Mountain Lion, an orange-and-white cat, peering at the camera from behind a black railing

Ninja, Naranja, or Milo? Many names, one cat

Some of ‘my’ cats are clearly well fed somewhere else. I don’t know where, or what those people call them.

October 3, 2026 · Updated October 30, 2026 · 2 min · David Williston
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?

October 3, 2026 · Updated October 30, 2026 · 2 min · David Williston
A tabby-and-white cat looking up, wearing a leaf-patterned paper collar, beside three reversible paper collar designs (leaves, cherry blossom and a starry night), each with a pattern on one side and the StrayCats identification on the other

What If Every Cat Could Carry an Open Identity?

An idea for a global, open standard for cat identification: a collar anyone can scan, with no app and no single company in charge.

October 21, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 · 4 min · David Williston
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.

October 3, 2026 · Updated October 30, 2026 · 2 min · David Williston