s nothing wrong with her, I’m just at work still

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[deleted] t1_iwrnosi wrote

And by cat you mean stolen catalytic converters, right?

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urachickenhead t1_iwrs0u6 wrote

We WIN!!!! We’re the best!!! So what if we’re last on the list of best places to drive in the US.

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Alternative_Rough_14 t1_iwrvte7 wrote

i got a cat in July 2020. had a mouse problem that ended in October of 2020.

the pride and joy in a cat's face when they've successfully hunted their prey is priceless.

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No_Influence_666 t1_iwrxs8k wrote

> “I don’t like cats,” she said, explaining they trigger allergies. “But I can see that they expect you to take care of them, and they just do what they want.

> “That speaks to something in the character of Philadelphia.”

> Besides, dogs love everybody, she added.

> Cats and Philadelphians, not so much.

So true.

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willburrrrito t1_iws5m2v wrote

You’re welcome. My husband and I moved here and brought our 5 cats. South Carolina loss philly area gain. Thinking of getting more, it’s going to be cold and heat prices on the rise.

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Hyperreal23 t1_iws6dmo wrote

Sometimes I walk from East Passyunk up to Center City and I shit you not there are days I count more cats looking out front windows than humans. Also just adopted a two year old of my own this last month!

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NewLoseIt t1_iwskey9 wrote

I’m actually a little surprised it’s not NYC, given that cat ownership tends to correlate with city density + northern climates.

But Philly being high on the list isn’t surprising at all!

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avo_cado t1_iwsthrt wrote

There's a cat on my lap right now

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AbsentEmpire t1_iwstya6 wrote

I do like watching a chonky cat, something about them that's just amusing to me.

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RAGE_CAKES t1_iwt6cba wrote

Replying to pdperson (#556,608)

Toxoplasmosis, a single-celled parasite that can be transmitted from cats to humans, encourages aggressive and belligerent behaviors in human beings. Maybe that's why Philly can be so pissed off at times

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owenhinton98 t1_iwtrbq3 wrote

Ok so this means we’re cat lady right?

I hope this means we’re cat lady

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pitifulwench t1_iwugpgt wrote

Kind of ridiculous how a city in the goddamn desert (Phoenix) almost has the highest dog ownership percentage on that list

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myredmakeupbag t1_iwuk7wz wrote

I adopted my boy Teddy from PAWS two years ago and he doesn't leave my side. I love him so much 😭

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4moves t1_iwupxcv wrote

Well there's so many cats out here it's hard not to bring one home.

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brk1 t1_iwvaxd0 wrote

#meowwow

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newtophilly852 t1_iwvv1c3 wrote

This needs to be woven into marketing campaigns or otherwise highlighted prominently. This is a great thing to be known for nationally!

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