Twelve hundred tickets were claimed online for the year’s Somerville Cat Tour, capping out the event, but that didn’t stop people from direct-messaging via Instagram on Saturday morning to try to squeeze in. The tours pawed off at noon from Tandem Vet on Beacon Street, running every 10 minutes with 100 people per group.
The second annual tour, in collaboration with Broken Tail Rescue of Cambridge, was oversaturated by media clawing to get an angle for photos and video, including student journalists and hobby photographers, NBC and The Boston Globe. The most famous, Matt Shearer, was this time a tour guide rather than WBZ reporter. All for 16 cats.
A few cat parents did not realize the size of the event. “I guess I shouldn’t pack up just yet,” said Amy Russell, upon finding out another 1,000 participants were expected…