This fluffy feline may look confused, but he is simply showing off his singular set of eyes that has earned thousands of dollars for other rescue cats just like him.
Belarus has chronically crossed eyes as a result of a condition called strabismus, which causes his pupils to point in different directions.
Although it is just one of his many charming traits, it is the one that caused Rachel Krall to fall in love with him back in June 2018.
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Krall first saw pictures of Belarus as a kitten in a Facebook post from the San Francisco Animal Care and Control. Although Krall had never lived with a cat before, she went to go meet the feline at the animal shelter—and she ended up adopting him that very same day.
“When I first saw him, I just thought he was the most hilariously adorable cat ever,” Krall told reporters. “I had never really been a cat person before, but thought he would be the perfect cat. I sent his adoption picture to my family and their reactions were quite similar. They told me ‘you have to go see him’, so I did.”
Krall has since created an Instagram account for her cross-eyed companion which has racked up more than 250,000 followers.
As a means of wielding his social media fame for good, Krall started selling shirts and hoodies emblazoned with Belarus’s face and donating 100% of the proceeds to animal rescues.
Collectively, Krall says she has already been able to donate several thousand dollars to pet charities thanks to Belarus’s endearing condition.
“Last year, we donated $6,000 to shelters, with $4,000 to Belarus’ shelter SFACC, $1,000 to Sonoma Community Animal Response Team for their efforts saving animals from the Sonoma wildfire, and $1,000 to Cat Town of Oakland,” says Krall.
If you want to purchase some Belarus merchandise of your own, be sure and visit his online Bonfire store.
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