RAPS is short for Regional Animal Protection Society, a registered charity and operator of a sanctuary which houses and cares for nearly 500 homeless or abandoned cats in Richmond, BC, Canada. The Neko Files is a celebration of the sanctuary and all those who live and work there.

Thursday, August 27, 2009

Zoe

Zoe is another of the 6 cats brought from the same home and, from what I gather, her former owner's favorite. If Daphne was the princess in this little group, Zoe was the queen.


When I started visiting my two at the shelter, I unfortunately threw off the balance of power a bit, with the little princess thinking that with all this attention she was now the favorite and should have a shot at alpha status. Zoe did not agree. Fortunately, their personalities being as they are, these disagreements never seemed to escalate beyond the level of claws-free slaps in the face.

Although around the same age as Snowball (9), Zoe is more outgoing and will sometimes come to greet people rather than waiting passively for them to come to her. She doesn't insist on being the alpha female in her new, expanded area of operation, but she gives the impression that she can hold her own.

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  1. hmmm...there is another grey with white Zoe running around the front courtyard. She's much younger though, but she's already been a momma.
    Quite a feisty little thing, loves to play.

    I don't know the Zoe in the Single-Wide, although I've noticed her. She reminds me of a cat in the 'New Aids' building called, "CEO". In appearance only though, CEO is quite feral.

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  2. Yes, I met the other Zoe. She was in the kitten trailer for a while, right?
    I thought it was a funny coincidence to find 2 shorthair grey & white Zoes running around. Or... I wonder if cats with certain coats/colours/markings are more likely to be given certain names? Will have to look into this...

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  3. ... as in look into colour/name correlations beyond the obvious white = Snowball, ginger = Ginger, of course ...

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