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Sadie Scans the Tracks at the New York Transit Museum
I saw my fair share of cats while living in New York, but I (thankfully) never saw one in the subway. I do wonder, though, with the rampant rat problem within New York’s subway system if there isn’t a gang of feral cats happily living on a buffet de rat underground.
While Sadie, a plump grey and whit cat, doesn’t live amongst the live subway tracks, she does keep the rodents in check at New York’s Transit Museum — or at least that’s why she was brought in.
Emily of I Ride the Harlem Line is a frequent visitor of the museum and on her latest trip she was able to snap a few photos of sweet Sadie.
Upon a visit to the museum, I had this conversation with the ticket collector:
Me: So is the rat catcher around today?
Him: The what?
Me: The cat. Sadie. Is she around?
Him: (Laughs) She’s around somewhere, probably catching more Z’s than rats though!
Check out her post and adorable snapshots of the city’s most well fed employee.
Image: I Ride the Harlem Line
Patient Labs
Curbed
Saw these two beautiful labs patiently waiting for their owner to return from the Live Oak Farmers Market a few Sundays back. They were so intent on watching their owner walk past the stands that I couldn’t even get them to give the camera a glimpse. Pure loyalty.
Image: Sonia Zjawinski
Cat Signs
I’ve been teaching my nine-month-old son sign language for four months now and nada, but this guy can get his cat to sign “food” to him?! Maybe I should be offering Fynn sardine treats instead of sweet potatoes…
Hello My Name Is… Jozy
Name, age, sex, breed: Jozy, 1, girl, short-haired domestic kitten
Owner, city: Washington, DC
How I got my name: My full name is Jozy Kitty – but my parents affectionately call me Jo, Jo bear and even Jo bunny, even though I’m pretty sure I’m a cat, not a bunny. When I first met my parents they thought I was a boy and named me after my dad’s favorite soccer player – Jozy Altidore. Turns out – I’m a girl! But luckily the name still worked.
