Some cats, however, were made for that 9 to 5 grind. We took a trip to the Cats With Jobs account on X and gathered some of their most adorable photos of dedicated cat employees down below. Keep reading to find conversations with Samantha Bell, M. Ed., cat expert for Best Friends Animal Society, and Scott Wendelberger, Marketing & Community Outreach Manager at NOCO Humane. And be sure to upvote the workers that you think deserve a raise! (Or at least some catnip!) “During the first major COVID lockdown, I was looking for a side-project to work on, and a friend gave me the idea of starting a gimmick page,” the creator shared. “I started with Translated Cats - which is still going strong. On it I post pictures of cats with Machine/AI translated captions. Eventually I started up a second page, called ‘Socially Distanced Cats’ (this was at the start of COVID after all), but it got no real traction. I then had the idea to transform the page into working cats, and almost immediately, it went through the roof in terms of popularity." “If the OP is also on X, I’ll reach out and ask for permission via DM or replies. I’ve cultivated some great relationships with the people posting this content up in the first place, and it wouldn’t be fair if a larger page like mine came along and stole their thunder,” Louie explained. “Sometimes this means deleting viral posts in order to repost it with attribution, or in the form of a ‘Quote Tweet’, but I don’t really mind.” “Adopting a working cat is a safe, inexpensive way to control the rodent population while providing a home for a cat who cannot be adopted out to an indoor household,” Samantha shared. “A working cat is just like any other cat; only their home looks different. Some cats’ homes are indoors with people full-time. For community cats, their home is outside. And working cats’ homes are usually in businesses or on farms.” “If they happen to like people, they can interact with them, but they’re not forced to. If they want to take months to warm up to people, they can,” she noted. “And if they never want to interact with people, they can live their lives free from human interaction.” “At NOCO Humane, we classify a ‘working cat’ as one who is less social with humans, fearful and shy around human interaction, and are better suited for an independent life outdoors,” he shared. “Our Behavior & Enrichment Team looks at every individual cat’s known history, as well as any behavioral or medical information gathered while they are being cared for at the shelter to determine the type of home that would best suit their needs.” “In these cases, the best outcome for these cats is to be placed as working cats. Once they arrive at their new home, they can take as long as they want to warm up to people, if they want to,” the expert explained. “And many do. I’ve placed many cats as working cats and within weeks, they’ve moved inside the home because they’re so loving, and the family comes back for more working cats for outside.” Follow Bored Panda on Google News! Follow us on Flipboard.com/@boredpanda! Please use high-res photos without watermarks Ooops! Your image is too large, maximum file size is 8 MB.
