Thursday, November 21, 2019

Free Quilty -- Quilty will not be contained

"A rogue cat who ‘will not be contained’ keeps trying to free his shelter comrades" https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/11/13/quilty-houston-shelter-cat-wins-viral-fame-helping-fellow-felines-escape/

From the article, The unruly feline has become famous in recent weeks for sowing chaos at the Houston animal shelter where he broke out of his confines several times a day, often setting his cat comrades free in the process. Somehow capable of prying open heavy doors despite his diminutive stature and lack of opposable thumbs, he exasperated his handlers with his crafty ways.

“Quilty will not be contained,” Friends for Life Animal Rescue and Adoption Organization wrote on Facebook last month, posting photos of a decidedly guilty-looking Quilty meowing from his cat jail. “And he has no shame.”

But as it turns out, people love meddlesome cats who refuse to apologize for their devious behavior. The shelter’s frequent updates about Quilty’s latest crimes have turned him into an Internet celebrity with nearly 30,000 Instagram followers, and, on Tuesday night, he got a special shout-out on Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show With Trevor Noah.” As of Wednesday morning, Friends for Life’s original Facebook post had been shared more than 16,000 times. Meanwhile, Quilty has found what the shelter hopes will be a permanent home, and appears to have put his life of crime aside in favor of placidly napping with his new owner.

Quilty is not pleased with being confined.