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A Kamloops cat with a viral meme needs help from residents in the River City.
Known as "Tank," this obese cat rose to fame after posing for a photo appearing to beg for some Froot Loops. Just on "Know Your Meme" alone, the image had 482,454 views.
Tank is a 10-year-old Calico cat who grew up with some hardships. Tayler Marchment, the organizer of a Go Fund Me for Tank, explained that due to the cat's owner's work hours being hectic, Tank was often left alone in the house with seemingly unlimited cat food.
Marchment mentioned that Tank loves to eat, which quickly resulted in the cat gaining a massive amount of weight. Tank soon became unable to clean herself.
"When I met Tank in 2017, the dreads around her neck were six inches long and the mattes on her back were literally rock-solid," wrote Marchment. "Since then no one has done anything for her, life comes up and bills need to be paid first but there is no excuse anymore, and I'm doing everything in my power to help Tank."
"It's been two years and the mattes are only becoming part of her skin, she's sadly used to them. I live across the country but have set up plans to get this sorted out, the funds are the only thing holding us back. Tank would need sedation and a shave probably a few times, $200 each."
Marchment hopes to raise $1,000 for the cat, part of which will go towards putting Tank on a healthy diet. For more on Tank's story, click here.