Cat with “resting grumpy face” falls in love with Santa Claus [Video]

Mackenzie is a 15-year-old cat who has “a resting grumpy face” according to her mom, Angela Rasuse.

“She can be the happiest cat in the world — like, thriving and having the best time, and she just has this grumpy look on her face,” Angela told The Dodo.

Mackenzie originally belonged to Angela’s grandparents. When her grandfather passed away in 2019, Angela took her in. Bt it took a while for the grumpy cat to get used to her new mom.

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Mackenzie became a totally different cat when Angela bought her a little harness and leash.

“She loves being in the backyard and playing around. And, I took her to our cottage and we were playing on the beach and she absolutely loved it.”

“It was the weirdest thing in the world. Here’s this grumpy, murdery cat, but the second you put a harness on her she becomes an adventure cat,” Angela added.

Soon, Mackenzie was going everywhere with her mom. And one of the cat’s favorite places to visit was the local pet store. Angela thought Mackenzie couldn’t love the pet store any more than she already did, and then they invited her to meet Santa.

The Pet Valu store in Nova Scotia, Canada, hosts a fundraiser for their local food bank. Pets meet and take pictures with Santa for free as long as their humans bring nonperishable food donations.

Angela wasn’t sure how Mackenzie would react to meeting a strange man with a large white beard and a fuzzy red suit. But once Mackenzie sat on Santa’s lap, she didn’t want to leave.

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“She trotted in like she owned the place and waited in line with all the other dogs,” Angela said. “I put her beside Santa and she growled, because she didn’t know what was going on. But then she played with the ball on Santa’s hat, she sat in his lap.”

“The funniest part was when we were like, ‘OK Mackenzie, you’ve had your turn. We’ve got the pictures, it’s time for the next animal,’” Angela said. “She hissed at me when I tried to take her away from Santa. I don’t know if Santa reminded her of my grandfather or what, but she absolutely loved Santa.”

Seeing how Mackenzie thrived when given a second chance inspired Angela to create a non-profit called My Grandfather’s Cat, which helps seniors arrange homes for their pets before they pass away or move into retirement homes. So far, the organization has placed 24 pets in loving homes in just six months.

“We didn’t reinvent the wheel,” Angela said. “It’s just people helping people find homes for their animals so they don’t wind up in shelters — and it works.”

This holiday season, Rasuse hopes that more people will open their hearts and homes to shelter animals in need. And she’s definitely going to take Mackenzie back to see Santa again.

Source: The Dodo