Breaking Cat News by Georgia Dunn for June 27, 2024

I think it’s time we Twilight Zone this woman. Seeing her in a “Cozy Show Kennel” of her own would be nice. Then all the woodland creatures could stare at her and say, “GEE, that has to be the dumbest human I’ve ever seen.”

NOPE! Nope Nope NOPE! Pee on all the things, Sophie! All of them! No one can stop you! I believe in you!

OMC! All right. I’m heading back in the evil direction. And terribly misguided! I’m clenching my tiny paws in rage right now!

Sophie’s little cheese plates? Char-cat-erie…

This woman seems delusional. And diabolical. And maybe demented.

Not only is she not listening, I don’t think she’s sane…

Yeah, lady? That little cat will show you!

My not so tiny paws are also clinched in rage.

You know, this comic and the comment section has been quite a relevation to me. Over the years my wife and I have “rescued” 60+ cats. Many of them gave me feral hisses—some still do. We do check for chips but many were rescued in low income communities where folks can’t afford that kind of stuff. Now I’m positive that I must have stolen many cats from loving homes and I am evil and clueless. I guess it’s time to hang up the traps. Thanks so much for all your insight.

somewhat O.T. – Sophie’s real life people. this is a hard arc for some of us to read, but it’s only been about a yr since they had to say good bye to Sophie so i’m wondering how Jackie and her husband are doing with it. it certainly can’t be easy. Sending prayers of comfort, love and hugs to them. hoping the new kitty, Darla (i think) is settling in nicely.

This really toasts my cheese!

Again I like that this woman isn’t evil.. I mean she comes off that way, a cat show is Sophie’s worst nightmare. She’s just VERY ignorant and selfish, and it’s easy to make mistakes with a pet. I wouldn’t mind this lady having a cat (provided she didnt CONSTANTLY keep them in a box, that’s a no go), this just isn’t the cat for her and wasn’t her cat to take to begin with. It’s why i’m hopign this lady find sout she kidnapped sophie after the inevitable rescue mission: so she dosen’t do this AGAIN and instead gets proper help finding a pet.

Now I’m seething. Sophie needs rescuing, stat!

Come on gang, rescue her for goodness sake. Does the Wonan not know what spitting and hissing means?

BIG cheese plates.

Rage is better than fear.

She obviously doesn’t understand cat shows. Don’t show cats have to be pedigreed with papers and all? You can’t enter strays; you have to know their background and their breed and all. Also I’m pretty sure a cat with one blind eye would not win any pageants. The lady is clueless about a lot of things.

That Woman clearly has not read anything about cat shows. Cats are judged by breed standards. The cat needs a pedigree. There are classes for “domestic pets” who must be neutered and NOT declawed. Apparently, That Woman has grandiose dreams of winning ribbons and trophies to show off to her friends. (I’m not sure if being blind in one eye is a disqualifier.) That Woman obviously hasn’t even noticed that Sophie is not the “perfect” animal she thinks Sophie is. I mean Sophie is perfect, just as she is, but That Woman seems to love perfection, not personality.

OMC! Worse than clueless — the kidnapper wants Sophie to perform for prizes!

:O

There are no words . . . I hate what’s happening here on SO many levels. :(

Sophie. BITE HER!!!

WTF does this … person even think goes on at cat shows? Is she expecting catwalks on the runway? Oh, I just remembered the video of a fashion show that really did have a cat walking down the runway. That cat was a surprise guest that decided to lay across the walk. Interrupted the whole show. Is that what she expects?

I kind of want her to try it just so we can watch her get thrown out on her behind. But getting Sophie safe is more important.

I looked up cat shows. Many do have categories for mixed-breed “show pets” and the like.

Ad they say the road to hell is paved with good intentions. Only In this case I’m not even sure she has good intentions

The only halfway bright spot in today’s strip is that we get to see outraged Sophie toe beans on that angry little paw!

Aha. So the eevil alien is want to puts cat in showcase for potential alien foods stores cat eating aliens customers to sees and buys. So that is what this alien is up to eh.

RAGE HORKAGE!

This new Woman is creeping me out.

Why do I hear the silly buzzard, from those Bugs Bunny cartoons-Duuuuuh yoop pa doop pa doop doop doop doop doop!

I guess we now know why this couple didn’t get Sophie scanned for a chip, and are okay keeping her in a cage. Behind their broad smiles and rationalizations they are just opportunists, not rescuers. I’m not even a pet owner and I find this behavior revolting, so I can’t imagine how people with pets feel about it.

This woman is starting to give off psycho vibes.

Inconceivable. Intolerable! Illadvised!

Somebody, and I’m not saying who, needs to blow something up and free Sophie.

Little cheese plates? I guess maybe she and Wesley did have something in common!

This is just as bad as beauty pageants for children. Pretty helpless small creatures tarted up and shown off to leering spectators. Ick, just ick!

Meanwhile, Back on the Nile (Classic Edition)

Beatrixia: So did Ora Zella run off with Pink Lupin?

Elvis: Here is the conclusion of Pride and Pizza Dough.

Chef Tommy: Any idea where they might go?

Burt: Not far from the Run Down Estate there is the Tomato Farm. If the rumours are correct, tomatoes are how Lupin got pink.

At the Tomato Farm

Pink Lupin: This is my dream. I spent all my savings to purchase this farm. It grows the finest tomatoes in all of England.

Ora Zella: Is that why you’re now pink?

Pink Lupin: Yes. I hope someday to create sauces and gravies of all kinds. Maybe a soup as well.

Ora Zella: I bet the soup would go well with a toasted cheese sandwich.

Pink Lupin: But where can we find great cheese?

Ora Zella: I know of some mouse friends from the Ancient and Accepted Procurers’ Guild.

Pink Lupin: There’s no harm in asking. Now I must ask you, Ora Zella, will you marry me?

Ora Zella: I will, if my father consents.

Chef Tommy: Yes, I consent.

Ora Zella: Father! When did you get here?

Chef Tommy: Just now. Along with your sisters and their intendeds.

Beatrixia: Looks like everyone had a happy ending. Shall we head into the lunch room?

Elvis-Anum: Yes. It looks like we’re having Pizza Your Way.

Note: When I posted this a year ago, I had no idea about toasting cheese.

PREDICTION: Crazy Show Cat Lady is gonna change her tune when she figures out that Sophie is blind in her left eye, and the storyline takes a turn for the dark.

Tiny paws clenched in rage. Excellent!!

Well, she did indeed spend some time under the bureau. I look forward to seeing reactions from the cats watching this footage, who are likely as outraged as we are.

Some years ago I went to the annual cat show in St Paul. The only category I was interested in was Household Cats. The judges really seemed to enjoy their duties, and looked for good health, friendliness, playfulness, and the like. One judge said he loved cats with unusual markings and sometimes judged accordingly. I can guarantee that Sophie will not make it past any judge as she is not going to be particularly friendly! I can see her clenching her tiny paws and sending forth some feral yodels.

So if she has been under the bureau then Sophie hasn’t been in the cage the whole time. That is a good thing.

she would not be a good show cat since she is blind in one eye and not a pure breed unless its like a weird kind of show cat….as the Knights in Monty Python would say..RUN AWAY RUN AWAY…

OT: Daily chaos news…

angry hiss

Yeah, I’m just going to tell you right now that you ARE going to fail at that goal, madam.

OH NO! The old lady is going to turn Sophie into the feline Honey Boo Boo!

Poor Sofie- stupid woman-look for her real home! Adopt from a good shelter. Sofie- keep ripping things!!

Don’t talk of shows, Ribbons and bows, I won’t be your show cat!

Do you think I, blind in one eye, really could be a show cat?

Here I am all caged up in the middle of the room

My friends will come

Save me from doom

Anyone who’s ever had a cat will tell you that

This is no time for a chat!

Let me go home, back to my friends, I won’t be your show cat!

When Georgia’s done and this arc ends, I won’t be your show cat!

Don’t keep me here lasting through time,

My friends will come soon, I vow,

Don’t show me now!

(H/T Lerner & Loewe, My Fair Lady)

I like this woman, she is as delusional as many of the readers/commenters of this strip.

Hurry BCN et al!!

Thanks to Chitter, Chatter and the rest of the gangs – frenemies and all – we know where she is.

Our poor Sophie, with a selfish catnapper, who doesn’t even CARE that she had a nice home – that she was sitting in the front yard of – when she was so callously CATNAPPED!

I think people have to realize there are different kinds of people in the world. ☺️ All the lady knows is that she found a “Lost Cat” and she thought it needed a good home and she took it home. ❤️ She probably isn’t aware that it has a microchip in it. She probably doesn’t have any idea that is a procedure in life. She might be a motherly or grandmotherly type of person who tries to help all. You know, “Here, have some cookies…” Maybe similar to another person who took in cats. It’s the same when people who watched The Fugitive were telling the One Armed Man in REAL LIFE that he should turn himself in. It’s just a television show. You need to have these kinds of plots to make the show interesting. Just like this comic strip. You need these kinds of plots to make the comic more interesting or otherwise it would be too much of the same things. There is nothing wrong with some drama in the comic strips right? That’s why music changes every year. ☹️ Ok, I’m kidding about that last one. ☺️ I think this is funny and a good series of comic strips.

At least TRY to check her microchip. People need to be a lot more careful with “stray” cats, because (like in this case) you could really be ruining someone’s day/week/life. Is this based on real life, @Georgia Dunn?

How has this woman gotten to be this age without a speck of common sense? I’m thinking about her pipe dreams of owning a fancy blue-ribbon winning show cat and laughing an evil laugh to myself. Boy, is she ever Doomed! And I can’t wait to see it.

JUST RUN HER FREAKIN’ CHIP!!! For CAT’S SAKE…

The second Sophie is let out of that cage, I forsee one or both things may be happening: 1. MASSIVE DESTRUCTION AND CRAZY STUFF! or 2. Sophie runs away and hides somewhere safe

They don’t have her pedigree! How can they show her?

And that was the last we ever heard of her. ;P

FYI GOOD NEWS As of July 1, declawing cats will be illegal in the state of Virginia! Thank you, lawmakers!

I am wondering if this clueless individual (trying to be nice here) has a clue that Sophie is blind in one eye and declawed. I have not seen any indications that she knows this.

I really don’t want to eeee about them, too depressed about Sophie, but Sophie toebeans, panel 3. [Tiny little suppressed eee.]

OK. It’s no longer ‘reminds me’. She IS Dolores Umbridge.

RIPSNARL!!!!

The tyranny of other people’s “vision”.

An actress friend of mine told me there is a special place in Hell for “stage Moms”.

I was afraid of this. Sophie, I don’t normally recommend this but it is time to stop eating and start biting.

Are there really shows for street cats?

I did once see a shelter have it’s adoptable kittens in a “Fashion Show”. They were dolled up a bit in little costumes, like you can buy at petsmart and the like. All these kittens seemed to be ok with it. I would hope they didn’t force any of them in to costumes. But nothing like the pageant show thing. A cute way to say HEY! We have kittens that need homes!

There is a special category in cat shows for “Household Pets” (HHPs), cats which have no known pedigree. Pedigreed cats which don’t fit the breed standard — for example, coated Sphynx — may also be shown in CFA as HHPs.

HHPs have no set standards in terms of shape or color; it’s totally what appeals to a particular judge. The “best” HHP in Ring 2 might not even be in the top 10 in Ring 4. The cat must be clean and well-groomed, and all claws must be clipped. “Tipped” ears (ferals which have had an ear-tip snipped during neutering to show that they ARE neutered) is not a problem, nor any other physical “defect” (including missing parts!) which kitty may have incurred from an injury. Everyone knows an HHP might have had a rough start in life! And HHPs must be neutered by eight months.

To be a showcat, the kitty has to be comfortable with being handled by strangers in a strange place (i.e., on the judging table). Some cats love the show, as though they know they’re being admired. Some tolerate it (special treats at the show, like baby food or “Churru” may help). If the cat really hates it, well, don’t show. But many do actually enjoy it.

Showing is not cheap, but it is fun. Sophie, with her long history as a stray, may never be comfortable as a showcat. Puck, OTOH, might love it — being admired and petted and given treats all day.

I will be interested to see if this story reflects the actual reality of showing cats. You don’t make money off it! And if Sophie is declawed, she is ineligible to be shown.

[DEEP SIGH] Lady, you need to learn to understand and honor feline personalities! You are not going to “socialize” a cat that needs a calm environment and lots of time alone into a show cat.

“socialize” vs. “brainwash”. Very important difference.

Socialize her? That woman’s brain must be stuck in neutral.

Oh look a new FB profile pic in that third frame!

No! Sophie’s introverted soul is cringing in horror at the prospect of being forced to center stage in a pageant!

Who is this horrible woman and why is she torturing our little Sophie?

Tiny paws clenched in rage…Sounds like a line from American Pie.

Too bad Sophie has tiny paws. Bea would be able to whack the human hard. I have limited patience for the show cat/dog culture. Breeding animals for appearance isn’t a good idea, especially if you do it by inbreeding. Besides, animals should get to do animal stuff and interact with humans on their terms.

Oh noooo!

Oh Sophie! I understand. I also require quiet nights in and little cheese plates.

OT:

She wants to be closer to cheeses…

Just checking in. Internet is out, so I am using the spousal unit’s tablet. Hopefully back on line by Saturday.

I’m a relative newcomer here. Just a couple of months. But I’m liking this strip, with its long, leisurely, and clever story arcs.

old people can not paint the picture

I imagine the original trio will probably stay indoors for this, but I have this scenario in my head of the Construction Workers’ “Little Princess” distracting the old woman from Sophie long enough to spirit the latter away.

Now that I have reconnected with the world, can I just say “ARRRGGGHHHHH!”