Wordless Wednesday
What are these people looking at?
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UPDATE, March 1: Dental floss for equines? The cat string theory? We love you guys, but check out the comment box for the official yarn spun by the ASPCA’s Jesse Oldham, Senior Administrative Director, Community Outreach.
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New York City Feral Cat Initiative
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terry pride Says:
world’s biggest ball of used heavy-duty dental floss?
maybe for equines, LOL?
fibre made from the undercoat of Golden Retrievers?
a flax cube?
Kathleen Duffy Says:
A hairball!
meg Says:
cat hide-away made of yarn.
Emily Says:
well, there are cat flyers on the table, and the woman is looking up into it, I guess a fancy kitty condo. Possibly one with a dual purpose to serve as a scratch and stretch place on the outside?
Michael Kitkoski Says:
It’s the cat string theory.
Nancy Clark Says:
The answers so far are great…I particularly like the cat string theory….but…
I think they are trying to guess how much string there is in the ball…kind of like how many gumballs in the jar. Either that or it’s the lifetime collection of an OCD cat found under someones bed or behind a dresser….
Leese Says:
Oh, Oh, I know! How many cats can you get inside a big ball of twine!
Really, though. Is it a new kind of cat condo/bed/hidey thing? It could be called a “Play and Stay”…
Pune Dracker, ASPCA Shelter's Edge Says:
OK, we promise we’re not spinning a yarn, but this is actually one of several winter feral cat shelters designed by NYC’s architectural community for the first Architects for Animals exhibit last December. The ASPCA’s Jesse Oldham, Senior Administrative Director, Community Outreach, was on hand at the event and gave us her report:
“When I was invited to the event, I pondered just how successful these architects would be constructing shelters that would actually…shelter. Sure, they know buildings; but do they know feral cats? If you’ve ever built the insulated shelter models suggested by TNR groups, you know it’s all Rubbermaid bins, Styrofoam and straw. Architects would never use that stuff!
I didn’t need to worry. Upon arriving I was surprised to see a giant ball of yarn and knitting needles in the middle of the showroom. It turned out to be one of the shelters. To my left was a space-age dome, and a reflective red triangle. To my right was a double-decker shelter with an upper level window, and a Guggenheim-esque felted shelter.
I was floored by the professionalism and creativity with which the shelters were built. The more I talked to the architects, the more I was wowed. For instance, the Guggenheim-esque felted shelter? The mid-section lifted so you could clean it. And it was built to be seeded and grown over with foliage to blend into the environment while providing further insulation.
I wasn’t the only one wowed and, frankly, touched. All of the feral cat caretakers I spoke to that night felt it was remarkable that these prestigious firms recognized that the feral cats we feed every day really matter. (These same cats are regarded by many as “just street cats” or, worse, a nuisance). The event not only gave caretakers a chance to share stories with one another, but to see the animals they care for elevated to a status worthy of the architects’ time and thoughtful care.”
-Jesse Oldham, Senior Administrative Director, Community Outreach.
P.S. At the end of the event, all shelters were donated to feral cat care givers who work with the NYC Feral Cat
Initiative.
P.S.S. To all those who left comments: We love your answers, too!