[CheshireTheCat]

Um, okay, that's, that's, uh, interesting.

[irishjuggler]

Amazing. I’d have never pegged Curtis as the “crazy cat lady” type. Different strokes for different folks, I guess...

[Oshkalaboomboom]

It’s always been on my bucket list to share 320 square feet with my wife and 15 cats....

[heavy metal]

he’s got all kinds of pussy...

[EvilCapitalist]

That apartment must reek to high heaven.

[LostInBayport]

Every single cat was slated to be euthanized by the city’s embattled Animal Care Center but were rescued and nursed back to health by Sliwa and his wife.

I don't know much about Curtis Sliwa, but he has my utmost respect for this. I know most FReepers are dog people, but in my humble opinion there is no better friend than a cat.

[Seruzawa]

Doesn’t New York City have zoning ordinances on how many animals you can keep?

[escapefromboston]

I always liked Curtis but he struck me as kind of weird...an apartment full of cats doesn’t change my opinion of the guy.

[leaning conservative]

I read the article, I know!, & it said it was 750 sq. feet. I admire him & his wife. All of ours are rescues too. Never realized how good looking he is ; )

[BusterDog]

He’s nuts.

[BradyLS]

James Earl Ray’s wife is arrested for animal cruelty for having a house full of dogs she couldn’t take care of. Curtis Sliwa and wife own 15 cats in a 320 sq.ft. apartment and are the central feature of a big story now that he’s a mayoral candidate.

The cynic in me says the media wants the reader to conflate the two: Sliwa is unelectable for being a crazy cat person.

[Viking2002]

Gawd. We have five cats in our house, which is over ten times the size of his 'apartment' (closet). Between the shedding, horking, drooling, spitting up, and two litter boxes, it's a footrace to keep abreast of the little buggers, cleanliness-wise (and cat turds smell worse than dogs, even with clumping, scented cat litter, FYI). I can't imagine fifteen of them in a room barely bigger than my living room. Then there's the proximity of the wife issue, too. I mean, I love my wife, but I'd be grabbing a couple fishing poles, and heading out the door to the lake more often than I do (or should), you betcha.

[familyop]

An entertaining free movie about a cat that makes itself at home and assumes control of the host (some parental discretion advised). Great ending.

Serpent’s Lair
https://www.xumo.tv/channel/9999734/free-horror-and-thriller-movies?v=XM0BLNSNRK0TUR&p=14702

[familyop]

The cat takes the form of a very seductive woman, BTW.

[scott7278]

I love my little guy - right now he’s sleeping with his cheek on my cheek - but 15 of them? That would be like having giant rodents wandering around.

[Jane Long]

I wonder if Curtis and Keith Hernandez compare cat notes :-)

[voicereason]

This is probably just part of his post-SHTF plan. Once it happens, he’s goes from being a cat-owner to a rancher since cat is the other white meat. I just hope he has some recipes printed out.

[xp38]

If he somehow becomes mayor Gracie Mansion will afford a little more space.

[MinuteGal]

Sliwa and his wife are providing a public service by being kitty foster parents and sparing the taxpayers the cost of euthanasias at public animal shelters.

Other folks have weirder and less-useful hobbies, believe me.

Besides, taking care of the furry felines probably keeps Curt's wife happy and occupied while he's off doing his politikin' for mayor.

Leni