visual exercise: find the kitteh

crossword skillz, chococat haz ‘em

kittehs r gud spellerz

copycat

omg, so cute. i remember when my chococat was this l’il.

catsablanca

mama cat with blue eyes, originally uploaded by suddenly.

in our daily strolls around casablanca, we encountered lots n lots of street cats. they were really skinny and more often than not, filthy. we’d see them go dumpster diving, competing with gynormous cockroaches for rotting scraps and lamb entrails. it broke my heart. we both have a soft spot for cats so we decided to feed them as we toured the city. we gave them whiskas poulet mix which they devoured but boy, did they ever go crazy for the leftover chicken we once doled out.

as we made our rounds, we started recognizing the same cats over and over again. the mama cat with the blue eyes in the photo above had three kittens. around the corner was a friendly tabby who followed us for blocks to get more food. she was affectionate which made me think she was probably someone’s abandoned pet. two blocks over was a new batch of 3 itty bitty kitties that were just born. each one was smaller than my palm. basically, every block had its resident feline…or three.

i’m sure we were a strange sight for the locals; a couple of tourists feeding stray cats. sometimes a bystander would smile and say, “merci.” two moroccan kids saw what we were doing and asked us for some cat food so they could feed other cats in the neighborhood. it was like the ghetto version of paying it forward.

click here to see more cats in casablanca.