April 8, 2020
Kim says: I’d actually never intended to own a cat, but saw her crawling along the side of the road and shrieking in the rain and picked her up without thinking. Then got back to my apartment and panicked; I had no idea what to do with a kitten. Luckily she ate some solid food and didn’t seem to be injured (although fairly traumatised). I bought some expensive flea remedy at the vet and knocked up a Web site hoping to find someone to adopt her with cute photos. I found a potential adopter within a couple of weeks, but by then of course it was too late -- I couldn’t let her go! Fortunately my stay in Shanghai, which had been scheduled to end a few weeks after I found her, has been extended indefinitely. Utopia and I will be here together for the foreseeable future.

Since then the Web site has gone viral and I get fairly regular e-mails about her. Most people seem to assume she was abandoned by someone, but I expect she never had a home and somehow became separated from her mother (not that there were any obvious candidates in sight). There are lots of strays in Shanghai; you often see them being fed by elderly Chinese women.

These days Utopia busies herself with making sure all my possessions are on the floor where they can be comfortably chewed.

All Photos Courtesy of and ©: Kim Laughton
Kim is a professional artist and owner of Kim Laughton Photography in Shanghai; please visit his Web site to see more of his amazing work

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Natthecat -
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#Kim, you are now officially a cat person. You did very well with this calico kitty. She has the most stupendous markings and tail, and you named her so lovingly, Utopia. Thank you. A real pleasure to meet her.
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looks like a sweet kitty
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Who could resist this adorable face. You were surely at the right place and right time. I couldn't have let her go either. Isn't it neat to be owned by a cat:)
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Just look at that little face, then add in that adorable tail and I would have instantly been in love! Bless you and thank you for rescuing and loving her. Utopia is where we all want to be!
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What a cute little kitten. She looks as if they ran out of white tails and found hers at the back of the cupboard and stuck it on!
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She is so very precious, and how sad she was walking along the road in the rain all by herself, crying. Thank you so much for taking her in. (I laughed at how she brings many things down to the floor where she can comfortably chew on them. LOL! Give her a scratch and a kiss for me--
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She is so very precious, and how sad she was walking along the road in the rain all by herself, crying. Thank you so much for taking her in. (I laughed at how she brings many things down to the floor where she can comfortably chew on them. LOL!) Give her a scratch and a kiss for me--
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What a wonderful delight you have become Utopia!



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