{"id":185448,"date":"2026-02-20T01:51:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T01:51:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/185448\/"},"modified":"2026-02-20T01:51:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T01:51:09","slug":"tabby-cat-adopted-from-berkeley-humane-is-a-top-animal-actor-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/185448\/","title":{"rendered":"Tabby cat adopted from Berkeley Humane is a top animal actor of the year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"520\" data-attachment-id=\"552455\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.berkeleyside.org\/2026\/02\/19\/the-wire-tabby-cat-adopted-from-berkeley-humane-is-a-top-animal-actor-of-the-year\/image-343\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-berkeleyside-cityside.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-7.png?fit=2000%2C1333&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1333\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-berkeleyside-cityside.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-7.png?fit=360%2C240&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-berkeleyside-cityside.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-7.png?fit=780%2C520&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1771552268_480_image-7.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-552455\"  \/>Noochie the cat (left) in the movie \u201cSorry, Baby.\u201d Courtesy: A24<\/p>\n<p>Heads up: We sometimes link to sites that limit access to non-subscribers.<\/p>\n<p>Noochie, a gray tabby cat adopted from Berkeley Humane, has been judged one of the top animal actors of the year <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wmagazine.com\/culture\/best-pet-performances-movie-animals\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">by W. Magazine<\/a> for his role in the film \u201cSorry, Baby.\u201d \u201cNoochie is dumb as rocks and sweet as sugar,\u201d said his owner, Cody Reiss, who plays a role in the movie. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cNoochie and his five siblings were transported to Berkeley Humane as part of the organization\u2019s ongoing lifesaving efforts to support overcrowded shelters and vulnerable animals across the state and Hawaii,\u201d the animal shelter said in a statement. After receiving the medical care and support they needed, all six young kittens were adopted into loving homes within approximately one week, beating the odds and setting Noochie on the path to his current stardom.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"520\" data-attachment-id=\"552456\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.berkeleyside.org\/2026\/02\/19\/the-wire-tabby-cat-adopted-from-berkeley-humane-is-a-top-animal-actor-of-the-year\/noochie_fka_hermes\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-berkeleyside-cityside.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Noochie_FKA_hermes.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,683\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS REBEL T3i&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1693363375&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;27&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;3200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Noochie_FKA_hermes\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-berkeleyside-cityside.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Noochie_FKA_hermes.jpg?fit=360%2C240&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-berkeleyside-cityside.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Noochie_FKA_hermes.jpg?fit=780%2C520&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Noochie_FKA_hermes.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-552456\"  \/>Noochie before he was famous. Courtesy: Berkeley Humane<\/p>\n<p>A UC Berkeley student reported missing was found dead in Lake Anza. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/2026\/02\/16\/missing-uc-berkeley-students-body-found-in-lake-anza-in-tilden-park\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mercury News<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Friday nights on West Berkeley\u2019s I-80 overpass have turned into protest parties where people resist holding glow sticks and wearing. (<a href=\"https:\/\/sfstandard.com\/2026\/02\/16\/berkeley-overpass-dance-party-protest\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">SF Standard<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>A 34-year-old man was arrested in connection with a UC Berkeley student\u2019s sexual assault by a stranger in the communal laundry room of an apartment building on the Northside. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.berkeleyscanner.com\/2026\/02\/17\/uc-berkeley-crime\/rape-attempt-uc-berkeley-student-man-arrested\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Berkeley Scanner<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Zoning permits have been filed for the eight-story project above Amoeba Music. (<a href=\"https:\/\/sfyimby.com\/2026\/02\/zoning-permits-filed-for-amoeba-apartments-in-southside-berkeley.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">SFYIMBY<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>A UC Berkeley librarian interviewed 15 fellow librarians for an oral history project. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lib.berkeley.edu\/about\/news\/glusker\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Berkeley News<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Judging Cal students by their shoes. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailycal.org\/lifestyle\/local_guides\/sole-searching-for-meaning-in-the-shoes-of-uc-berkeley\/article_e170d66d-6e9f-4754-a18c-dfd91562c277.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Daily Cal<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Emily Mendel\u2019s review of \u201cHow Shakespeare Saved My Life\u201d at the Berkeley Rep. 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Email editors@berkeleyside.org.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"author-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.berkeleyside.org\/author\/berkeleyside-editors\" rel=\"author nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMore by Berkeleyside Staff\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Noochie the cat (left) in the movie \u201cSorry, Baby.\u201d Courtesy: A24 Heads up: We sometimes link to sites&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":185449,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[8754,143,145,144],"class_list":{"0":"post-185448","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-oakland","8":"tag-berkeley-wire","9":"tag-oakland","10":"tag-oakland-headlines","11":"tag-oakland-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/185448","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=185448"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/185448\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/185449"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=185448"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=185448"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=185448"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}