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You are here: Home / Kitty Wisdom / A Celebration for National Cat Day

A Celebration for National Cat Day

October 29, 2012 By: Sparkle Cat35 Comments

I didn’t realize until recently just how many holidays and celebrations are devoted to us cats: Adopt a Shelter Cat Month (June), Happy Cat Month (September), World Cat Day (August 8), National Black Cat Day (October 25), Black Cat Appreciation Day (August 17 — hey, black kitties deserve multiple days!), National Feral Cat Day (October 16), of course my very own Cat World Domination Day (June 24… also my birthday), and today is National Cat Day.

This is Jamie - perhaps you have met him before!

Photo courtesy of Brian Frum’s human

We cats deserve to be celebrated every day, and in the past I have offered suggestions on how humans can properly honor their cats on these designated days. But National Cat Day is something deeper than mere hedonistic pleasure. It was founded in 2005 to bring awareness to all the cats that need rescue, and to celebrate the good we cats offer to those who are wise enough to make us members of their family. So in that spirit, I will tell you the story of something wonderful that happened yesterday for a cat named Jamie.

For unknown reasons by unknown humans, Jamie was dumped at a dog shelter in Greenville, SC. He was unhappy and confused and crying for whoever had left him behind. The woman who ran the dog shelter knew if she took him to animal control, he would be euthanized. Because of all the dogs she cared for, she couldn’t really keep him, but she gave him a temporary home in her office while searching for a permanent home for him. Brian, a good hearted cat blogger many of us know, found out about Jamie’s plight and sent out word on all his social networking channels. Many of us shared about Jamie on Facebook and Twitter (including me).

Saying good-bye to Jamie as he starts off on his trip.

The nice dog lady saying good-bye to Jamie. Photo courtesy of Brian Frum’s human

A very cool Twitter friend, the human of Mizz Bassie, heard the call and said she wanted to adopt Jamie. The only problem was that she lived in Hollywood, FL — across three states and over 700 miles away! It was going to take superhuman efforts to get a transport together to get Jamie to his new home. But of course, humans who help kitties are pretty super, so it came together. Brian’s human, Dorian of Your Daily Cute and Mario da Cat’s human worked very hard to find transport for Jamie. Dorian especially is some amazing force of nature — she creates miracles when it comes to rescuing kitties. And her organizational skills put together a group of humans who made Jamie’s transport positively magical.

Jamie on his way to Mizz Bassie's home

Photo courtesy of Abby’s human

Not only did Jamie’s transport go smoothly — all 744 miles of it — it involved some humans who had never done a transport before… and whose cats are blogging and Tweeting friends of mine, and probably yours! Brian’s human, of course, got things started. He picked up Jamie and headed south, where he met with a friend of Dorian’s named Melanie. Melanie drove to Savannah, GA, where she met up with #NipClub human @flacatlady, who drove Jamie to Jacksonville, FL. In Jacksonville, Jamie met up with Abby’s human! Now for the fun part: Abby’s human drove Jamie to Daytona to hand him over to the the human of the Friends Furever blog — they had never met each other in person before! In Satellite Beach, Jamie caught a ride with Twitter friend Sam I Am, and then with a nice human named Carol. Dorian did the last leg of the trip herself, and personally delivered Jamie to his new human!

In spite of all the legs, the transport went so smoothly, and everyone fell in love with Jamie! He is a very special kitty — he won all our hearts when we were trying to find him a home, and those who were lucky enough to meet him in person loved him even more!

I know there are other homeless cats, very near to where you are, who are just as special as Jamie and who deserve to have somebody go the extra mile (or 10… or 100) for them! Can you do something to make life a little better for one of those cats on National Cat Day? If you have a car, maybe you can plan for the future by signing up as a transport volunteer. Dorian has a form here: http://bit.ly/cutetransport. My human signed up! She does not even particularly like driving, but she would be more than happy to take a road trip if it helped out a kitty. I hope you will do the same.

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  1. MizzBassie says

    December 17, 2012 at 9:35 am

    Thank you for writing about Jami, Sparkle. He is a great kitty and we love him here. You can read more about him on my blog at http://www.mizzbassie.net. We are ever so grateful to Dorian and @Mariodacat for arranging his transport and to everyone who drove Jami to us. And we are thankful for Lori, the lady who saved him and took awesome care of him before he came to us. Purrrrrrrrrrrrrrs.

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  2. Texas, a cat in New York says

    December 16, 2012 at 1:46 pm

    Although I am very late reading this story (I had learned about Jamie though), I don’t regret taking the time to read it! It is a beautiful story, especially before Christmas. So thanks for sharing.
    Purrs

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  3. Cat says

    November 3, 2012 at 11:58 pm

    What a wonderful and inspiring story! Yay, Jamie!
    My very first cat came from the USA to Germany with me.

    By the way, Ponder, the big black cat on my lap right now, loves the thought of Cat World Domination Day …

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  4. Dash Kitten says

    November 3, 2012 at 11:41 pm

    Sparkle,

    Mum is catching up after week of working away from home and we both want to thank you for this report, a magical and wonderful eye opener to the world of miracles and cat transport. Guys!!! Sign up for this, save a life, make cats and people happy.

    THANK YOU everyone who helped make Jamie’s journey a good one.

    Dash and @Whskr

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  5. Abby says

    October 30, 2012 at 1:03 pm

    We were so happy to be a part of this transport.
    IT was great and Jamie was a total love bug. Every one of us fell in love with him.

    purrs
    >^,,^<
    ✿•*¨`*•. ♥Abby♥Boo♥Ping♥Jinx♥Grace♥✿•*¨`*•.

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  6. Spitty the Kitty says

    October 29, 2012 at 8:34 pm

    I told the Human to go sign up on that list like RIGHT NOW and so she did and she dint eben argue wif me about it or nuffing. She was still a little leaky-eyed about Jamie so I got her when she was still weak.

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  7. Fraidy Cats says

    October 29, 2012 at 8:12 pm

    what a great story! yay for Jaime and everyone that helped! we’ll have to have our mom look into the transport sign up too!

    Pip, Smidgen, Minnie, Hollie

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  8. Penelope says

    October 29, 2012 at 7:59 pm

    What an amazing thing has been put together to saves Jaimie! Having been rescued myself me knows that peoples can help us to lives better lives! Thanks yous Sparkle for your eloquent post! Yous Rocks!
    Kisses
    Nellie

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  9. Glogirly & Katie says

    October 29, 2012 at 7:38 pm

    What an amazing story. This makes our eyes pretty leaky. The power of love is truly the most amazing power there is. We’re looking forward to a Jamie update!
    xo, Katie & Glogirly

    …and we didn’t know about the transport sign up!
    I’m having Glogirly put herself on the list.

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  10. Adan & Lego says

    October 29, 2012 at 7:23 pm

    Jamie’s story so touching~!!!!

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  11. The Florida Furkids says

    October 29, 2012 at 5:42 pm

    Jamie was a sweetheart and our Mom misses him even though she only rode with him for about an hour and a half. Mom was so happy to be part of Jamie’s special day and would do it again in a heartbeat!!! I was amazing how everything fell into place. She’s going to share some of her pics and a video on our blog later this week.

    The Florida Furkids

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  12. Noir the Texas Tabby says

    October 29, 2012 at 5:09 pm

    What a wonderful, wonderful story! I liked how all the humans pitched in for one of us kitties–we need more humans like that!

    Noir

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  13. Colehaus Cats says

    October 29, 2012 at 4:21 pm

    THANK YOU for sharing Jamie’s story! We wondered how he was doing and where exactly he was going and now, we know! Paws WAY UP for all those who helped him find his forever home! *wipes tears of joy* Purrs….

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  14. Sherlock,Ash and Traveler says

    October 29, 2012 at 3:53 pm

    We are so happy for Jamie! Paws up for all who helped give him a safe ride to his new home.
    purrrs and hugs,
    Sherlock,Ash and Traveler

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  15. meowmeowmans says

    October 29, 2012 at 12:42 pm

    Thank you to all who made Jamie’s journey a safe and successful one! 🙂

    Happy National Cat Day!

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  16. Mark's Mews (Ayla, Iza, and Marley) says

    October 29, 2012 at 12:29 pm

    It is allus great to read about the efforts to help a kittie find a new home!

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  17. BeadedTail says

    October 29, 2012 at 12:01 pm

    We loved this post Sparkle because we love happy endings! Our mommy was telling Daddy about Jamie last night after seeing him make it home to his new mom on FB and her eyes were leaky. Daddy asked why she was leaky and she just said cause she was happy and thankful for all those who helped Jamie get to his furever home. Yeah, she’s weird. She also just signed up for the transport thing too.

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    • Sparkle says

      October 29, 2012 at 12:09 pm

      That is great that your human signed up too! Wouldn’t it be awesome if someday they both wound up helping the same kitty? Could happen and it would be cool, even though they would be on opposite legs of the journey.

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  18. Layla Morgan Wilde (Cat Wisdom 101) says

    October 29, 2012 at 10:58 am

    We forgot the holiday but shared.

    Reply
  19. Famous SpokesGoat Pricilla says

    October 29, 2012 at 10:21 am

    I think Jamie’s story and all of the wonderful tales of kitties finding forever homes to be wonderful

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  20. The Poupounette Gang says

    October 29, 2012 at 10:04 am

    That’s a lovely post, Sparkle, and we are so glad Jamie is home. We wish we could sign up for the transports but we have some “watery” logistical issues…

    Purrs,
    The Chans

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  21. Tamago says

    October 29, 2012 at 9:28 am

    We are so happy and excited Jamie got his new home! We are very thankful to all who helped his journey.

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  22. mariodacat says

    October 29, 2012 at 9:26 am

    Great article Sparkle. Wasn’t yesterday just a wonderful day seeing everyone pull togehther to get Jamie to his new home, and such a happy ending to see him in Mizz
    Bassie’s arms. We are truly blessed to be a part of such a great community of animals and their humans. Oh, I’m almost done with your book and I love it.

    Reply
  23. Random Felines says

    October 29, 2012 at 7:48 am

    Yeah for Jamie!! And for everyone willing to take a driving leg to get him home!

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  24. Caren Gittleman says

    October 29, 2012 at 7:43 am

    We signed up!!!!!!!!!!! Somehow we missed “National Cat Day” oh well….THIS is the most WONDERFUL celebration of cats and their humans!!!! THIS is what it’s about! KUDOS TO ALL OF THE ANGELS!!
    xoxoxo

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  25. Marg says

    October 29, 2012 at 7:18 am

    Oh Sparkle, that was such a wonderful post. It is just amazing how all the Tweeters, Bloggers and Facebook people all pull together to help a cat like Jamie. It is just wonderful. We are so thankful that it all went so smoothly. Had a little tear in my eye. There truly are some good people in the world. Take care.

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  26. Savannah says

    October 29, 2012 at 7:18 am

    We have followed Jamie all along, YEA! For Jamie and all the wonderful people who gave him a ride. My Mom already signed up too. She has been trying to get involved with cat and dog animal rescue transport for months but can’t find anyone in our SF Bay Area…bummer…she has a Toyota 4 Runner, purrfect for animal transport.

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  27. Brian says

    October 29, 2012 at 6:49 am

    Thanks for such a wonderful post and for pulling it together so nicely. Everyone, and I mean everyone, was super in there efforts to get Jamie home. Jamie really did capture every heart along the way!

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  28. Fuzzy Tales says

    October 29, 2012 at 6:00 am

    We’re so glad you posted this! Our human doesn’t do FB or Twitter, so we were out of the loop on the transport, though we knew it was taking place and involved Brian’s dad and Debra too. 🙂

    We’re thrilled it all went without hitch!

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  29. Laila and Minchie says

    October 29, 2012 at 5:14 am

    It was so exciting watching how Jamie’s transport went yesterday! And now he’s in his loving, furrever home!

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  30. Hairless Cat Girl says

    October 29, 2012 at 4:54 am

    Hi Sparkle,

    Thanx for bringing up the cat holiday. I think that rescuing a cat might just be the best way to celebrate and honor a cat.

    Touching story and I’m glad that Jamie found a forever home. Amazing that so many individuals volunteered to drive a leg of the trip.

    By the way, next month is National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week – Nov 5-11.

    Thanx for sharing and Happy National Cat Day!

    =^-^= Hairless Cat Girl =^-^=

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  31. The Island Cats says

    October 29, 2012 at 4:17 am

    We didn’t know today was National Cat Day! YAY! And YAY for Jamie and all the wonderful peoples who got him to his new home!!

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  32. Hannah and Lucy says

    October 29, 2012 at 4:11 am

    We didn’t realise so many people would be involved in taking Jamie to his new furever home. Mum says she has something in her eyes as they are leaking and wants us to say a big thank you to everyone who helped to get him there safely.
    Luv Hannah and Lucy xx xx

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  33. Simba says

    October 29, 2012 at 3:36 am

    What an awesome story of how Jamie got to his new home! Thanks for posting the details, Sparkle. Mom is leaky eyed here for some reason.

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    August 29, 2013 at 12:10 am

    […] Cooper, to say good-bye to him. Jami’s death was sudden and unexpected. You might remember my blog post about him last October, when he was rescued and transported to his new home. He snuck out the door one evening about a […]

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