Pinto

Pinto
Pinto inside the feeder
Breed	Domestic Shorthair
Coat	Black and white
Sex	Unknown
Rarity	Very Common (Lives at the feeder)
Occupation	Expert climber
Appearance	Black and white spots, smol
Personality	Brave
First known sighting	June 27, 2024

Pinto is a small kitten in the No Hungry Cats feeder, who lives in the feeder decorated specifically for him. He is named after pinto beans, due to his small size.

Pinto appears to have been abandoned by his mother. The Caretaker of the feeder keeps a close eye on him, and is waiting for Pinto to receive an adopter. This is also why Pinto used to have a string attached - so he doesn't wander off or get taken.

Behavior

Despite his young age, Pinto is very active and brave. He will climb out of his basket to eat or explore, showing his athleticism. He gets easily distracted by things such as flies due to his short attention span. From July 5, 2024, he appears to have developed an obsession with sleeping on the scratcher by the side of the feeder.

Appearance

Pinto has a black and white coat and is pretty small. He had a string attached to stop him from escaping the feeder, which was removed on July 14, 2024, alongside the feeder’s renovation.

Pinto from above

Sightings

June 2024

June 27, 2024: Earliest known sighting of Pinto.
June 30, 2024: Pinto’s main debut. He climbed out of the basket, eating and yelling for his caretaker.

July 2024

July 1, 2024: He mostly slept through the day. His most notable action was trying to climb out of the basket but ended up falling back inside.

Pinto being cleaned by his caretaker on July 4, 2024
July 2, 2024: A cat plush was added to his basket. Later, at around 06:00 PM (LFT), the Caretaker came and cleaned the feeder, tidied up Pinto’s basket, and added some paper towels. Once the caretaker left, Pinto quickly got out of the basket, yelling for her to come back. When she did not, he began calmly munching at the food.
July 4, 2024: Pinto's cat plush was removed (only to be later re-added). Pinto was cleaned by the Caretaker as seen in the image, and his string was replaced. Later, at 06:30 PM (LFT), a neon blue fan was added to the feeder. At 07:40 PM (LFT), a black cat entered the feeder and quickly left. It also looked like Pinto had defecated in his basket.
July 5, 2024: At around 05:30 PM (LFT), Pinto decided to exit the feeder and sleep around the side. The Caretaker came shortly after and added some egg cardboard with food outside for Pinto. She then cleaned the feeder. Two white cats were seen in the background at the door of an open house, likely belonging to the Caretaker. Once the cleaning was finished Pinto returned to the feeder. He viciously devoured the food. He would attack the string and exit again for unknown reasons.
- At 7:00 PM (LFT), the black cat entered the feeder again and munched on the snacks. He left at 7:05 PM, ignoring Pinto, who was sleeping outside.
- At 9:18 PM (LFT), the black cat returned while Pinto was at the basket and ignored him again.
July 6, 2024: A blue & red scratching board was added outside as a way for Pinto to re-enter the feeder more easily, and the feeder’s curtains were changed. At 3:53 PM (LFT), he devoured some food.
July 11, 2024: Pinto was seen eating the tuna that was added to the feeder by the Caretaker. Later that day, the basket was moved to the center of the feeder, blocking the view of the back camera and making it harder to see Pinto.
July 14, 2024: At 4:30 PM (LFT) the feeder was cleaned and revamped. Most notably, Pinto's signature yellow basket was replaced and his string was removed. He entered the crate at around 5:00 PM (LFT) and stayed there for a long time, although he could have easily wandered off and explored as we could not see from the cameras' perspective.
July 15, 2024:A grey box with yellow tape was added to the side of the feeder
July 16, 2024: Shortly before 7:00 AM (LFT) the black cat arrived at the feeder, completely flabbergasted at the chaos Pinto was getting into. During this visit, the black cat surprisingly wasn't hostile towards Pinto and actually tried to free him from his string. After about 5 minutes of attempts/investigation, the black cat took a snack break before trying a bit more. Ultimately the black cat gave up and left, leaving behind a very confused Pinto.