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Whoever is naming the cats at this Austin shelter probably needs to be drug tested.

Atomic toaster? Fardtus? Unicycle 7?

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Tod Perry

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Photo credit: via Austin Pets Alive! – Array

According to Austin Pets Alive!’s website, they’ve done a fantastic job at saving the lives of countless dogs and cats in the area. When the shelter was first opened in 1997, Austin had a kill rate of 87%. Since, the city now has a save rate of 97%!

While their dedication to helping animals is unquestionable, Twitter user Nic went viral after tweeting about the shelter’s questionable naming system.

After that tweet, she shared a photo of the adorable cat that she got at Austin Pets Alive!

People replied to her tweet with some of their favorite bizarre names.

A Twitter user named Hannah has a good theory on why the cats have such eccentric names.

they purposely give the pets weird names for foster parents. you're less likely to get attached to something if its name is something like trashcan than you are with something named whiskers.
— Hannah Barnes (@Hannah_Barnes04) May 26, 2019
Yeah this is weird.

Trashcan and I would be WAY tighter than me and Whiskers.
— Shadow Trick (@Just_Eleanora) May 26, 2019
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