Looking at the outside of the Morningside Garretson House, you may think Anna Uehling and her four roommates are the only occupants. However, her own room is home to more aquatic animals than people in the house.
Seven beta fish and two goldfish swim happily in Uehling’s room. “My desk is literally covered in fish,” Uehling said with a laugh. The nine fishy friends that make their residence on Uehling’s desk are only the beginning of Uehling’s animal love.
Uehling described herself as “cat crazy.” Her 24-pound Maine coon cat is round, fluffy, and walkable. Uehling has a leash for her cat and has the arm muscles to pick him up too.
However, she has taken care of other cats before. Over the summer, she was fostering cats out of her love for the animal and her wish to find them good homes.
Not only does Uehling express her love for cats through her actions, but on her body as well. She has two cat tattoos. One is of her current cat and the other is of her first cat who passed away.
Uehling is very dedicated to her love of animals and brings that to her life at Morningside. It’s a love she is not ashamed of through her permanent ink and happy expressions.