Comments on: Cat heaven

Cat heaven

MaryDellamorte — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:20:01 -0800

We all know what 130 cats look like, but what about 700? Welcome to Cat House on the Kings, California's largest non-profit cat sanctuary.

By: jamaro

jamaro — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:23:42 -0800

My favorite part of that video is all the dogs deliriously flopping around in the background of several of the shots. Because living with 700 cats is the doggie equivalent of living in a candy factory.

By: Mr_Zero

Mr_Zero — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:26:50 -0800

I contacted them about a month ago when I first saw the video and am going to go volunteer there for a weekend. I live in Arizona, so it is quite a haul.

By: turgid dahlia

turgid dahlia — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:30:20 -0800

:-D I know this wasn't your intent, MaryDellamorte, but I'm actually going to try and remember what my PayPal account is so I can make a nice little donation to these guys. SO MANY CATS ZOMG! Also, cat owners: I bought my girls a "grooming rake" last night and it is the best. Thing. Ever.

By: turgid dahlia

turgid dahlia — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:31:07 -0800

(By which I mean cat "carers" because you can't actually "own" a living creature, suckahs.)

By: Ryvar

Ryvar — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:39:15 -0800

I dunno. Putting Von Neumann machines in an unrestricted growth environment generally only has one outcome - resource acquisition -> expansion -> resource exhaustion -> mass die-offs. In theory I love this idea, but any happy outcome is sort of at odds with the fundamental nature of all biological organisms.

By: BrotherCaine

BrotherCaine — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:40:49 -0800

I'm amazed, I expected a crazy cat lady to be at the heart of this.

By: internet!Hannah

internet!Hannah — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:42:34 -0800

Ryvar, they spay or neuter all of the cats.

By: BrotherCaine

BrotherCaine — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:43:17 -0800

Ryvar, Upon arrival at The Cat House, every cat is given any necessary medical care, and is spayed/neutered and vaccinated.

By: BrotherCaine

BrotherCaine — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:43:29 -0800

D'oh.

By: rtha

rtha — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:48:22 -0800

Awesome.

By: flibbertigibbet

flibbertigibbet — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:55:46 -0800

That's a crapload of cats! There's not nearly as many Canadian cats on Parliament Hill (video). Thanks for the link!

By: Durn Bronzefist

Durn Bronzefist — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:59:35 -0800

Excellent. I can already envision the toxoplasma gondites tossing the remaining humans here for entertainment. If only it were also an island.

By: onlyconnect

onlyconnect — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:03:56 -0800

This was so lovely. Thanks.

By: Ambrosia Voyeur

Ambrosia Voyeur — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:04:06 -0800

Totally awesome. No coyote trouble, I hope. That's too many cats to effectively flee indoors at once, though the sight of that would be hilarious.

By: dhammond

dhammond — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:09:21 -0800

YAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!

By: Relay

Relay — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:09:48 -0800

I had just seen this, but the question I had: Why are there no fat cats?

By: rtha

rtha — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:12:15 -0800

I was wondering if a cat isn't occasionally carried off by a golden eagle. They seem to have a fence, and the fence + dogs + that many cats may indicate to (smart) coyotes You Are Not Welcome Here.

By: mrzarquon

mrzarquon — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:18:16 -0800

av- There are pretty serious fences along the perimeter of the property it appears (you can catch glimpses of it in the background of the video). Also: Totally Awesome.

By: saturnine

saturnine — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:21:37 -0800

*head explodes* That is the most amazing thing I've seen all day. As much as I am going to support the local San Diego pet shelters, because of the sheer level of excellent care those cats are getting (no kill! Everyone gets fixed! Big bowls of food! Trees! Puppies! They board other cats for $8 a day!) this one has to get either my time, my money or both in the future. Wow. :D

By: schwa

schwa — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:29:37 -0800

Donations here: http://www.cathouseonthekings.com/contribute.php. Save a cat (or 700) today.

By: Greg Nog

Greg Nog — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:41:45 -0800

CATS AND DOGS LIVING TOGETHER, MASS HYSTERIA

By: Countess Elena

Countess Elena — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:49:02 -0800

Is she using the little black puppy because I want him. He looks like the best friend ever.

By: oflinkey

oflinkey — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:54:22 -0800

This would have been a perfect antidote to a disturbing animal-related story I stumbled onto yesterday, but there is a video along side about an ape killing its cat companion at the zoo. Geezus.

By: LordSludge

LordSludge — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:03:58 -0800

CAN HAS PRIVASEE?

By: Auden

Auden — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:08:00 -0800

"That's a crapload of cats!" and vice versa (I would think)

By: rmd1023

rmd1023 — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:08:07 -0800

cool! a SANE cat lady! Relay: a few of them are looking a bit BIG-BONED.

By: MrBobaFett

MrBobaFett — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:09:02 -0800

oflinkey - The monkey kills a cat video is faked I'm pretty sure.

By: mike3k

mike3k — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:09:17 -0800

I've seen lots of cats & dogs that get along. My cat & my neighbor's dog kiss each other, although he hisses at most other dogs.

By: tehloki

tehloki — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:37:50 -0800

Wow. I want to go there and lie down and have all the cats crawl on me.

By: turgid dahlia

turgid dahlia — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:48:08 -0800

I want to go there and lie down and have all the cats crawl on me. I would have them carry me aloft, like an emperor. Then I would have to open seven-hundred single-serve cans of cat food.

By: MaryDellamorte

MaryDellamorte — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:49:32 -0800

I wonder what kind of chaos ensues at the sound of an electric can opener.

By: Eekacat

Eekacat — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:08:34 -0800

I was skeptical about this, but it's awesome. I want to go visit. And yes, that little black puppy is the awesome.

By: baphomet

baphomet — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:44:54 -0800

You'd have to be completely insane to want to have that many shitrats running around. Or any, for that matter. If nothing else, they need to put those things to work. Hitch them to a turbine or something.

By: Tube

Tube — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:46:38 -0800

This would seem like a useful place to test my latest invention; the laser beam guided catnip scented bird feather on a string.

By: darkstar

darkstar — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:47:40 -0800

This is pretty cool. :)

By: rodgerd

rodgerd — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:00:22 -0800

That's... so cool.

By: paddysat

paddysat — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:03:14 -0800

Can I drop off my brown lab for a couple of hours just to freak his shit out?

By: brevator

brevator — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:09:29 -0800

nice, nice, very nice.

By: TheOnlyCoolTim

TheOnlyCoolTim — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:51:04 -0800

I want to go there with several laser pointers.

By: turgid dahlia

turgid dahlia — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:30:41 -0800

I want to go there with several laser pointers. Laser pointer Gatling gun.

By: milkrate

milkrate — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:31:23 -0800

Related Videos: -Ape Kills Cat -Ridiculously Hot LATINA girl dancing, not asian! (ORIGINAL) -How To Kill A Cat

By: ooklala

ooklala — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:55:55 -0800

@milkrate How unfortunate.... and ridiculous.

By: bhance

bhance — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 22:41:28 -0800

When I make my millions, and when I have 'sold out', this is totally what I am doing. Screw the yacht, screw everything else. I want a Cat Ranch.

By: edgeways

edgeways — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 22:47:47 -0800

if they could just harness all that potential static electricity...being off foreign oil in 10 years would be doable.

By: Kadin2048

Kadin2048 — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 23:52:21 -0800

I've never understood the people who seem to get off on hating cats. It just mystifies me. Although I've always had cats — from childhood up until now, as an adult — I think dogs are pretty cool, too. I'd never walk into somebody's house, and upon realizing that they had a dog, imply that it would be a really all-around good time to kill it, yet over the years I've had a plethora of people do that when they realize I have a cat. I get that it's (hopefully) in jest, but it's still off-putting. It seems like cats are an acceptable target for a lot of "har har dead animal" jokes, and I've always been suspicious that the attitude leads to some real abuse, the sort of stuff I've seen every once in a while and really shuddered at (and which also seems to fall disproportionately on cats). Particularly since most of the really heinous stuff that I've had the misfortune to run across looked like it was being committed by young people, who are presumably getting the message that such things are acceptable and funny from somewhere external.

By: louche mustachio

louche mustachio — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:58:50 -0800

If nothing else, they need to put those things to work. Hitch them to a turbine or something. Are you kidding? I can't even get my cat to do the dishes.

By: P.o.B.

P.o.B. — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 02:22:49 -0800

"Joe! Hey bro, where you been." "Hey Jimmy! Oh man do I have a story for you. I don't know if you know this but I went out one night and I got a bit lost. Go figure. I can see as clear as day in the middle of the night, smell delicious treats a half mile away, and can hear the sweet flutter of a small bird's wings from a hundred meters. But I get outside, do a little exploring and for the life of me I can't find my way back for nothing." "Oh man, that sounds rough. So's you gots lost huh?" "Yeah, but that ain't the half of it. I ended up at this place where our kind ruled!" "What??? No dogs?" "Well there was a couple of them around, but they were real cool...cats! Ya'know?" "Well what doya mean our kind ruled?" "Well, you always hear about these types of places, but this ones for real. Plenty of open space, more than enough friends to have fun and snuggle with, and the food was just everywhere!" "You mean there was plenty of hunting to be had?" "Well, the hunting was sparse." "I don't know...it doesn't sound that great." "Look, man, you have to see it to believe it. Trust me you go there you don't ever want to leave. Don't get me wrong, I love my family and enjoy being with them, but I'll tell you what. That place was like a dream..."

By: aldus_manutius

aldus_manutius — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:27:22 -0800

MaryDellamorte, thank you ... you've made my day. I can only hope that if reincarnation is real I can come back as a cat there ...

By: pianomover

pianomover — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:50:35 -0800

Lots of cats no birds.

By: nickyskye

nickyskye — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 11:37:45 -0800

A really inspiring and warm-hearted story. And loved the Talking Heads soundtrack.

By: foonly

foonly — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:34:17 -0800

...and I've always been suspicious that the attitude leads to some real abuse, the sort of stuff I've seen every once in a while and really shuddered at (and which also seems to fall disproportionately on cats). (Kadin2048) I take care of a feral cat colony (now, fortunately, almost all spayed/neutered), and of the three ferals in the past few years who needed X-rays, 2 of them had embedded pellets (one cat had two). These were surviving cats; I also had one unexplained death a few years ago which may have been due to a fatal shot, but I didn't find the remains in time to make a definitive diagnosis. The local SPCA and my vet estimated 1/3 of local feral cats may have been shot at least once. This is in an area in Northern California that has been transitioning from agriculture to suburbs over the past few decades. Another large animal rescue operation: Best Friends, in Utah (not just cats, but dogs, birds, turtles, snakes, ...) One of the major US organizations dedicated to humane feral cat rescue/reduction: Alley Cat Allies Lastly, a plug for my local organizations: The Feral Feline Organization and the local SPCA.

By: desjardins

desjardins — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:20:02 -0800

Who cleans all the litterboxes?

By: darkstar

darkstar — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 21:44:05 -0800

Volunteers, I think.