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Around the World: Cats

written by Brenna Holeman July 22, 2013

cali-cat

Cali, Colombia

hong-kong-cat

Hong Kong, Hong Kong

huanchaco-cat

Huanchaco, Peru

istanbul-cat

Istanbul, Turkey

lamanai-cat

Lamanai, Belize

osaka-cat

Osaka, Japan

panama-cat

Panama City, Panama

sahara-cat

The Sahara, Morocco

salento-cat

Salento, Colombia

utila-cat

Utila, Honduras

yekaterinburg-cat

Yekaterinburg, Russia

athens-cat

Athens, Greece

winnipeg-cats

Winnipeg, Canada

Audrey of That Backpacker recently posted that she was inspired to show some of her favourite shots of cats in Asia by some of my collections of animal photos. This is all getting very meta, because now she’s inspired me to do an Around the World post on the cats and kittens I’ve met in my travels.

I knew that they were up next – I’ve already posted about dogs and puppies, but I’ve met plenty of felines around the world, too. I never thought I was a cat person, but over the years I’ve started to love them more and more. I’ve always been very comfortable with animals, and they seem to feel the same way.

I’m currently fostering the two kittens in the last photo – I foster whenever I come back to Canada, and these two are my 11th and 12th animals. I urge you to do the same if you have a few weeks or months to spare; many shelters around the world need people to care for animals before they are ready for adoption. In the case of my current kittens, they are just slightly underweight and slightly too young to be neutered, so I’ll keep them until next week. They’ll have their surgeries, and then go into adoption. If you are interested in fostering animals, please email me; I’d be happy to share my experiences and more information on how to help!

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Rika July 22, 2013 - 3:36 am

Aw! Osaka kitty!! Love that you’re fostering while at home, it’s such a great way to help out without having to commit to the whole shebang. When I was living on Vancouver Island a couple years ago we fostered pitbulls and I’d go back to it in a heartbeat if I ever go home.

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This Battered Suitcase July 22, 2013 - 5:44 am

Fostering is amazing! Right now I’m typing with only one hand because I have two purring kittens sleeping on my arm. I travel too much to own a pet, but fostering is a great way to help out AND to share my home with an adorable and loving animal.

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Audrey Bergner July 22, 2013 - 3:58 am

That cat in Osaka looks so cute. He’s like a sumo wrestler in feline form!

I’d love to foster pets at some point when I find myself with a semi-temporary home. My youngest sister volunteers at the animal shelter and she always tells me about the kittens she gets to play with. 🙂

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This Battered Suitcase July 22, 2013 - 5:45 am

He totally does look like a sumo wrestler! So chubby. That’s great that your sister volunteers, the shelter here is always looking for more help!

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Katie @ Domestiphobia.net July 22, 2013 - 1:12 pm

So funny! I just posted about the dog we’re “fostering,” though it’s probably not legit fostering since we just found her as a stray. She’s going to her “real” foster home today, but it’ll be hard to let her go after five days. We’ve cleaned her up, nursed her wounds, and pulled the ticks off one by one – today she’s like a new dog. It’s very rewarding and she’s incredibly sweet, but with two rambunctious dogs already, there’s no way I could handle three permanently. The hardest part will be saying goodbye!! (My post about “Zoe”: http://www.domestiphobia.net/2013/07/18/nips/)

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This Battered Suitcase July 22, 2013 - 9:52 pm

Yes, it’s so difficult to say goodbye. I’ve had these guys for over two weeks, but I’ve had other animals for a month or even two months, and I get very attached. It never gets any easier, either…

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Andi of My Beautiful Adventures July 22, 2013 - 1:48 pm

My husband would go crazy over this post he’s so obsessed with cats!

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This Battered Suitcase July 22, 2013 - 9:51 pm

As I went to reply to your comment one of the kittens jumped on the keyboard! They can feel the love through the computer…

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Ali Henry July 22, 2013 - 8:35 pm

One of my favourite/most random memories of Osaka with you is that Cat Cafe! Cute post, gorgeous kitties xx

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This Battered Suitcase July 22, 2013 - 9:50 pm

Yes! That photo wasn’t from our day together, but I do remember the day we went. “You are not allowed to pick up the cats!”

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Jaimee March 10, 2018 - 12:45 pm

OMG the one from Japan got me! SO CUTE. I love posts like this. Seeing animals from all around the world when you travel is one of my favorite past times, every time I see a stray animal I have to photograph it! I also love the orange ones from Canada. Ah – what a happy post to see on a rainy Saturday – thanks for sharing!

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Brenna Holeman March 11, 2018 - 3:20 am

Thank you so much, Jaimee… glad you liked the post!

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