{"id":158261,"date":"2019-08-26T23:44:02","date_gmt":"2019-08-26T15:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/featured\/-1801622\/"},"modified":"2019-08-26T23:44:02","modified_gmt":"2019-08-26T15:44:02","slug":"chonky-26-pound-cat-goes-viral-on-twitter-receives-potential-adopters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/test\/wordpress\/2019\/08\/26\/chonky-26-pound-cat-goes-viral-on-twitter-receives-potential-adopters\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Chonky\u2019 26-Pound Cat Goes Viral on Twitter, Receives Potential Adopters"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/BigBoi82619-650x366.jpg?resize=640%2C360&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"figcaption\">Mr. B, a &#8220;chonky&#8221; 26-pound cat, is headed to his forever home this week after melting many hearts on Twitter. (Photo Credit: Morris Animal Refuge \/ Twitter)<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>A &#8220;chonky&#8221; 26-pound <a href=\"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/culture\/here-are-vintage-photos-of-cats-doing-human-things-1788770\/\"  rel=\"noopener\">cat<\/a> is ready for adoption after a viral tweet of the feline captivated many hearts on Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>The cat, which is nicknamed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.morrisanimalrefuge.org\/adopt\/beejay-aka-mr-b\"  rel=\"noopener\">BeeJay or Mr. B<\/a>, will most likely head to his forever home later this week, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/morrisanimalrefuge\/posts\/2730262967004435\"  rel=\"noopener\">according to the Morris Animal Refuge in Philadelphia<\/a>. The refuge narrowed down a list of people who would be good parents for Mr. B and said his adoption should be finalized in a couple of days, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox35orlando.com\/fast-five\/-chonky-kitty-26-pound-cat-headed-to-forever-home-thanks-to-viral-success\"  rel=\"noopener\">Fox 35 News reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(d, s, id) {\n  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n  js.src = 'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v3.2';\n  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/morrisanimalrefuge\/posts\/2730262967004435\" data-width=\"500\" data-show-text=\"true\">\n<blockquote class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/morrisanimalrefuge\/posts\/2730262967004435\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>On Aug. 22, Morris Animal Refuge <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MorrisAnimal\/status\/1164554974057107456?s=20\"  rel=\"noopener\">posted pictures of Mr. B<\/a> on Twitter, which showed the big <a href=\"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/news\/heres-what-happened-when-researchers-attached-cameras-to-16-cats-and-let-them-prowl-their-neighborhoods-1790386\/\"  rel=\"noopener\">kitty<\/a> posing in the arms of an employee at the refuge. The tweet, which jokingly called Mr. B a &#8220;big boi,&#8221; received more than 49,000 likes and 14,000 retweets on the social media platform.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">OMG, big boi Mr. B is a CHONK. He\u2019s a chonk of a chonk. He redefines the term. Can you guess how much he weighs? More importantly, can you give him a home? Adopt this jumbo-sized package of fluff &amp; love: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/v8aB6PzBbL\">https:\/\/t.co\/v8aB6PzBbL<\/a>. Please RT to help this sad-eyed guy find happiness! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tquRuvRaws\">pic.twitter.com\/tquRuvRaws<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Morris Animal Refuge (@MorrisAnimal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MorrisAnimal\/status\/1164554974057107456?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 22, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;OMG, big boi Mr. B is a CHONK. He\u2019s a chonk of a chonk. He redefines the term,&#8221; Morris Animal Refuge wrote in the post. &#8220;Can you guess how much he weighs? More importantly, can you give him a home?\u00a0Please RT to help this sad-eyed guy find happiness!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>After uploading the tweet, Morris Animal Refuge&#8217;s website shut down due to Mr. B&#8217;s popularity. The refuge also made Mr. B shirts to raise awareness about animal adoption.<\/p>\n<p>Morris Animal Refuge didn&#8217;t disclose who will be adopting Mr. B yet, however, the feline is one step closer to finding his dream home and caretakers.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>More on Geek.com:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/culture\/here-are-vintage-photos-of-cats-doing-human-things-1788770\/\"  rel=\"noopener\">Here Are Vintage Photos of Cats Doing Human Things<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/news\/heres-what-happened-when-researchers-attached-cameras-to-16-cats-and-let-them-prowl-their-neighborhoods-1790386\/\"  rel=\"noopener\">Here&#8217;s What Happened When Scientists Strapped Cameras to Cats<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/tech\/this-ai-neural-network-gives-cats-cute-yet-horrifying-names-1790798\/\"  rel=\"noopener\">This AI Neural Network Gives Cats Creepy, Cute Names<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/BigBoi82619-650x366.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\"><\/p>\n<div>Mr. B, a &#8220;chonky&#8221; 26-pound cat, is headed to his forever home this week after melting many hearts on Twitter. (Photo Credit: Morris Animal Refuge \/ Twitter)<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>A &ldquo;chonky&rdquo; 26-pound cat is ready for adoption after a viral tweet of the feline captivated many hearts on Twitter. 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