Jess & John Bartlett - In Love and Cats
Newlywed cat experts, John and Jess Bartlett, give Isabel a detailed rundown of their lives raising 9 cats of their own while fostering others for the world to see. These two cat lovers have a ton on their plate but their passion for cats and educating cat people knows no bounds. Together, John and Jess are making the world a better place, 24 cat trees and 11 litter boxes at a time.
BIO:
Jessica is the owner of Whiskers At Home LLC, Professional In-Home Cat Sitting servicing the eastside of Seattle since 2009 with over 400 clients and before COVID-19 they had 14 employees, currently 6 amazing employees on the team. Jessica earned her Advanced Certified Feline Training Professional degree from Animal Behavior Institute in 2020, and uses this education regularly to help train her team of Cat Care Professionals, to advise clients, and provide outstanding service to the felines under her care.
Jessica is currently a volunteer at Homeward Pet Adoption Center, and is a member of their Cat Behavioral team. She also volunteered as an Adoption Counselor for the Purrfect Pals Cat Shelter from 2009 to 2015. From 2010 to 2013 Jessica served as a Board Member for the National Association of Professional Pet Sitters and in 2015 Whiskers At Home was the co-winner of their national Business of the Year Award.
John has loved cats for as long as he can remember, having many of them throughout childhood & his adult life. He started fostering for Purrfect Pals in 2009, and has fostered 66 sets of cats & kittens of all ages from birth to senior. Other than cats, John also has a love for computers, gadgets, gaming, and tech in general. John found a way to merge his love for tech with his love for fostering and created the first ongoing Foster Kitten Cam in 2011; The Critter Room, airing 40 sets of fosters around the world 24×7. While the Foster Kitten Cam was originally created to help get his fosters adopted, it has grown to raise awareness of fostering, volunteering for local shelters, and it also helps people relax and forget their troubles for a short time, as they watch kittens scampering around or just sleeping.
Together John and Jessica co-created Cat Lovers’ Academy, where their mission is to provide educational and training opportunities to cat parents from the cat’s perspective. Their eight cats are put to work as the Purr-fessors of the Academy.