Cat City: Have you ever at all times cherished cats, and do you’ve any at house?
Ann Marie: Sure! Once I was rising up, my household had a canine. I received on the household pc and made powerpoint shows about why we must always get a cat, explaining the issues I would do to maintain them and the way accountable I’d be. I used to be 7 years outdated.
We received a cat after I turned 8 — and it seems, I used to be NOT accountable (haha). In actual fact, I used to be truly allergic to cats. I am nonetheless allergic, however now I take allergy drugs. Why deprive myself of considered one of my favourite joys? Once I was 12, I volunteered at Valley Humane Society. I took care of a cat for every week by their Critter Camp, and we ended up adopting him as properly.
Proper now, I’ve one cat, Tilly, and I began fostering for Cat City in 2021. Ben and Jerry have been my first fosters, and I helped different Forgotten Kittens earlier than they got here to the Adoption Middle — like our herby women (Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, and Thyme), who had a medical scare whereas on the shelter and wanted pressing placement.
CT: How did you provide you with the design for “All Issues Cat City”?
AM: I used to be interested by what number of footage I’ve of all of the cats at Cat City, and what number of of these cats make the expertise of being there so rewarding. With the theme of “Neighborhood” in thoughts, I believed, “The cats are our neighborhood too!”
I additionally wished to incorporate the methods we work together — just like the toys that volunteers usher in, and the Celebration Combine treats we give company to present to the cats after they’re sleepy within the afternoon. I’ve a video of Sage operating towards the massive home windows, after which the opposite cats operating after her to take a look at the pigeons outdoors.
There are simply so many little items that make Cat City a beautiful place to be. I attempted to place all these issues into my design.
