The winner of Tuxedo Gallery 2002

 Pepper Mille: Concatulations on winning the annual Tuxedo poll Badger.
                        Mew haf an odd name fer a gurlkit, how did mew get it?

 Badger: Dere bees two reasons fur dis. My hoomin mama was outside an she heared me screaming. She looked and looked and finally found me. My cat mama (who was berry young) had taken me away and den tried to cover me up wiff dirt inna open field when i was just 4 wks old. Mama said dat I was a real fighter cuz I was back on my paws in no time. All da other older kits here wanted to take it from me an I wouldn't let them. My hoomin pawrents said dat I fought just like a badger so dat bees how come I bees named Badger.
 

Pepper Mille: Are mew an adopted kitty? How old are mew?  

Badger: My hoomin mama found me out in a field when I was a tiny kit and she says dis is my forever home. I bees a yr and a half old now.
 

Pepper Mille: Do mew live wif offur kitties?

Badger: I bees da youngest of 18 kits here. We all bees rescues or reformed ferals. Dere also bees 3 d*gs anna horse here and dey all bees rescues too.

 Pepper Mille: Do mew belong to any kitty clubs?    

Badger: I not belong really to any clubs but I luf to bisit wif my furrends in da cat chats on Pethobbyist
 

Pepper Mille:    do you haf a boyfurrend?

Badger: :::blushing::: Yes, his name is Spottie. He is berry berry cute and he bees a special kit like me. We meow wiff each other onna puter in da meowchat room.
 

Pepper Mille:   Do mew haf a favorite sleeping place?

Badger: I likes to take my naps under da desk in da living rooms so I can keep an eye on effurrything, but at night I luff to curl up wif daddy inna bed.

Pepper Mille:    What is mewr favorite hoomins food?

Badger:  I was only about 6 wks old when I stole a chicken leg off a my hooman daddy's foodie dish. Chicken is still my favorite!!

Pepper Mille: Where do mew live? Do mew go outside?

Badger: We lives in Idyho. I gets to go outside any time I want cuz mama and daddy built us a nice big enclosed pen to keeps us safe from coyotes, an hawks, an cars. It gots a lot of fun things to play wif, some tree branches to climb on and cat walks to go from branch to branch. Good bark to sharpen our claws on and grass to play in and eat.

Pepper Mille: Do mew haf a webpage?

Badger: No we not have a web page

Pepper Mille: Is dere anything else mew would like tell us?

Badger: Mama says I bees a special needs kit cuz I have a few problems dat other hoomins might not unnerstand, cuz when my cat mama abandoned me she accidently hurted my head. My right leg doesn't allas work right. It seems to sorta slide out from under me sumtimes, and I can't chase toys if dey move to my right side cuz I can't see dem. I can sure catch dem if they silly enuf to go to the left tho. I also attack mama's hands when she isn't paying tenshun. It bees so much fun dat I just purrs an purrs. Mama jus sighs and puts another bandaid on. She says I uses my claws but dat i'm not aware of it.
 

Pepper Mille: Mew, itz been wonderfur talking wif mew Badger. It sure is nice dat deres so many hoomins watching owt fer us orfans. 

Send her congratulations?

  Note: This is a purr-sonal profile of Badger that this reporter obtained from an interview wif her.

P. M. Le' Purr