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Woooo-oh; the cats of Brixton

As you can see, Ginge Cat is a fan of reading the classifieds in the South London Press. However he/she tried to eat the Lambeth Weekender and the Brixton Bugle :hmm:

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Ginge is clearly a fan of stabbings and jumble sales :cool:
 
First in a series of photos of the cats that roam the market at night.

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This is tiny kitteh. He gets bullied by the bigger cats but is very friendly and affectionate. There are many bigger cats on the market and he (she?) is a mere baby. But she's quite flighty if necessary :cool:
I saw this little un on my cycle this morning :)
 
There's three cats - including the black and white one I mentioned before - who live in one of the traders' arches on Brixton Station Rd near Gresham Rd.
 
That cat is seriously cute!

I miss Charlie, who used to live in that shop under the railway bridge on Coldharbour Lane, just before you get to Brixton Village/Granville Arcade. He was the friendliest cat ever, and had his own fan club, but has gone to a new owner now that the shop has been remodelled. I wish I'd got a photo of him before he went.
 
Dunno where to post this, but this is as good as place as any: my sister shared a lift in LA yesterday with a man with a porcupine on a lead. Sadly no pics.
 
A market cat seems to have adopted me. We met at the greengrocer opposite the Express caff. She made a beeline for me and the shop owner asked me to take her as 'we cannot take care of a cat'. Maybe she is somebody else's lost cat who just fetched up in the shop? She seems too relaxed to be a market cat. I just carried her home and she settled in immediately. The guy didn't even know her age or gender. Most odd. I'll be gutted if she's chipped and belongs to someone else.

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That's Tiger from upthread! He was roaming quite far from base today. We had a cuddle in Electric Lane. I'm going to bring my adopted market cat to see him soon, seeing as how they used to be neighbours. :D
 
That's Tiger from upthread! He was roaming quite far from base today. We had a cuddle in Electric Lane. I'm going to bring my adopted market cat to see him soon, seeing as how they used to be neighbours. :D
I saw that cat zoom under one of the fruit stalls at about 200mph the other day, just as a massive rottweiller came into view... :D

In other kitty news, Ginge cat from further up the thread is definitely adopting me now. Every time I'm in the garden he/she comes to say hello and is very friendly. Now Ginge has begun to insinuate himself/herself into my kitchen....
 
Saw a wonderful teenager bandit-face cat in one of the grocery stores on Atlantic Road. Apparently he has nothing to do with that shop, having been born and rooted elsewhere in the market, but visits the store daily as part of his duties.
 
I'm a little worried that, now that this whole thing is happening in the markets, some safety elf will come along and say "Food present, therefore no cats..."

I really like seeing the cats wandering about, and I'm pretty sure they keep the vermin down.
 
I'm a little worried that, now that this whole thing is happening in the markets, some safety elf will come along and say "Food present, therefore no cats..."

I really like seeing the cats wandering about, and I'm pretty sure they keep the vermin down.
They're there to keep the vermin down, I think.
 
A market cat seems to have adopted me. We met at the greengrocer opposite the Express caff. She made a beeline for me and the shop owner asked me to take her as 'we cannot take care of a cat'. Maybe she is somebody else's lost cat who just fetched up in the shop? She seems too relaxed to be a market cat. I just carried her home and she settled in immediately. The guy didn't even know her age or gender. Most odd. I'll be gutted if she's chipped and belongs to someone else.

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Cat looks like it has decided yours will do just fine.
 
She acts like she was born here. Everything that's mine is hers. I am followed at all times so that my activities may be closely inspected. If she could follow me round Brixton I reckon she would.
 
She acts like she was born here. Everything that's mine is hers. I am followed at all times so that my activities may be closely inspected. If she could follow me round Brixton I reckon she would.
My first cat used to follow me from my house to my girlfriend's house (about a mile, and over two main roads), wait outside for hours, then accompany me back.
 
My first cat used to follow me from my house to my girlfriend's house (about a mile, and over two main roads), wait outside for hours, then accompany me back.

My auld warrior fella had a really big roaming area. Sometimes I'd spot him blocks away from the house, and he'd spot me. Then he'd go, like, "What the hell are you doing so far from home!? It's not safe! These roads are dangerous! Go home! come on, I'll take you... this way, this way...! No, not that way, this way, come on...!" Then he'd call after me as I walked on my way: "Be careful! Don't get lost!... fool...!"

And when I'd get home he'd be waiting for me on the windowsill and be all glad and pleased to see me home safe and sound.
 
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