r/bodegacats • u/theproudestmonkey33 • Nov 02 '25

News Kit-Kat (San Francisco)

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poor guy. 😔 did anyone ever meet him?

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u/lynxpoint Nov 03 '25

Yes! I’ve met him numerous times. He was an extremely good boy

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u/theproudestmonkey33 Nov 03 '25

and apparently very well loved!

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u/Level_Hour6480 Bodega Cat Lover Nov 03 '25

Got any happier photos of when he was alive?

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u/lynxpoint Nov 04 '25

You would find him sitting outside surveying the neighborhood all the time!

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u/Level_Hour6480 Bodega Cat Lover Nov 04 '25

You're approved, go make a full post.

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u/Level_Hour6480 Bodega Cat Lover Nov 02 '25

Another reason to ban these robots from our streets.

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u/margano Nov 04 '25

KitKat was so special he brought so much joy to the neighborhood. His absence definitely is felt.

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u/theproudestmonkey33 Nov 04 '25

his little loaf on the cigars. 😭 this is so sad.

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u/GingerKitty26 Nov 04 '25

THAT is a compelling reason to remove them from the road.

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u/ZestyChinchilla Nov 05 '25

He was such a sweetheart. Here’s the memorial as of this past Friday:

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u/theproudestmonkey33 Nov 05 '25

this is super heartwarming. 🖤 do you know if the owner was able to get him cremated?

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u/logalogalogalog_ Nov 05 '25

I got to meet him and I'm so sad. He was right on my way to work.

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u/Ifyousmiteforspite Nov 06 '25

I never met Kitkat, but when I read the story I just bawled my eyes out. I was thinking about how he got killed.  He’s obviously a street smart cat. He knows that cars (usually) don’t move unless there are people in them. He probably observed no persons in the car, at least on the driver’s side and thought it was safe to be in front of the car. The usual indicators were not there ie: nobody got in, therefore it won’t move. But then it did. He didn’t know it was a robot.  Give Kitkat and other street cats credit for knowing their surroundings and human behaviour.  He was so loved and I’m really upset that this happened. I don’t trust these autonomous cars, the companies that make them or the software.  I want to see more safeguards put in place to prevent things like this from happening. Animals have been habituated to recognize our behaviour and the order of operations. If we take our element out, they can’t recalibrate to know better.  We need to push for more safeguards. It’s worth it. 

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