A Florida pet owner turned her cat over to the Broward County Humane Society late last month because the cat, known as Jerry, was reportedly too cuddly.
The society posted a video of Jerry, who was delivered on December 22, 2022, on TikTok that began with a letter titled “TOO CARE!” in capital letters and in blue.
A four-year-old cat named Jerry was turned over to the Broward County Humane Society in Florida on December 22, 2022 for being “too cuddly.”
(Broward County Humane Society)
“Yes, that is the reason my owner gave me up,” the letter read. “He said that he teased her and how sweet and loving he was to her. It was too much for her. He said that he was waiting for her at the door and talked too much. He loved her, but she didn’t love me.
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“I hope someone loves me for who I am,” the letter ended and was signed, “Jerry.”
At the bottom of the letter, there was a PS that read, “I’ve been waiting a long time for a house,” complete with a frown emoji.
The video was viewed 9.1 million times, as of Sunday night, received 1.6 million likes and nearly 30,000 comments.
The TikTok video was uploaded to the organization’s page on January 26, and the next day there were four families waiting at the shelter in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, ready to meet the 4-year-old short-haired black-and-white house cat.
“His new mom saw his video on our social media pages and was here first thing in the morning when we opened the next day,” a representative for the society said Sunday.
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At 2:45 pm, the society updated everyone who reached out from across the country, saying that Jerry was adopted.
“Sweet Jerry has found a loving forever home where he can be as affectionate as he wants,” the SPCA said in a new post. “Thanks to all the social media shares, Jerry’s video was seen by the right person and he rushed to the shelter first thing in the morning to adopt him. We couldn’t have done this without all of you.”
The shelter had a trio of 2-year-old brothers who were close but gave up because the elderly owner could no longer care for them. Instead, the shelter said, the owner wanted the three brothers to have a life where they could be pampered.
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Jerry’s adopters sponsored the trio’s adoption fees.
