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The Man and the Cat

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This is Shane and his cat Mugan at the Occupy Wall Street movement in Zuccotti Park on November 5, 2011.

I never saw where Shane slept, or whether he was staying at the park at all. I don't think he has a bed to go home to, but I never asked. I met him on the edge of the camp, leaning up against the metal police barriers with his bucket of donations, a beautiful soft gray and white cat poking its head out of his worn black sweatshirt.

He had been standing there all day, talking to the people that passed by, letting them tickle Mugan's ears as he asked for donations. He told me he was collecting money to care for several day old kittens he had found abandoned in the street. They were at a friend's house in Brooklyn, and required round the clock care.
Shane told me he had found Mugan abandoned for being the runt of the litter, and had raised the cat from his coat. Although the feline was very friendly while in the security of Shane's embrace, it became evident that he was not used to being around so many people without the protection the coat offered him. When Shane put him down to give him some water, he wouldn't touch it and became extremely nervous.

I brought them water and coffee and food throughout the day as they stood by their post. The next morning I had to return to Vermont, so I don't know what has become of them.
But somehow, I think they'll be alright.
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I love it...It tells even the poor are the richest in love...