Ideas

These pages collect the concepts and questions that come up in the stories: how a cat could have one identity and a growing history, how meeting a cat could be the easy way in, and how all of it stays for the cat’s benefit. They’re not requirements or a product plan, just my current thinking, written down so you can poke holes in it. Tell me what I’m missing →

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Ninja, an orange-and-white cat, lying on the ground, mid-meow

The Building Blocks

Twelve concepts the system will need to understand, long before anyone writes code.

Ninja, a pale orange-and-white cat, standing on a garden path, with Ciccio, a black cat, lying behind and looking at the camera

Meeting a Cat

Meeting a cat should take one photo and feel like a small gift. But the gift is for the cat: every meeting adds to its story and helps the people who look after it.

Lucia, a calico cat, seen from behind, its black, orange and white patches clearly visible

Cat Identity & Multiple Names

How do you model one cat that has three names, two homes and no clear owner?

Encounters: Every Meeting Adds to the Story

Each time someone meets a cat, they add a little to its shared history.

Mountain Lion, an orange-and-white cat whose real name nobody knows, sitting next to an empty food bowl

The Care Network

Many people quietly care for the same cats with no coordination. What if they could find each other?

Carlitos, a grey tabby with yellow-green eyes, looking up from a tiled floor

Education & Awareness

Many of the dangers street cats face come from things people simply don’t know. Awareness may help cats more than any feature.

Hootie, a black cat wearing a collar, sitting in a garden beside a cat statue and red flowers

Stray, Pet, or Somewhere in Between?

Many ‘strays’ are someone’s pet, and many pets live like strays. Ownership is a spectrum.

When a Cat Goes Missing

A missing cat is one of the hardest things a person who loves cats goes through. The people who’ve met that cat may be the best chance of finding it.

Several cats resting in a paved courtyard behind a fence

Privacy & Animal Safety

Location data about vulnerable animals can be misused. How do we protect them?

Open Data & Tech Stack

Thoughts on how the app could be built, hosted and kept sustainable as a non-profit.