Jorts (cat)

Jorts
An orange tabby cat with light green eyes and white fur on its neck sits on a red woven surface. Its body faces to the right and slightly away from the viewer, and its head is turned toward the camera. Gold-polka dotted white curtains mostly cover a window behind the animal.
SpeciesFelis catus
BreedDomestic shorthair, orange tabby
SexMale (neutered)[1]
BornMay 1[2]
OccupationOffice pet
Known forDoor and trash can mishaps, involuntary application of margarine, "pro-labor icon"[3]

Jorts is an orange tabby cat that initially rose to internet fame in December 2021 in a viral Reddit thread discussing purported workplace attempts to train him that included him being smeared with margarine. A Twitter account personifying Jorts (and his fellow workplace cat Jean) as a supporter of organized labor has since received recognition.

  1. ^ Jorts (and Jean) [@JortsTheCat] (March 30, 2022). "I am a cat. I had testicles but they were removed (and haven't grown back so far)" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ^ Jorts (and Jean) [@JortsTheCat] (April 7, 2022). "My birthday is May 1 (I chose it myself). Jean says she is a Virgo" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. ^ Yip, Waiyee (2022-03-22). "How a fluffy orange cat named Jorts stole the internet's heart and became the pro-labor icon 2022 didn't know it needed". Insider. Retrieved 2022-04-09.