Wholesome dad visits cat shelter in Santa costume to take festive feline pictures in hopes of getting them adopted by Christmas: 'I hope they all find their forever homes'

Blake Seidel • Managing Editor & Brand Manager

Nov 30, 2025 11:00 AM EST

We're glad that people love dogs, but a lot of cats are still stuck in shelters with little interest in adopting them. Why? We're not sure. Cats are the best. They don't take a lot of work, you don't have to train them, and they even go to the bathroom by themselves! It makes us sad to think of all the kitties in need of homes, but it makes us purrfectly happy when we see people like the dad below, who took meowtters into his own hands to help these shelter cats in need. He dressed up as Santa to go take some pictures with these floofy felines in need of furrever homes in order to help them get adopted by Christmas. If that's not enough to warm your heart, we're not sure what is.

There are a lot of people who will give cats as gifts this holiday season, and we have one word for all of you who want to: don't. Just don't. Well, you can, but not as a surprise. Talk with your husband, wife, boyfriend, girlfriend, roommate, or whoever, but talk to them and decide together before getting a cat. A shocking number of cats are returned to shelters after the holidays because the families didn't want the responsibility, and we literally can't imagine anything worse than giving a cat the taste of love and safety, only for it to be taken away in an instant. Don't be that purrson.

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A cat is a gift, but not a Christmas gift. They are a gift to your life, your soul, and your heart, but before that, they are a 15-20 year (hopefully) commitment that must be agreed upon by all meowmbers of the household. Sure, cats are relatively low-maintenance, but you can't just surprise a purrson with a cat and hope that they want to change the next two decades of their lives because of a cat they aren't sure if they want to be responsible for.
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We've never tried to take our cats for pictures with Santa, but we don't picture it going well. Unless the Santa was covered in chimken, in which case, they would quite literally be all over him. Chimken conquers fear every time.
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