Dorian started a blog called Your Daily Cute to share funny cat videos and updates about her own cats—and the feral ones she cared for outside her office. What started as something fun quickly grew into a community of thousands of cat lovers.

Dorian wanted to help shelter pets feel the joy of the holidays, so she launched Santa Paws Drive—an online toy and treat drive for animals in shelters, inspired by Toys for Tots. Over five years, it raised tens of thousands of dollars and helped more than 25 shelters in the U.S. and beyond.

Using the relationships she developed through Santa Paws Drive, Dorian saw an opportunity to help even more cats—this time, by getting them to homes and rescues that wanted to help. When a blog reader mentioned she’d adopt a cat if only she lived closer, Dorian organized a volunteer transport to make it happen.

That one ride sparked the idea for the Cute Transport Network, a group of 850+ volunteers who helped move over 450 cats to new homes and rescue groups across the country—one 2-hour leg at a time.

Dorian and a photographer friend visited a few rescues to take glam shots of long-time shelter cats and help them get adopted. While they were in one of the cat rooms, Dorian found a bag of treats… and suddenly every cat in the room came running!

Her friend snapped a photo right at that moment—a totally candid shot of Dorian surrounded by cats—and it took off online. For years, it was actually the top image result if you searched “crazy cat lady.” It was a hilarious and purrfect moment in her story, especially since cats have been at the center of everything she’s done.

Everything Dorian had done with cats and rescues came together in one idea: a subscription box for cat people and their cats. That’s when CatLadyBox was born. And from the beginning, giving back was built into the mission.

Through our Cat Lady Cares program, a portion of profits goes to support rescue organizations through spay/neuter programs, adoption sponsorships, and transports—just like the ones that inspired it all.

Today, CatLady.com is home to Cat Lady Box, Spoiled Cats Box, and the Cat Lady Shop! Everything we love in one place, still focused on making cats (and their people) happy and giving back to the rescue community we’ve supported since day one.