Caturday felid trifecta: Mischief, the perambulating moggy; cat in love with Amazon delivery man; reunion of cat and staff after L.A. wildfires;

From the Times of London we have the story of a tuxedo cat appropriately named Mischief, who’s become famous for his wide-ranging perambulations around the city of Plymouth. Click headline below to read, or find article (archived here):

Some excerpts:

You might think Tonie Blackmore would get worried when her pet cat Mischief goes missing for days on end, but thanks to his friendly nature he has the city of Plymouth tracking his every move.

The appropriately named feline has been making himself at home across the city for the past three years, and developing thousands of committed Mischief megafans.

Ever since he was old enough to leave his house in the centre of the city, he has been searching for strokes, suntraps and catnap spots in schools, shops, pubs, colleges, sports halls, youth clubs and strangers’ homes.

Mischief, a distinctive black and white tuxedo cat, can often be found lazing in hotel receptions, churches, supermarkets, railway stations and regularly visits HMS Drake naval base — where staff had to be reminded not to take and upload photos of him on site as it could threaten national security.

One woman was escorted home by the cat, while others have had him join them for car journeys, trick or treating outings and walks along the seafront.

One of his favourite haunts is Devonport High School for Boys, where he can often be found lazing in a staff room, sleeping through double physics or watching the netball and football teams compete on the weekend.

. . .Barry Hardman, the school sports co-ordinator, outlined a typical weekend visit from Mischief: “Inspected the toilets, got cuddles from two little girls, fell asleep in girls coat, sat by a window until netball girls left, followed the netball girls, and with that he’s gone again. Such a flirt.”

Rachel Fisher, a local jeweller, said it was “such a pleasure when he wandered into our house one day for a look around, a bit of a tickle under the chin, a sit by the fire and then he asked if he could leave to continue his wanderings”.

When he’s been away from his family for too long or found his way miles from home, he has a group of dedicated followers willing to drive across the city to pick him up and return him home.

. . . He has been microchipped and neutered and Blackmore’s family love to see what he gets up on his adventures, through the regular updates posted by locals on his Facebook fan page.

Here’s where Mischief has been spotted–as far as three miles from home!

And now he’s famous!

Mischief’s fame went global this week [March 7], after an admirer posted videos on TikTok about his affectionate antics and received more than nine million views.

Now the curious cat has fans declaring their love for him on his Facebook page — Mischief’s adventures in Plymouth — from across the United States, Canada, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Italy, Switzerland, Romania, Georgia, Trinidad and Tobago, Kenya, the Philippines and Panama.

You can find Mischief’s Facebook page here; it’s temporarily paused for a day. Here are a few snaps of the wandering moggy:

Mischief as a kitten:

Mischief hitting the bars:

Mischief and his staff:

Of course outdoor cats have lives much shorter than feral cats or all-indoor cats, so I worry aboui Mischief. However, so many people are looking out for him that I hope he’ll be okay.

Mischief away from home for 3 days!

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Here’s Tuna (she/her, please) in love with delivery people.  Follow her and her mate Loki on their Instagram page. She’s sort of an outdoor cat, but never leaves the yard, and mostly hangs out on the porch. 

A quote from her staff: “I think we could all learn a little bit from Tuna: about putting ourselves out there.”

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And from the AP (click to read), we read about Aggie, a cat lost after the California wildfires and presumed gone forever, but rescued after two months. Shown is the staff Katherine Kiefer with Aggie; photo by Carolyn Kiefer for the AP):

Aggie’s tail:

It appears the tall tale that all cats have nine lives may be true for a California Maine coon named Aggie.

The beloved feline was feared dead for two months after the Palisades wildfire in Los Angeles left her family’s home in ashes. But her owner, 82-year-old Katherine Kiefer, held out some hope.

Over the weekend, Kiefer got a call from the West Los Angeles Animal Shelter. Her daughter Carolyn Kiefer shared their reunion Saturday in a TikTok video that quickly garnered more than 1 million likes. It shows tears pouring from Katherine Kiefer’s eyes as Aggie curled up in her arms.

“I was very much worried that I was going to wake up and (discover) it had been a dream,” she said.

Kiefer was at a medical appointment the day fire engulfed her neighborhood and her children couldn’t find Aggie — who was prone to hiding — when they tried to rescue her.

“The one thing my mom asked was: ‘Did you get Aggie?” Carolyn recalls.

Many pet owners struggled to reach their domesticated animals during the frantic rush to evacuate from the Palisades wildfire in January.

Aggie, who is about 5 years old, was gifted to Katherine Kiefer by a friend during the COVID-19 pandemic. Social media users have been so touched by the pair’s reunion video that many have been asking for daily updates. The family’s $30,000 GoFundMe campaign for Aggie’s vet bills had topped $21,000 by Tuesday afternoon.

The reunion from Tik Tok:

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When Katherine Kiefer, 82, lost her home to the Palisades Fire on Jan. 7, she feared she had also lost her beloved cat, Aggie. But two months later, Aggie was found alive in the fire’s ruins. Here’s the moment Kiefer and Aggie reunited.

♬ original sound – The Associated Press

h/t: Richard