“I am one of the guys with Rescue Ink NYC. They like to call me Alley Cat, I am the “cat guy”. I live with 8 rescued cats, all with a story. This is Hope who sadly passed away of cancer last December. We were together for about 1 3/4 years. I found her in the pouring rain in a cold March day. She was laying in a parking lot, unable to walk and close to death. People were kicking her to get her out of the spot. I grabbed her she was very ill. Less than 4 pounds, very senior, missing most teeth, High fever, kidney infection, super high blood sugar, dehydrated, burned off paw pads, and soaking wet. It took us many months to until she great, gained weight, and her blood sugar became stabilized. Her doctor felt she was within an hour of death when I found her… She became the queen of the sofa, and was such a sweet loving cat. RIP Hope. I love you….” — Submitted by Al C. on Facebook

Submitted by Briana R on Facebook.

“Tattoo of my cat Pickles!” — Submitted by Rina B on Facebook

“For all the black kitties that never get adopted.” — Submitted by Sabrina H on Facebook.

“Here is my tattoo of my beloved kitty Meatball who passed away last year. I got it in February about one year after I lost her. It includes the Dickens quote, ‘What greater gift than the love of a cat.'” — Submitted by Shaina T on Facebook.

“This is a tattoo I got to celebrate the lives of my feline soulmates, Sinead and Dahlia. Yes, I am a cat parent! :-)” — Submitted by Janea K. on Facebook

— Submitted by Di M. on Facebook

“My husband and I have a colony of over 40 FIV positive cats [who were] all slated for euthanasia at our state’s largest animal shelter in Indianapolis. I got this tattoo to signify our love for FIV positive cats. This one of the FIV kitties in our colony.” — Submitted by Jodi B. on Facebook

–Submitted by Kate Benjamin, cat-style expert

— Submitted by Jodi S. on Facebook

“My cat Roxie had surgery a couple years ago which left her with a large scar from her chest all the way down her stomach so I got her tattooed on me as ‘Frankencat.'” — Submitted by Laura M. on Facebook

— Submitted by Renee W. on Facebook

“For my beautiful girl Gobo. May she rest in peace.” — Submitted by Amy W. on Facebook