Published 16:47 IST, November 6th 2019
Houston cat turns internet sensation after letting other felines free
Houston rebellious shelter cat has become an internet sensation after a video of her letting the other cats out of their rooms and into the lobby has gone viral
- World News
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A 7-year-old rebellious shelter cat has become an internet sensation after a video of her letting other cats out of their rooms into the shelter lobby has gone viral. The cat named Quilty after a character from Vladimir Nabokov's novel Lolita, “loves to let cats out of the senior room,” says a Facebook post by Friends For Life Animal Rescue and Adoption Organization- Houston where the cat is taken care of.
“Quilty will not be contained. And he has no shame. Quilty loves to let cats out of the senior room. Repeatedly. Several times a day," read the Facebook post.
“We have since Quilty-proofed the cat room, while he took a brief hiatus in the lobby. His roommates missed him while he was banished to the lobby. They enjoyed their nighttime escapades around the shelter. The staff, however, did not miss the morning cat wrangling, so we’ll just have to agree to disagree there. Apparently this is not a new skill he learned here at the shelter; he used to let his dog sibling in the house at his old home," the shelter added.
'Awesome cat'
The cat who is now up for adoption also has an Instagram page with around 7,000 followers. Quilty has also become netizens' favorite as #FreeQuilty has gone viral on Twitter. The rescue and adoption organisation said, “If someone out there is looking for a clever cat that gets along with dogs but does not get along with closed doors, we have someone they really need to come and meet”. The organisation in an interview with an international media outlet said that they were pretty surprised and excited to see the response from the netizens. They further said that Quilty is an awesome cat and people are welcome to visit the cats whenever they want.
Updated 18:31 IST, November 6th 2019