Ballard Street by Jerry Van Amerongen for August 15, 2021

Well, Ethel is working her way up to it, but Fred isn’t all that much in favor of it.

That reminds me of a shooting range target. I hope he’s not looking at a gun catalog.

There is a long way to go from a picture of a cat to the real thing. Maybe Ethel could bring in some videos.

Just their luck they’d get a cat that preferred to live under their bed.

It’s going to take a lot of work.

That cat is more animated than most real cats.

I would have to get pretty worked up to get a cat.

Adopt! Dont buy!

Buying?….Buying?

Just get a shredder, you don’t have to feed it…

(I do like cats, really ☺)

Cat Fancy?

Tomorrow we get the poop in the shoe.. Ethel is an honest woman.

ADOPT!

For realism the next panel should drop a hair ball on his shoe, after having peed under the pillow in the spare bedroom.

Please do not buy but rather rescue.

The Swensons had better work harder. This is not working.

Mrs Swenson reminding hubby that tomorrow it is time for their annual congress.