This is my favorite picture because I love cats, especially stray cats. And especially cats with cute little bow ties. I just love the look of the cats. They all look like they are in the throes of different drugs.

The description for this image is super heartbreaking, to me: In turn-of-the-century cities, wild cats proliferated, feeding on the garbage and rats that the authorities consistently failed to remove. Since alley cats were considered pests, few blinked an eye at the way street kids used them for target practice. That is just really mean. I guess how I see the image is that the cats represent either the orphan children or people who were the “outcasts” of society. They were the ones being pelted at and thrown out on the streets. Or felt like strays, new immigrants coming into a country and dealing with the racism and bigotry.