For my friends in Belgium

Do I look a little sad? It's because I need a home now that I've been rescued from Koekelberg in Belgium, an area notorious for exterminating cats. I'm a friendly male, neutered and vaccinated and looking for a lap to sit in. Can you help me find a permanent home? I am staying with Sylvie in Brussels, a devoted cat rescuer who has removed many cats from Koekelberg and arranged for their care. Sylvie is overwhelmed by the cats needing homes right now. For example, meet Chipie:

Chipie is a real girly girl. She's about 7 months old and is spayed, sociable, and easy going. However, being a typical female, she decides to whom she goes, especially at the beginning. I think she's waiting for the right person to love. Maybe one day she'll hook up with Mozart:

Mozart may be a little shy about making eye contact with the camera but he's a sweetie.  Don't tell the other cats, but I think he is Martina's favorite. He's about two years old, neutered and vaccinated and oh-so-affectionate. Martina the Cat Lady says you can play baby with him. So much easier than having a real baby, yes? Give him the love (and the home) he deserves.

If you're interested in these cats or others, please e-mail veronica@v-grrrl.com or Martina.Mueller@ec.europa.eu

Comments

[Granola-grrrl]

I wish I lived in Belgium! If only so I could make a bid for Chipie's affection. She's beautiful. Right now at our house we have a male, a female, and one gender-confused. I got him thinking he was a girl. He's not. He's pretty and floofy and prissy, so maybe he can't make up his mind either.

[V-Grrrl]

Chipie is SO PRETTY, but since I would love a cat to play baby with, I'm trying to talk E into Mozart (the kids call him Mo).

E: "We don't need anymore pets! We don't need another cat!"

Me: "This isn't about us needing a cat. This is about a cat needing us!"

[Peter]

Wish I could have pets at my place. Although several people do have cats in this area (Antwerp riverbanks, Belgium), I guess it's just not fair to an animal putting it behind the windows in a condo.

Guess Koekelberg (part of Brussels) is not a friendly place at all, not even for humans.

But they do look adorable, and yes, they do remind me of the fact that I just love cats.

[furiousBall]

Chipie is beautiful. He or she looks like the curl up on your chest while you're reading type o cat.

[V-Grrrl]

Peter,

We keep our cats indoors. I've had both indoor and outdoor cats. The outdoor cats always had health issues--abcesses, ear mites, illnesses. My beautiful calico, Tess, completely disappeared. After that, the cats I owned stayed indoors and were healthy and happy. If they've always been kept indoors, it's not an issue. I would never take an outdoor cat and confine it though.

[Peter]

Veronica, guess that one day I will get another cat, one that is used to living inside. The real problem now is probably being single (single again, I used to be part of a couple living in suburbia). I'm often not at home and would hate to leave my cat alone for a prolonged period of time. I used to have a dog and two cats.

Most of my friends keep their cats indoors, just like you do.

[V-Grrrl]

I've always had dogs too...Before we moved here, I had a scrappy little terrier that would have defended me to the death! I found a home for him before we moved here because in America it's nearly impossible to rent a house if you own a dog, and I worried that his yappy tendencies would make the neighbors crazy. So I left him behind, but I still miss him.

Dogs are great company, but cats suit my life style better.

[TB]

Could we arrange for an international adoption?