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>>> HELLO, EVERYONE! WELCOME TO TONIGHT WITH
CASSIDY.
CASSIDY.
CASSIDY. HAPPY FRIDAY.
HAPPY FRIDAY. WE FORGOT TO PREP OUR TONIGHT
WITH CATSIDY GRAPHICS FOR THE
BEGINNING OF THE SHOW BECAUSE
WE ARE GETTING READY FOR A VERY
UNIQUE EVENT COMING TO PORTLAND
THIS WEEKEND ALL ABOUT CATS.
IT IS CALLED POP CATS.
WE HAVE ONE OF THE FEATURED
GUESTS, BEN-BEN, THE SADDEST
CAT ON THE INTERNET, BUT IS BEN-
BEN EXCITED ABOUT POP CATS OR
IS HE NOT ALLOWED TO BE HAPPY
ABOUT ANYTHING?
ABOUT ANYTHING? >> HE WILL LET YOU KNOW AFTER
HE'S HAD SOME CHEESE.
>> PERFECT.
>> PERFECT. ADAM AND SANDY, YOU GUYS ARE
BEN-BEN'S HUMAN OWNERS.
BEN-BEN HAS OVER 400,000
FOLLOWERS ON INSTAGRAM AND THIS
JUST HAPPENED IN THE LAST FEW
YEARS AND IT STARTED JUST WITH
BEN-BEN HAVING ALMOST A VERY
SAD STORY, RIGHT?
TELL EVERYONE HOW BEN-BEN CAME
TO BE.
TO BE.
TO BE. >>
TO BE. >> BEN WAS FOUND DOWNTOWN EAST
SIDE IN VANCOUVER B.C.
AND HE HAS A DEFORMED SPINE, A
CRUSHED EAR.
CRUSHED EAR. HE HAD A SKIN INFECTION FROM
BEING BIT BY A LARGE ANIMAL AND
HE COULDN'T WALK OR MOVE.
SO WE WERE TOLD THAT HE NEEDED
LOTS OF REHAB AND A SPECIAL
HOME THAT COULD LINE THEIR
PLACES WITH YOGA MATS.
WE MODIFIED THE LITTER BOX SO
HE COULD SHUFFLE IN AND OUT,
BUT HE COULDN'T JUMP WHEN WE
FIRST GOT HIM.
HE DENT KNOW HOW TO ROLL OVER.
HE HAS A FUSED NECK.
SO HE CAN ONLY LOOK SIDE TO
SIDE.
SIDE.
SIDE. HE
SIDE. HE CAN'T GROOM HIMSELF.
HE HAD A ROUGH START AND HE WAS
PROBABLY ONLY LIKE 8 MONTHS TO
A YEAR WHEN WE FIRST GOT HIM.
SO HE WAS STILL A KITTEN.
>> WAS HE LITTLE, TINY?
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. >> HE WAS SAD BUT SO CUTE.
NOW LOOK AT HIM, SO FANCY.
I LOVE HIS BOW TIE.
WHAT'S ON HIS BOW TIE?
>> TACOS.
>> TACOS.
>> TACOS. >> IS HE EATING CHEESE NOW?
>> GOGURT FOR CATS LIKE TUNA.
>> BEN-BEN GETS TO BE AT POP
CATS THIS WEEKEND.
HAVE YOU GUYS BEEN TO A LOT OF
EVENTS WITH BEN-BEN LIKE THIS?
>> THIS WILL BE OUR SECOND --
THIRD?
THIRD?
THIRD? >>
THIRD? >> THIRD.
>> THIRD.
>> THIRD. >> DOES BEN-BEN LOVE IT?
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN HE GETS
SURROUNDED BY ALL THESE HUMANS?
>> BEN LOVES PEOPLE.
>> HE LIKES PEOPLE MORE THAN HE
PROBABLY SHOULD FOR A CAT.
>> HE WILL GO HOME WITH
ANYBODY.
ANYBODY.
ANYBODY. >> OH, OKAY.
MAKE SURE.
MAKE SURE. DO NOT TRY TO STEAL BEN-BEN.
IT WILL NOT END WELL FOR YOU.
YOU WILL BE THE SADDEST PERSON
AT POP CATS THIS WEEKEND.
WHAT ARE PEOPLE'S REACTIONS
WHEN THEY ACTUALLY GET TO MEET
BEN-BEN IN PERSON BECAUSE
PROBABLY A LOT OF THEM HAVE
SEEN HIM ON INSTAGRAM OR READ
ARTICLES ABOUT HIM?
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. THEY ACT KIND OF LIKE THEY
WOULD WHEN THEY MEET A NORMAL
HUMAN CELEBRITY SOMETIMES.
IT'S
IT'S A
IT'S A LITTLE STRANGE SOMETIMES SEEING PEOPLE REACT THAT WAY TO
A CAT, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?
THEY LOVE HIM AND HE LOVES
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE. >> HE BRINGS THEM JOY.
HE LOVES THEM SO MUCH.
>>
>> SO
>> SO IF
>> SO IF PEOPLE DON'T MAKE IT TO POP CATS WHICH IS BOTH DAYS
THIS WEEKEND AT THE CONVENTION
CENTER, THEY CAN ALSO SEND HIM
THINGS IN THE MAIL AND MEET HIM
THAT WAY?
THAT WAY?
THAT WAY? >> OH, YEAH.
WE HAVE A P.O.
BOX REGISTERED IN BRITISH
COLUMBIA.
COLUMBIA.
COLUMBIA. PEOPLE CAN SEND HIM BIRTHDAY
CARDS OR CHRISTMAS IS COMING
UP.
UP.
UP. HE
UP. HE LOVES OPENING ALL THE MAIL.
IF YOU PUT SOME CAT NIP IN
THERE, I'M SURE HE WILL CHEW
THE PAPER.
THE PAPER. >> THERE YOU GO.
THERE'S GOING TO BE AT POP CATS
CAT PLAYGROUNDS, ARTISTS, MUSIC
PLAYED BY MOSHO.
HAS BEN-BEN MET MOSHO?
>> NO.
>> NO.
>> NO. >>
>> NO. >> I DIDN'T KNOW HOW FAR INTO
THE CAT WORLD MOSHO GOES.
PROBABLY ALL OVER THE ENTIRE
WORLD.
WORLD.
WORLD. THERE'S OTHER CAT INFLUENCERS.
IS THERE LIKE BIG REUNITINGS OF
ALL THESE CAT INFLUENCERS AT
POP CATS?
POP CATS?
POP CATS? >> WE'VE MET HANNAH A FEW TIMES
BEFORE AND SHE'S PRETTY FOND OF
BEN.
BEN.
BEN. >>
BEN. >> YOU CALL HIM THE SADDEST
CAT.
CAT.
CAT. WHAT
CAT. WHAT MAKES BEN-BEN HAPPY?
WHAT DOES HE LOVE TO DO BESIDES
EATING LITTLE TUNA GOGURTS?
>> HE LOVES CAR RIDES.
SO WE DROVE UP FROM VANCOUVER
B.C.
B.C.
B.C. HE
B.C. HE CUDDLES THE DRIVER OR THE
PASSENGER.
PASSENGER. HE ADORES GOING FOR CAR RIDES
AND HE LOVES GOING FOR WALKS IN
THE PARK NEAR OUR PLACE.
>> IF PEOPLE WANT TO FOLLOW BEN-
BEN ALL ON HIS HAPPY, SAD
ADVENTURES, BEN-BEN CAT CAT ON
INSTAGRAM, RIGHT?
INSTAGRAM, RIGHT? >> FACEBOOK AS WELL, SAME
THING.
THING.
THING. >>
THING. >> WE HAVE A WEBSITE
BENBENCATCAT.CA.
BENBENCATCAT.CA. WE HAVE FOUR OTHER CATS AT
HOME.
HOME.
HOME. SO
HOME. SO IT FEATURES THEM AS WELL.
>> IF YOU OR YOUR CATS WANT TO
MEET BEN-BEN, GO TO POP CATS.
IT'S AT THE CONVENTION CENTER
TOMORROW AND SUNDAY.
YOU CAME DOWN FROM VANCOUVER TO