“I love cats because I enjoy my home and little by little, they become its visible soul.” Jean Cocteau
Last
year’s Quake Dogs captured our hearts and this very
special book has been in the bestseller charts months.
But
people kept asking: “What about our beloved cats? How did the devastating
Christchurch earthquakes affect them and their families?”
So,
Penguin Random House has teamed up again with photographer Craig Bullock to
share some of their stories in Quake Cats, to be published Friday, 3 October.
As
with Quake Dogs, the collection will include true tales of heroism, odd and quirky stories, funny stories, sad
stories – stories that will surprise you, make you chuckle or make you go
awwww.
Like Quake Dogs, this book again celebrates the very special, wordless bond between
people and their pets which is one founded on love, trust, loyalty and
companionship.
There’s Chippy who was found living in an abandoned
fish and chip shop in the heart of the Red Zone, eating the old oil, and
covered in it. There are the lions and cheetahs of Orana Wildlife Park, who
were clearly very disturbed when the huge earthquake struck and the fences
banged together, making a fearful sound. The staff were relieved that the power
stayed on, keeping the electric fences working so the animals didn’t escape.
There’s Max, who wandered about the suburb and found
himself a new, loving family; Meisha, who was giving birth when the earthquake
struck, and whose owners had to coax her to carry on; inspiring stories of cats
who were lost but then reunited with their owners; and stories of the many
narrow escapes of miraculous cats with nine lives.
Part of the proceeds from this book help support
Christchurch cat charities which work tirelessly to rehome cats that have
become separated from their owners.
Check
out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mneFOnJsIs.
Censor’s
warning: more tissues required
Mr
Splitty: A shadow of his former self.
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