Rodger, a handsome kitty with fur the color of a milky mocha, spends his days snoozing in comfy beds scattered throughout the veterinary clinic at Stanislaus Animal Services Agency (SASA), a Best Friends Network Partner in California. He’s their “clinic cat” and helps staff throughout the day by being, well, adorable. But Rodger has definite opinions about when, where, and how he likes attention.
Rodger is what some people call a community cat — a cat from the community who may be cared for by multiple people.
“We have a few community cats who hang out around the shelter with Rodger,” says Lily Yap, director at SASA. “We’re all cat caregivers at SASA. Having that human-animal bond, even in a very nontraditional sense, is so important. That’s what I love about these cats. I like the idea that they don’t have to have a specific label. Rodger can be whatever he wants to be on any given day because he has that flexibility. I think that’s really beautiful.”…