Shelter cat named Avril Lavigne goes viral for looking purrfectly like Avril Lavigne, she gets adopted, proving that finding a furrever home doesn't have to be so complicated

Blake Seidel • Managing Editor & Brand Manager

Aug 10, 2026 7:00 PM EDT

She was a cat, she said meow, could we make it any more obvious?

We've seen a lot of cats with celebrity names in our time, but every once in a while, the universe really commits to the bit. Meet Avril Lavigne: a roughly 2-year-old domestic shorthair at Surrey Animal Resource Centre, and quite possibly the most appropriately named shelter cat on the planet. Just look at that eyeliner. The dramatic stare. The effortlessly unimpressed expression. This is not just Avril Lavigne the cat. This is Avril Lavigne in her Let Go era (arguably her best era, if you ask us).

Naturally, the internet noticed.

According to the shelter, Avril is incredibly sweet with humans and loves attention, affection, and admiration from her fans (as most cats do). In other words, she's ready for her Girlfriend era… provided that girlfriend, boyfriend, or pawrent understands one very important thing: other cats can kindly sk8 away.

Avril wants to be the only feline headliner in her home. No opening acts or surprise duets. No complicated multi-cat household dynamics. Dogs are still an unknown, and the shelter recommends a home with cat-savvy kids ages 12 and up. We have to admire a woman who knows exactly what she wants.

We're happy to report… drum roll, please… that this tiny pop-punk purring princess is about to get her Happy Ending - someone submitted an application form for her after looking into those purrfectly lined eyes and said, "I'm With You."

If they don't adopt her, then good news! She might just be your cat soon, but we hope that doesn't happen… because there's no need to make things so complicated.

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Cat people give their cats the best names. A dog purrson would never name their dog “Avril Lavigne”, even if they also had purrfect eyeliner and a face meant for pop-punk stardom. They would name them something boring, like “Cheerio”, but cat people have no fear when it comes to naming their felines. We once met a cat named “Rubix cube” because she was a complicated diva with some square patches of black on her white fur. They called her “Ruby” for short, and honestly, it was a 12/10 expurrience.
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There was a time in the 2000s that Avril Lavigne, overwhelmed by fame, meowsteriously disappeared, then reappeared looking slightly different and off. People came up with crazy theories, like she passed away and was “replaced” by another purrson, specifically, the double she used to throw off paparazzi. None of it was ever confirmed, obviously.
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Avril Lavigne's "interview" before getting adopted

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Avril Lavigne's "interview" before getting adopted

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Shelter cat named Avril Lavigne goes viral for looking purrfectly like Avril Lavigne, she gets adopted, proving that finding a furrever home doesn't have to be so complicated

She was a cat, she said meow, could we make it any more obvious?

Avril Lavigne's "interview" before getting adopted

Avril Lavigne's "interview" before getting adopted

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