RAL’s 2024 Cat Mascot!
Written by Skunk’s guardian Eliza Miller
Skunk is a sweet and calm who loves people but loves time to herself. She isn't too talkative unless she's trying to ask for something. I've never heard a cat purr as loud as she does when her chin gets scritched.
We adopted her when she was only 8 weeks old back in 2022. I wasn't doing great at that time so my mother suggested we went to RAL to cheer me up by looking at the animals. Once we got there, I locked eyes with this tiny white cat with black spots and a black tail. She was meowing at me and I immediately fell in love. My mom said no and I was devastated but I didn't give up. The next day, I convinced her to go back even in the pouring rain. It was a gross stormy day outside, and I wasn't even sure if she was still available. We get there and sure enough, there she was. She had recently just gotten her spay surgery so she had one of those goofy plastic cones on her head. She was so sweet and we adopted her immediately. Her original name was "Bean" but I felt this cat was too special for such a basic name so I renamed her to "Skunk".
She is now reaching towards her 2nd Birthday! She's became very attached, and doesn't really ever leave my side unless she's really bored. I'm proud to have Skunk as the new years company cat mascot!
Thank you Just Flash Me Studio for photographing Skunk for her RAL Mascot debut!
