Piper
Back in March we met Piper, a saucy black cat who made his home inside a drainage pipe located on Atlanta Belt Line's East Side Trail. The kitty gained national attention after someone installed a tiny mailbox outside of his humble abode, where adoring fans of all ages left letters, food, catnip, and bedding for the friendly feline, who also kept in touch via Facebook and Twitter.
Things changed earlier this month though, when the social media savvy feline announced that he was looking to sell his pipe, citing construction noise, property taxes, and no A/C as factors in making the difficult decision:
.@mustangmelatl @keguillen Owning a home is more complicated than I realized. pic.twitter.com/21pFmdJAyt
— Piper (@beltlinepiper) July 13, 2013
Fortunately, a local developer quickly caught wind of the situation, and made the entrepreneurial feline an offer he (almost) couldn't refuse:
@beltlinepiper Hi Piper, engineer can re-use pipe for storm drainage, so we are able to make you a sweet offer of $10,000 for your home!
— Perennial1988 (@Perennial1988) July 17, 2013
After initially turning down what he perceived to be a low bid (he thought ONE MILLION DOLLARS was more befitting of a celebrity cat's home), he finally conceded to $10k plus some gourmet cat food to seal the deal. The only problem was, where was Piper going to live now?
Sold! pic.twitter.com/h0DIqxOoDf
— Piper (@beltlinepiper) July 19, 2013
He sent out a tweet looking for an affordable rental near the Belt Line, and immediately got an amazing lead:
.@beltlinepiper we have a unique rental 2 blocks from the @atlantabeltline in Virginia-Highland - very affordable! pic.twitter.com/XwgKymsl5c
— John Craft (@johnacraft) July 18, 2013
A deal was quickly struck, and on Friday he packed his boxes and headed for his forever home:
Moving day! pic.twitter.com/9PLFekBAiy
— Piper (@beltlinepiper) July 19, 2013
Piper promises to keep in touch with fans while settling into his new space. On Saturday he posted this pic on Facebook with the caption, "Took a nap in the landlord's lap earlier. Now I'm checking out the view from the kitchen. Tomatoes!"
Congrats on your new life Piper! We love you!
Via Twitter (@beltlinepiper) / Facebook (Belt Line Piper)
10 comments:
What a great story. All cats should find forever homes, should they want to.
This is so sweet. :)
What an awesome ending to Piper's story! I'm glad he found a home - I was actually a little worried about him out there on his own.
Piper is a she, albeit fixed, as all roaming kitties should be.
FMH: I wasn't sure, but he mentioned being neutered! https://twitter.com/beltlinepiper/status/346681346460090370
That gave me leaky eyes in the best of ways. THANK you for this sweet happy ending.
LOVE it. Way to go, Piper! :)
Piper's story warms my heart, and not just because it's a local story. So glad Piper now has a forever home and no longer has to worry about a leaky roof, not having A/C, and the awful construction noise. Such a great story...wish more like this would make the news. :)
this actually made me cry. there are good people
i hope they continue to do updates once in awhile on Piper.
<3
If only every stray kitty could find a nice forever home.
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