Last week, a pet sanctuary in Green Bay, Wisconsin, posted photos of one of its volunteers, Terry Lauerman. Terry comes into Safe Haven Pet Sanctuary every day and naps with the cats.
"We are so lucky to have a human like Terry," the post began. "Terry just came along one day and introduced himself. He said he'd like to brush cats. Eventually it became everyday."
"He also accidentally falls asleep most days," the post continued. "We don't mind — Cats need this!"
At any given time, Safe Haven houses 20 to 30 cats, each with varying levels of disabilities, in a cage-free environment. Terry brushes every last one of them. Since he's been faithfully showing up for six months, by now he knows all their likes and dislikes.
The photos of Terry have attracted a lot of attention, with over 18,000 shares and counting. Terry is warming people's hearts and also giving us a goal to aspire to: professional catnapper.
Safe Haven Pet Sanctuary in Green Bay, Wisconsin, shared some photos of Terry on Facebook earlier this week. The post celebrates him as one of the sanctuary's most dedicated volunteers.
Terry started coming into the sanctuary about six months ago, BuzzFeed News reports. Now he comes into the sanctuary every day.
He brushes all of the cats — and also often falls asleep with them.
Which basically makes him a professional catnapper.
The post has since gone viral, partly because this is serious #lifegoals.
And partly because it's amazing for cats in a shelter to have this much loving attention from a human.
All of the cats at Safe Haven have special needs and would be at risk of euthanasia elsewhere.
Which means they need as much support as they can get.
The photos of Terry have received more than 18,000 shares and counting, so he's basically famous.
Elizabeth Feldhausen, the founder of Safe Haven, has been shocked by all the attention. But she says Terry doesn't really care about being internet-famous.
"Yesterday, when I told him he hit 400,000 views he said he hoped all those people would donate," she told BuzzFeed News.
And indeed, many people have.
Safe Haven opened its first location in December 2016. Since then, the nonprofit has been dedicated to helping kitties in need.
It usually has 20 to 30 cats a time, with not a cage in sight.
"We are a cage-free sanctuary that was designed to be a therapeutic environment, especially for our cats that are recovering from trauma," Elizabeth said.
Terry's dedicated nap time is helping the cats achieve just that.
