Last month, we brought you Perdita, described as the ‘world’s worst cat’.
She was a bit of a jerk – but she was still in need of a home.
But the good news is that despite staff at Mitchell Animal Rescue, in North Carolina, U.S., saying she stares ‘into your soul until you feel as if you may never be cheerful again’, she’s finally found a new family.
On the original viral post, her list of likes included ‘lurking in dark corners’ and ‘fooling shelter staff into thinking she’s sick (vet agrees… she’s just a jerk)’.
Dislikes included kittens, dogs, children, the colour pink, Disney movies, Christmas and even hugs.
But despite her quirks, lots of people fell in love with the post gaining over 10,000 likes and 9,000 shares.
And then her viral fame led to 175 applicants and on Saturday, she was adopted by a couple from Monroe, County, Tennesse.
Updating all her fans, a staff member at the shelter said: ‘Today is a bittersweet day. Perdita has brought so much joy to the staff here at MCAR.
‘We have loved getting to know her and watching her come out of her slappy shell. Today she went to her forever home with Joe and Betty from Monroe County, TN.
‘They adore her and she tolerates them.’
They added that they couldn’t take the photos they usually do in their photo booth because she just growled and ran out of the room.
The post continued: ‘She was in a hurry to get home where she will have her own private bedroom to stay in until she is ready to transition to the rest of the home.
‘Then she will have access to the many catwalks, indoor cat trees, enclosed cattery and cat pond. Seriously, I want to live there.’
Joe and Betty had changed her name to Noel as they were worried her current name might be the source of her anger.
‘We can’t blame them for that!’ the shelter staff member joked.
But the couple plan to keep the world updated on her journey with her own Instagram account @Perditas_journey.
The staff member added: ‘I can’t wait to watch her go from the #Worldsworstcat to the World’s Best Cat. Happy Tails, Perdy (as I call her) may the catnip be plentiful, the music classical, the bed always fluffy and the journey smooth.
‘Thank you for letting us share your story with the world.’
And the first update on her Instagram account showed that she’s still her usual grumpy self.
Her new family said she’d spent a long time under the bed, while they played bird videos to try to get her out.
Eventually, she came out to eat some food, scraping the bowl with her paws, before going back under her bed.
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source https://metro.co.uk/2020/02/03/perdita-worlds-worst-cat-finally-finds-new-home-12172447/
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