A man sat on the corner of 47th & 7th, right smack in the middle of Times Square. And with him were this sweet cat (sleeping in a cat bed at the time) and this terrier. They're all gussied up in sweaters and bows.
I stopped in my tracks, not just because of my affection for animals, but by the fact this cat, a cat mind you, was completely unaffected by the busiest tourist location in all of America.
"Why don't they run away?" I asked.
"Because they love it!" the man replied.
It was hard to determine if he was homeless and pimping his pets or vice versa.
I offered a tip for their photograph and was dismayed as he scooped the cat right out of her bed and sat her up in a pose. But she went right back after I snapped the shot. Again she closed her eyes, and again women "Oooo'd and "Aaahh'd" as they walked by.
Quite adorable.
Only in New York.
2 comments:
I hope the duck wears a baby bonnet or something!
The ASPCA surely has a problem with this, but if the animals are fed and loved, I'm sure they're living the good life.
i thought about this post when my daughter and i were in nyc a week ago - we saw this man with these critters and he was putting a sweater on the cat while the other one napped.
you never know who you are reaching with your photos and words :)
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