Cuter by the Dozen

Demonstrating the reach that one blog can have, I heard from Sandra DeFeo, co-executive director of the Humane Society of New York today. Turns out, the Paws for Style video I posted last week has been seen by quite a number of people. (Who knew?) In any case, Sandra shared with me the tale that the Society received a request to take in twelve kittens this afternoon. Despite the fact that the Society's accommodations are already filled to capacity, they somehow found a way to make room for the adorable felines. Just as they were pondering names, a call came in to their offices from a supporter who had seen the New York Insider video. Inspired, Sandra and her colleagues, Virginia Chipurnoi, the Humane Society's president, and Susan Richmond, the organization's co-executive director, decided to name two of the twelve after none other but yours truly. Now, I've always been more of a dog kind of guy than a cat lover, but I've got to admit, these two little ones are pretty darn cute. They'll be getting lots of TLC at the Humane Society for the next several weeks (Thomas, a.k.a. "Tom" is eight weeks old; Farley is just six weeks old). I think I may just have to pay them a visit. Stay tuned for more on New York Insider's new (unofficial) mascots...