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Bob The Street Cat’s Statue

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Bob the street Cat Statue in Islington Green North London

Being a great fan of Bob the Street Cat, it was lovely to visit his statue in North London recently. If you don’t know who Bob is, he was a stray cat who was rescued by a homeless man and went on to help the man, James Bowen turn his life around. Their story was so wonderful that James wrote their story in many books and later two films were made.

Sadly Bob passed away in June 2020 and a statue has been put up opposite Waterstones in Islington ,North London. James hopes the statue will remind passers-by that everyone deserves a second chance and no-one is alone.

It is a magical place and you can sit on the beautiful benches and watch the busy London world go by . The bronze statue was created by sculptor Tanya Russell and is life size and stunning to see. If you are nearby why not go and see him and grab a coffee and before you go leave Bob a dreamie or two?

Love & Purrs Rachel and Mr Ringo xxxx

Purrfect Films for Lockdown

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I hope this blog post finds you and your cats well and managing to cope in these strange times? Mr Ringo seems totally unaware of how exciting his social life is compared to the humans around him, I never thought I would say my cat goes out more than me!

Anyway the other day while I was looking at my dvd collection I noticed that I had quite a few feline themed films (surprise!) and thought I would tell you about them in case you were looking for cat films to watch while on lockdown. So here’s my top 5 favourites that you could get from the usual places online…..

The Cat Returns

Cover of DVD of The Cat Returns

The Cat Returns was made by the wonderful Studio Ghibli, think Japanese Disney but so much better!

It’s the story of a young girl who rescues a cat from being run over, the cat she saves is The Cat King’s son and the King wants to reward her by allowing her visit the cat kingdom and marry the Prince. The girl then has to decide if she wants to live in the cat kingdom or return to her own world…….. this film has such a wonderful story, filled with lovely characters and beautiful art.

It’s a film that will entertain all ages, pure escapism. This film is dubbed in English.

If Cats Disappeared From The World

This is the film of the book of the same name. It’s about a young man who is dying of brain cancer who makes a deal with the devil that he can get to live another day if certain things are removed from the world each day.

The things that are removed each day are: phones, movies, clocks and finally cats! Each of these things are crucial to his relationships with his few friends and family.

Sounds a bit weird I know but it works and makes for a beautiful and emotional film that really makes you think about your life. I loved it and the book is wonderful too.
This film is Japanese and has subtitles.

The Cat Rescuers

This film is about animal activists in New York City and how cat rescue takes over their lives.

It tells the story of 4 cat rescuers who help to save the lives of feral cats and also save and rehome abandoned feline pets.

I enjoyed their heartwarming stories of how they helped the cats and also how the cats often helped the humans.

Great characters both feline and human.

Some mention of drug addiction.

A Street Cat Named Bob

There can’t be many cat people who haven’t heard of this wonderful real life story of how one stray cat helped a homeless man find a new life and eventually fame.

From living homeless on the streets of London to writing a best selling book and having a film made about your life. This film mentions and features drug addiction.

What a different direction one mans life turned after he rescued an injured ginger cat……lovely film starring the cat himself and some great music too.

Kedi

My final cat film has to be Kedi, this is the magical and remarkable film about stray and feral cats living on the streets of Istanbul.

The story of how they wander in and out of people’s lives. This film has subtitles and features a cat death.

The cinematography and music is simply breathtaking and enchanting and will stay with you for a long time…….

So those are my choices of my 5 favourite feline films that I will be watching while on lockdown. If you have any other cat films that you love please let me know……. Stay Safe and Stay Home where possible.

Love and purrs

Rachel and Mr Ringo xxxx

Tails Up for Kedi!!

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This film is a must see for all cat lovers. Although I was lucky to see it back in March, this film unfortunately had a very limited cinema release in the UK. But finally you can watch it on DVD and itunes.  Kedi is about the street cats of Istanbul who have walked the streets there for thousands of years. You are introduced to many cats, with both  wonderful stories and  charming characters.  Both heartwarming and heartbreaking with music and cinematography that is just beautiful. Turkey has never been a place I have thought of visiting but well now…………?

Enjoy! xx

Available from the usual online retailers.

The Unseen

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by Jonas Chan from Hong Kong
“There are lots of homes behind this street cat but none belong to him”

Being a big cat lover I often worry about the feral and stray cats I may encounter while away on holiday. I worry about them before I’ve even met them! I know there are feral and stray cats in the UK but often due to the lack of neutering, education and funds, places abroad can be so much worse for the unowned felines. Being a cat sitter I often ask people where they went on holiday and were there many stray and feral cats. Many people tell me they never saw any, but I expect the cats were there, maybe only venturing out at night or dusk…… the Unseen of the feline world.

So when I heard that International Cat Care was having a photographic competition about Street Cats I was excited. The winners of the competition will go into a calendar to raise money for the charity. International Cat Care does an amazing job supporting communities with trap, neuter, return programs in many countries. Most of these street cats want to live on the streets and can never live with humans, but with TNR these cats can be neutered so they live a healthier and happier life without the stress of reproduction. If you would like to pre-order one of the calendars here is the link. https://icatcare.org/shop/icatcare-merchandise/icatcare-calendar-2018-pre-order

Front cover featuring winner Catan Ngan from Hong Kong

So lovely that the “Unseen” can be seen in this wonderful calendar and money can be raised to help many street cats in the future. x

My Top 5 Cat Books 2016

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Being a bit cat obsessed I love to read books about cats and I have a few (well a lot!) on my book shelves at home. If I had to take just 5 to a desert island which ones would I take? Ok my all time favourite cat books about cats and their lives with humans are …….

Dewey by Vicki Myron

Dewey the library cat by Vicki Myron
Dewey was found dumped at a library in an awful state. He lived his whole life there and touched everyone’s heart who knew him.

Buckley’s Story by Ingrid King

Buckley’s Story by Ingrid King
Buckley was a cat who changed the life of one woman, Ingrid later went on to write a very successful cat blog and write more books. Lovely book especially if you like torties.

The dog who rescues cats by Philip Gonzalez & Leonore Fleischer

The dog who rescues cats by Philip Gonzalez & Leonore Fleischer
The dog who rescues cats- is a very special book about an amazing dog who just loved cats and would go out with his owner and find feral cats that needed help, this book will make you cry but its just such a wonderful story, not to be missed!

Homer’s Odyssey by Gwen Cooper

Homer’s Odyssey by Gwen Cooper
Homer’s Odyssey is an unbelievable story about a blind kitten who was almost put to sleep until a lady adopted him and gave him a lovely life, I was hooked on this book especially when his home was threatened on 9/11 in New York.

A Street Cat Named Bob by James Bowen

A Street Cat Named Bob by James Bowen

My all time favourite cat book! Bob the street cat! The amazing story of a stray ginger cat and a homeless man both living on the streets of London and how they saved each other. Soon to be released as a film!  I have tried not to give too much away as these books are all fantastic true stories and make purrfect pressies.

Love Rachel x

Purrfect Read for Cat Lovers

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My Street Cats by Raphaella Bilski

My Street Cats by Raphaella Bilski

The book market is flooded with hundreds of lovely cat stories but every now and then one book comes along that really gets to you and this is one of those books. Living in the UK we don’t have the feral cat populations that many countries have and only really see feral or community cats in large numbers when we go on holiday. Being a huge cat lover and owner of a cat sitting business I found this book to be fascinating , educational (especially about feline behaviour in groups), emotional, heartbreaking and simply absorbing. I couldn’t put it down! Raphaella is a true cat angel and has devoted a lot of her life to looking after these wonderful creatures in Jerusalem.

In 2004 the Israeli supreme court made a ruling concerning its street cats, allowing the cats the right to live in the streets and allowing people to feed them providing certain rules are followed including neutering and vaccinating them. It is also prohibited to kill a street cat or move it from its original habitat unless it is a serious health risk. My only fault with this book is I would have loved to have seen photographs of the cats but my guess is that when the author took out her camera, the cats ran off in true cat spirit!

If you are looking for a feline read with a difference then this is a wonderful place to start. x