Happy ending as Bruno the Fat Cat gets a home
In honor of Adopt a Shelter Cat month, we bring you an update on one of last summer's most famous felines: Bruno, aka "thicc boi." All 25 pounds and extra toes of him was adopted after he became a viral sensation in Aug. 2018.
The Wright Way Rescue Animal Shelter originally posted the home-wanted ad for the high-maintenance kitty. He eats a lot, natch. He demands that he be petted while he eats, but never on his tummy. He plays only with a feather wand toy. He must have his water completely separate from his food, like in a different room.
When he wants to be fed, Bruno stands on his hind legs, displaying his protruding belly topped off by a petulant look.
"Yes I know I am EXTRA," read the Wright Way Facebook post, which received 44,000 comments and 25,000 shares. And then Wright Way received thousands of applications.
The winner was Lauren Paris, a singer and actress who sent letters of recommendation, a video tour of her home, and performed an original song about Bruno.
Naturally, Bruno now has an Instagram account. He had 106,000 followers and was down six pounds by the spring of 2019. He also had a new brother, Carlo. His owner had also signed on with a literary agency with plans to write a children's book about Bruno, praising rescue animals and sharing profits with a relevant charity.
Organizations like the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and the Humane Society have information on ways to support Adopt a Shelter Cat month. June is a particularly busy month, according to the Humane Society, because of the number of kittens born.
