Comic donates cuddles to Dog and Cat Shelter after going viral on TikTook

It began out as a singular thought to develop his social media following – giving his 11-week-old kitten Nadia a stroke for each follower he gained on TikTook.

However, comic Arthur Jurzanovs by no means anticipated that he would acquire over 38,700 followers inside two days of sharing the thought on his profile, which on the time had zero followers. By day six, viewers had began to joke that little Nadia can be bald if the problem continued.

And Arthur responded by claiming that the feedback have been “clearly not true” earlier than introducing a Sphynx cat in place of Nadia the black and white kitten, who is claimed to be loving the love.

The 29-year-old, from Pennywell, in Sunderland, stated: “Nadia completely loves it. Every morning she involves me anticipating me to crack on with it. She’s spoiled rotten for consideration.”

But after racking up over 318,000 followers in 10 days, Arthur determined to provide Nadia a break from all the eye and share the love with the cats at Newcastle Dog and Cat Shelter who’re at the moment ready to seek out their ceaselessly home.

Siblings Midnight and Binx, who have been admitted to the shelter as a result of their proprietor was going to grow to be homeless, have been two of the cats to profit from a few of the strokes Arthur needed to give on the day. Bella, Jessie and Raven additionally obtained cuddles in the course of the go to, in addition to Milo the puppy.

Arthur, who now has over 350,000 followers on his account @arthur.j89, stated: “Loads of the feedback have been saying I ought to go to a shelter or give some stuff away, so I received in contact with Newcastle Dog and Cat Shelter and stated I had an thought for a video they usually have been joyful for me to return alongside and do it.

“It was actually heartwarming and good to have the ability to promote the shelter and what they do and to see the cats too. There was a British Shorthair there referred to as Biscuit. He was actually shy so I could not choose him up, however he appeared so candy and I want I might undertake him.”

Following Arthur’s go to to Newcastle Dog and Cat Shelter, the charity has witnessed a rise in curiosity for the cats featured in his video, in addition to Milo.

Chris Bray, chief govt of Newcastle Dog and Cat Shelter, stated: “We have been delighted to be concerned and welcome Arthur right down to the shelter. He’s definitely raised the profile of our cats and we have had some curiosity because of his assist, which we’re actually grateful for.

“He additionally included Milo – our puppy that we’re attempting to rehome – which is de facto nice too as a result of we have had some curiosity in Milo off the again of it.”

Chris added: “The undeniable fact that Arthur is elevating the profile of cats is nice. He’s additionally highlighting how stroking a pet and taking a while out to do this is wholesome – significantly within the trendy world. There’s a mutual profit to that as a result of cats significantly wish to be stroked and people who find themselves stroking a cat can use that as a chance to modify off from the world and simply loosen up and chill.

“Everyone wins in that exercise and the truth that he is prompting individuals to do this is really great.”