ROB HALFORD Names New Litter Of Kittens For KITTEN RESCUE, Donates Personal Collection Of Autographed Cat T-Shirts

Kitten Rescue, a Los Angeles-based non-profit, volunteer-run group dedicated to discovering loving properties for undesirable, homeless cats and kittens, has launched the brand new litter of kittens for The New York Occasions-recognized kitten cam room, named by none aside from JUDAS PRIEST‘s Rob Halford, a.okay.a. The Steel God. In appreciation for Halford‘s never-ending love of cats and kittens, Kitten Rescue requested him to call the brand new cam room additions and he fired again rock ‘n’ roll-themed names. Try the lovely fluff balls, 24 hours a day, right here.

The Halford-named kittens are Taylor, Turbo, Angel, Starbreaker, Rocker and Mama Rose. Taylor, an orange-and-white male, is called in honor of FOO FIGHTERS‘ Taylor Hawkins; Turbo, a calico feminine, is called after JUDAS PRIEST‘s track “Turbo Lover”; Angel, a feminine white/cream, is called for the PRIEST track “Angel Of Retribution”, Starbreaker, Star for brief, a male black-and-white, is called after the PRIEST track from the “Sin After Sin” album; and Rocker, a male orange kitty, was named for the PRIEST track “I am A Rocker”. To high it off, Halford named their Mama Rose for PRIEST‘s track “Final Rose Of Summer time”. All these pretty fluffballs are secure, heat and completely satisfied in Kitten Rescue‘s Los Angeles sanctuary and will probably be accessible for adoption at a later date.

Kitten Rescue will probably be auctioning Halford‘s private assortment of autographed cat t-shirts, photos of which he has posted on Instagram. Proceeds will profit Kitten Rescue and the lifesaving work they do on behalf of cats and kittens. These t-shirts will probably be accessible quickly on the Kitten Rescue public sale website, with extra data to observe.

Halford sends alongside his needs to his followers and cat aficionados in all places: “Good day kitten maniacs — be part of your steel god within the nice Kitten Rescue fundraiser the place my private signed cat shirts and different signed goodies are up for grabs!

“Try this bunch of hellions I’ve christened in steel!

“Please proceed to help Kitten Rescue any means you possibly can.

“Kitten horns up! The Steel God”

Celebrating its twenty fifth yr, Kitten Rescue saves cats and kittens from the streets of Los Angeles and from metropolis shelter euthanasia. Since their begin in 1997, they’ve grown into one of many largest, most well-respected animal welfare teams in L.A. Different notable rock icons similar to BLACK SABBATH bassist Geezer Butler and his spouse Gloria, OZZY OSBOURNE bassist Robert “Blasko” Nicholson, legendary DEEP PURPLE bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes and his spouse Gabi, in addition to Phoosi.com, are a few of the group’s loyal supporters. Halford and Elvira, The Mistress Of The Darkish, have each lent their picture in help of Kitten Rescue.

In a 2020 interview with the “Cobras & Fireplace” podcast, Halford defined why he posts so many photos on his Instagram of him sporting cat-related t-shirts. He stated: “I feel I’ve a few hundred cat t-shirts now. I used to have a good looking kitty cat known as Ben, who lived a protracted life after which all of a sudden handed, like all of them do. It is like dropping a member of the family. However it was form of tough, as a result of I am on the highway on a regular basis and there is no one right here on the home.

“As a lot because it’s nice typically for the cats to enter kitty jail [laughs], kitty trip, my cat by no means preferred that very a lot,” he defined. “So I am form of making up for that with my cat t-shirts each Saturday on my Instagram, which is a number of enjoyable. I do not understand how lengthy that is gonna go on for. I feel I am going to run out of cat shirts [at some point].”

Requested if he has a idea as to why “a number of heavy steel guys” actually like cats, Rob stated: “Ooh, yeah. That is very true. I solely actually began to determine that out [when] I noticed issues about books of images of steel musicians, notably, with their cats. You get all these actually sturdy guys they usually’ve acquired their cats. Clearly, it is the ability of pets, is not it? Pet energy. However it’s nice.

“There is a enjoyable thread on Reddit about guys that hate cats, after which anyone brings a cat into the home, and the cat sits on the man’s lap and the blokes immediately melts.

“They’re stunning creatures,” Halford stated. “I feel the rationale why we like ’em in our steel group is as a result of they’re fiercely unbiased. You suppose you already know your cat, [but] the cat is aware of you higher than you do. They usually’re so stuffed with character and knocking issues off the shelf and you as if to say, ‘Look what I can do.’ However I like ’em for that. They’re stunning creatures,” he repeated.