Angela Sanson of Ohio said she pays tribute to her 7-year-old tuxedo kitty VELCRO by putting her name on her license plate. “A friend was visiting one night after I brought her home. I came into the room to find her clinging to his sweater, meowing into his face,” Angela said. “’Call her Velcro,’ he suggested. And, well, the name just stuck!”
To show her love for her cat, Misty, Ohio resident Carol Shankle put her cat’s name on her license plate. Misty has since passed away, but Carol said she keeps MISTY 6 to honor her memory.
In Memory
Lori Lynn Luedtke of Wisconsin said MISMING on her license plate lets others know how much she misses Ming, her best friend and companion. Ming passed away in 1985 at age 13 after battling cancer for a year.
Susan Jurist of California said she changed her license plate to CHAYA after her 9-month-old kitten was euthanized after being diagnosed with the disease feline infectious peritonitis.
Cindy Turkett of New York said shortly after her 15-year-old longhair, Suds, passed away, she decided to honor him by getting vanity license plates with SUDS 15 on them to reflect his name and age.
“It was the least I could do for a little creature that always loved me unconditionally and gave me happiness,” Cindy said. “During our 15 years together, he taught me responsibility, compassion and most of all, that the heart has an unlimited capacity for love.”
A Breed Apart
Melissa Kahle of Illinois requested SIAMEZ 2 in honor of Jasmine and Valentine, her two Siamese. Sandra J. Lee of Winter Park, Florida has SIA MEZ on her license plates.
Lisa and Dannie Jenkins of West Virginia have three Sphynx cats and to show everyone how much they love this breed, their license plates read SPHYNX 1 and SPHYNX 2.
Susan Greene’s personalized license plate in Missouri reads TBY-CAT to honor her two gray tabbies, Spock and Jenny.
Donna and Walt McIntyre of Virginia chose TUX JUNC for these license plates because they have three tuxedo cats, Spanky, Buck and B.J. The McIntyres also have adopted six homeless cats.
