This week's theme comes from Messy Mimi, an actual shelter worker who posted a photo of names allegedly given to some shelter pets, thusly...
Sometimes a shelter animal does clearly recognize and respond to a name, and staff will advise you not to change it. Other times, if you pick a name you prefer, whether it has a similar sound or doesn't, the animal will learn that that's your name for it, and respond to the new name. Sometimes the reason why animals get into shelters is that they're not very good at recognizing or responding to anything humans say.
But will we ever learn the fate of the poor little kittens, Sed, Ig, Met, and Dwayne? Here's a selection of adorable, adoptable shelter pets who have been given peculiar names. Three cats, three dogs...
Cat in Zipcode 10101: Portico from NYC
A portico is a roof supported by columns, used as a porch on a building. The rationale for calling a cat that is that it sounds like "calico." Portico is an adult cat who can be shy with new people, and can any shelter cat be blamed for that. Instead of being displayed to the public in a row of cages, which has to be torture for cats, she's being brought out to people who chat with her handlers on Zoom, which seems like an expensive way to set up a lot of interviews that are likely not to work. This web site does not recommend showing your face on the Internet. Knowing that some people do that, this web site reports that Portico is currently in the custody of that kind of people.
Cat in Zipcode 20202: Earthworm from DC
His web page: https://www.petfinder.com/cat/earthworm-73731485/dc/washington/lucky-dog-animal-rescue-dc20/
They say he wiggles. The photo shows that he can do a good eyeroll! Though photographed in a cage and described as a kitten, he's said to be currently in a foster home and old enough to be adopted for the lower near-adult-cat price.
Cat in Zipcode 30303: 57508512 from Atlanta
They've given him a number for a name, twang, twang. All they've bothered to tell prospective adopters about him is that he was an adult tomcat, and he has been neutered. It's a county shelter. Nobody's paying them to put any effort into finding homes for the animals they get.
Dog in Zipcode 10101: Disco Queen from Texas by way of NYC
Her web page: https://www.petfinder.com/dog/disco-queen-tx-72460978/ny/new-york/rescue-dogs-rock-nyc-ny1274/
They could have called her "One for St. Jude." This dog was dumped out at a shelter in Texas. A lean figure with a tapered waist is normal for her breed, but not that skinny. They thought she was ten years old. That might have been based on her medical condition after living a hard life, because police-type dogs don't normally live ten years and this dog is still alive. This web site thinks it would be terrific if somebody wanted to give her a good old age, but this web site does not actually expect to see that happen. So...something about her reminded somebody of a young chick who likes to dance? ???
Dog in Zipcode 20202: Squidword from Texas by way of DC or maybe Richmond...
His web page: https://www.petfinder.com/dog/squidword-73420416/dc/washington/gracies-project-tx2503/
...is like a dictionary definition of Buying a Pig in a Poke. Somebody wants to travel, right? Somebody wants you to fund their road trip before you ever have a chance to verify that you are paying for an actual dog, much less that the dog will get along well with you. They say he's a cuddly pet, but they don't say you can confirm this firsthand? If interested in rescuing this dog I'd insist on meeting him where he is and paying a reasonable price that does not fund any road trips for any con artists, but it's not the dog's fault. Anyway, although I think I remember the name from an old cartoon some of The Nephews used to watch, it's a ridiculous name.
Dog in Zipcode 30303: 57521942 from Atlanta
His web page: https://www.petfinder.com/dog/57521942-74519308/ga/atlanta/fulton-county-animal-services-ga217/
Nobody's bothered to give him a name or a story, either.
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