Hissterically Wacky Names These 20+ Shelter Cats Had Before Finding Furever Homes: 'Catalie Portman'

If you have an adopted cat or have even been to a shelter to visit all of the adoptable felines, you know that they sometimes have some seriously wacky names. If you're bored, why don't you pull up a website of adoptable cats and purruse yourself through their very…unique names. When I adopted my doggo, his shelter name was Helmes. Eventually, I changed it, but honestly, the name kind of fit. He has the personality of a grumpy old man, so I'd say the shelter workers were pretty spot on in coming up with Helmes. At the same shelter, there was Sharknado Joe, a white Pitbull bursting with energy and completely oblivious to his own size, so I'd say that name suited him quite well, too. But the cats might have the shelter dogs topped. Quite a few hoomans chimed into this Reddit thread below to share what names their felines were given at the shelter before they changed them. So, if you're in the mood for a good laugh, keep scrolling.

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