Jeffrey Simpkins movies movies of Leo the cat at a Home Depot in Mount Laurel, New Jersey.
“He has two identify tags that say ‘Hello my identify is Leo,’ after which the opposite one says like ‘Mount Laurel Store,’ so he is registered to the shop,” mentioned Simpkins of Mount Laurel.
Store workers mentioned Leo arrived final summer time, and earlier than that he was a barn cat.
Simpkins incessantly retailers along with his two cats, Will and Grace. He’s been documenting their journeys on TikTok ever since they stumbled upon Leo.
Since then, Leo has grown fairly a fan base of viewers.
“Like, all collectively, all Leo movies, in all probability over 50 million, round there,” Simpkins mentioned.
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What retains folks watching?
“His distinctive character, like he is pleasant, he wears clothes not like different cats, and he has a number of locations he sleeps at,” Simpkins mentioned.
Leo enjoys carrying garments and taking rides in his purchasing cart. Several associates on the retailer truly look after Leo, from journeys to the vet to creating certain he is fed.
Some of Leo’s followers love his outgoing and playful character.
“I’m an enormous cat particular person, and I really like cats so I’m actually excited to see him. It’s my first time seeing him in particular person, and I actually love that he wears shirts,” mentioned Theo Lythberg of Cherry Hill, New Jersey.
“It is the final week of summer time, so we figured let’s go see the cat and take advantage of it and see if we could be a part of his fan membership,” mentioned Michelle Lythberg, additionally of Cherry Hill.
Simpkins is hopeful folks will donate to cat shelters within the space or think about adopting a cat of their very own.
