Family/friends/authorities spend countless hours gushing over photos of missing cat

Galveston, Fla. – Everyone involved in the search for Galveston resident Janelle Davis’ missing cat, Tiger, confirmed Thursday having spent countless hours paging through hundreds of Davis’ photos as part of the widespread effort to find the beloved pet.

“I’ve spent every evening this week over at Janelle’s house, thumbing through page after page of Tiger photos – each picture more precious than the next, I swear,” said Sarah Fay Leeks, a friend and neighbor of Davis who’s involved in the search. “I haven’t actually started driving around looking for Tiger yet, but I sure hope she’s okay. It would be a sad to think that Janelle’s taken her last picture of her playing with string or sleeping in the sink or trying to catch a laser light or licking milk out of a huge coffee cup.”

“You simply have to see the picture of Tiger sleeping leaning up against her brother, Byron. It’s the most darling thing on Earth,” added Leeks.

Though distraught over the disappearance of her trusty cat – an indoor/outdoor, eight-year-old female missing since Saturday afternoon – Davis has found comfort in the fact that so many friends, family members and local authorities have committed themselves to viewing endless stacks of pictures of the charming feline.

“I’ve been a nervous wreck worrying about my poor Tiger, but I’ve been trying to keep myself busy by inviting in anyone willing to look at all the pictures I have of my sweet little girl,” said Davis, 57. “Like this one here of Tiger as a kitten. Isn’t that the sweetest thing ever? Who could not love this cat?”

Questioned on the rationale behind spending valuable time gushing over photos of Tiger instead of actively searching for the endearingly photogenic cat, Davis claimed that familiarizing friends, family and authorities with Tiger’s appearance, personality and habits is decidedly important to the rescue effort.

“I think it’s very important that each and every person involved in the search get a thorough – oh, my word, look at this one of Tiger yawning,” said Davis, unquestionably excited to share the image with another person. “I’ve got an entire album of shots from when she was this age, let me just run and get it. Stay put, now, I’ll just be a moment.”

To date, only few volunteers have seemed unwilling to sit and peruse photos of Tiger with Davis in her plush, air-conditioned suburban home, rather than spend countless hours out canvassing the neighborhood in what could likely be a futile effort to recover the adorable pussycat.

“Monday evening I went by Miss Davis’ house on my way to Kinko’s to get a picture of Tiger for some missing cat fliers before,” said Gene Maul, a neighborhood cat-lover heading up the search. “Not only was I there for four hours while she tried to decide which picture she wanted to use – showing her favorite hundred or so to me one by one to get my opinion, but in the end she refused to part with even a single photo, even though I promised to return it. If she really does want Tiger back, she sure has a funny way of showing it.”