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The 12 Days of Catmas

Getting to know the friendly felines who want to go home for Christmas

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Copy Editor
Sarah Arnoff
SIGN: Aquarius
BIRTHPLACE: Lindon
WORKED AT CW SINCE: 2013
TURN-ONS: Fuzzy blankets and/or slippers
TURN-OFFS: Talkative passengers on public transportation, static electricity
FAVORITE ACTIVITIES: Wandering aimlessly around Costco, napping
FOODS I CRAVE: Anything with avocados
JOBS BEFORE MODELING: Slave to the written word
FAVORITE HANGOUT: Late-night diners, libraries
FAVORITE WAY TO SPEND A SUNDAY: Movie/TV marathons, baking experimental treats, maybe going outside
FAVORITE PLACE TO GO ON VACATION: Anywhere I've never been before

ADOPT ME

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Sox
AGE: 4
GENDER: Female
CURRENT RESIDENCE: Humane Society of Utah
TURN-ONS: Air toys, visitors
TURN-OFFS: Matted fur, moisture
FAVORITE ACTIVITIES: Being affectionate
SECRET DREAM: Being able to open doors
FOODS I CRAVE: Various minced meats
PEOPLE I ADMIRE: Socks Clinton
JOBS BEFORE MODELING: Small-game hunter, physicist
FAVORITE HANGOUT: Any type of windowed area
GUILTY PLEASURES: Catnip, rubber bands
AMBITIONS: Find a position where I can be a full-time couch potato
SIGNALS I GIVE A HUMAN WHEN I WANT HIM/HER TO MAKE THE FIRST MOVE: Sitting precisely 2 inches out of reach
FAVORITE THING TO DO WHEN MY HUMANS ARE AWAY: If I had humans, I'd tell you
IF I COULD GO ANYWHERE, I WOULD GO: Home



ADOPT ME
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Marketing & Events Manager
Jacklyn Briggs

SIGN: Libra
BIRTHPLACE: San Jose, Calif.
WORKED AT CW SINCE: 2005
TURN-ONS: Haterz
TURN-OFFS: Tans
FAVORITE ACTIVITIES: Reading (other people's journals)
FAVORITE TV SHOWS: Every single show
FAVORITE SONG TO SING: "Highway to the Danger Zone" by Kenny Loggins
PEOPLE I ADMIRE: Anyone who does what they want
GUILTY PLEASURES: Fire Cheetos, Doritos, burritos—all "os"-ending foods
SECRET DREAM: Becoming Gordon Ramsay's best friend
FAVORITE WAY TO SPEND A SUNDAY: Brunching and napping

Jackie
AGE: 2
GENDER: Female
CURRENT RESIDENCE: Best Friends Pet Adoption Center
TURN-ONS: String with bells
FOOD I CRAVE: The wet kind
JOBS BEFORE MODELING: Always been a model, obviously
FAVORITE THING TO SPEND A SUNDAY: Ideally? A morning couch-claw session followed by swatting the dog until I fall asleep
IF I COULD GO ANYWHERE, I WOULD GO: The backyard tree—all the way to the top this time



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Editor
Rachel Piper

SIGN: Aquarius
BIRTHPLACE: Layton
WORKED AT CW SINCE: 2010
TURN-ONS: Sunny days; fresh air; bookstores; clean, spacious rooms that I didn't have to clean
TURN-OFFS: The sound of metal scraping metal, people who tunelessly mumble-sing to themselves, canned green beans
FAVORITE ACTIVITIES: Reading, knitting, cuddling with Sophie (best cat in the world), running, sleeping, eating sunflower seeds.
FAVORITE BOOKS: East of Eden, most everything by Agatha Christie.
FAVORITE TV SHOWS: Battlestar Galactica, Outlander, Downton Abbey.
SPORTS PLAYED: Tennis
JOBS BEFORE MODELING: Coming up with stories that result in me modeling.
SECRET DREAM: To collaborate with 2 Chainz
FAVORITE PLACE TO GO ON VACATION: Anyplace with a beach and free-flowing margaritas

ADOPT ME

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Cupcake
AGE: 4
GENDER: Female
CURRENT RESIDENCE: Humane Society of Utah
TURN-ONS: Having my chin and ears scratched
TURN-OFFS: Dogs and small, sticky humans
FAVORITE ACTIVITIES: Chatting with humans—I'm very talkative and have a lot of opinions to share
HIDDEN TALENT: Cozying up to people in white sweaters without shedding all over them
JOBS BEFORE MODELING: I was born a model—you maybe remember me from my television appearances with the Humane Society of Utah, where I've modeled many cat-sized fashions.
FAVORITE HANGOUT: Anyplace higher than the tallest human in the room
AMBITIONS: To spend my days discussing philosophy and world events with mature humans—no other cats. They just don't have interesting things to say.
FAVORITE THING TO DO WHEN MY HUMANS ARE AWAY: I don't have any permanent humans right now. I spend my day playing with my own scratching post, and watching Cat TV (my favorites are the bird episodes).
IF I COULD GO ANYWHERE, I WOULD GO: Into a home and straight onto a lap



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Assistant Production Manager
Derek Carlisle

SIGN: Virgo
BIRTHPLACE: Georgia
WORKED AT CW SINCE: 2007
TURN-OFFS: People who don't agree with me
AMBITIONS: Learn how to still a good shine and make homemade wine
FAVORITE ACTIVITIES: Workin' on the house, painting and getting up in the mountains
FAVORITE BOOKS: Vonnegut and Palahniuk
JOBS BEFORE MODELING: Serving, lumberjacking, painting mysterious women
SEXIEST CITY IN THE WORLD: Hot-LANTA, Ga.
HOW I MET MY CAT: It was a gloomy Saturday morning, and as the taste of whiskey slowly lifted itself from my tongue, a thought limped into my mind: Maybe a cat could make these unbearable mornings a bit easier. I'd have something to hold while I pleaded with the good Lord to ease my pain, and someone to provide the sweet smell of chalky litter breath while licking the skin off the tip of my nose. Where could I get such an amazing critter with which to share my domicile? The Humane Society of Utah is where I ended up. There were sleepers, whiners, scratchers & fighters, but just one li'l meow who could give a rat's ass whether I gave her attention or not. The name plate was labeled "Skitz," but she clearly was my Goat. She no longer can be called li'l, nor is she that distant cat who caught my eye, but I haven't had an unbearable morning since.

Goat
AGE: A true lady never tells her age
GENDER: Female
TURN-ONS: A nail driven three-fourths of the way into the wall just out of reach of my highest jump
TURN-OFFS: The fat pug that guards downstairs and makes annoying sounds all day
FAVORITE ACTIVITIES: Power-napping while dreaming of ways to end said pug's life
FOODS I CRAVE: Fancy Feast liver & crab. Gawd, it smells like heaven.
PEOPLE I ADMIRE: My dad
JOBS BEFORE MODELING: Diva
FAVORITE SONG TO SING: The theme song to Meow Mix
GUILTY PLEASURES: Rubbing anything that has a corner with my mouth and biting into it if it allows
AMBITIONS: I'd like to be able to spell more letters than just my typical I, i, j, l and L with hairball material.
BEST CONCERT: It's gotta be the cover band that lives with me—they book gigs in the living room, and their playlist includes alt-J and White Buffalo.
FAVORITE BOOK: East of Eden—that CAThy Ames is kind of a role model
FAVORITE TV SHOW: I don't own a TV—yeah, I'm that kinda intellect.
SEXIEST CITY IN THE WORLD: Kuwait—are you kidding me, anything around the Purrsian Gulf
WORST PICK-UP LINE I'VE EVER HEARD: Not really a line, but I hate it when people try to pick me up by the back of my neck and treat me like I'm their baby.
BEST PICK-UP LINE I'VE EVER HEARD: Well, the craziest was this Scottish Fold that wanted me to throw litter all over him and treat him like a toilet—strange li'l big-eyed freak. I did it, but charged accordingly.
SIGNALS I GIVE A HUMAN WHEN I WANT HIM/HER TO MAKE THE FIRST MOVE: I usually stare at a corner toward the ceiling until they get so freaked out they hold me for comfort.