One of Penrose Care’s colleagues is a cat, Quita the Kitty, born in January 2019 and acquired by Penrose Care in March 2019. Quita is an office cat and emotional support animal at Penrose Care; adventure cat in her free time; and also works as a pet model with Pet London Models. Quita is London’s #1 Insta cat according to TimeOut London magazine. Notably, Quita has been blessed by Pope Francis and Pet by Prince Charles – she is a saintly and royal little kitty! In January 2022, Princess Quita entered the Web 3.0 space by registering the quitathekitty.eth and quita.pcc.eth domain names with ENS Domains and getting involved with the HolyVerse NFT project that aims combat the poverty trap by teaching financial literacy to at-risk youth in the Chicago and New York areas. Quita is also a big fan of feline-inspired NFT project Purrnelope’s Country Club.
Described as a celebrity in her own right, Quita has met Ms Great Britain 2020 April Banbury, music artist DJ Regard, actor Kit Harington, film director Chloé Zhao of the November 2020 Marvel film “The Eternals”, (seen) Pope Francis, celebrity dog photographer Ursula Daphne Aitchison, HRH Prince Charles, chef Tony Kitous, HM Queen’s former press secretary Charles Anson, Mayor of London Sadiq Khan and actor/comedian Ricky Gervais.
In August 2019, Quita appeared in DJ Regard‘s hit “Ride It” song official Fan Lyric Video. A TikTok video of Quita traveling around Europe to DJ Regard’s “Ride It” song hit 1 million views on February 19, 2020 and on February 21, 2020, Quita met DJ Regard in person and they created a TikTok together! On February 26, 2020, viral meme Instagram size Memezar posted Quita’s viral Europe travel video, amassing over 2.1 million views as of March 2, 2020.
Quita the kitty is an emerging social media influencer with a goal of spreading joy and happiness to those who can’t meet her in person. Quita is well regarded on social media, having become a Glorious Imgurian on Imgur on June 24, 2019; surpassing 1,000 followers on Twitter on January 25, 2020; reaching 10,000 followers on Instagram on February 8, 2020; and surpassing 100,000 followers on TikTok on February 10, 2020.
Quita has appeared on the Instagram feeds of Regent Street W1, Gold Paw Series pet clothing, CatConWorldwide, Printimals, the Scottish Parliament and the Thames Clippers. On November 14, 2019, Quita was in a photo shoot with Teddy Knight the Cockatoo for the Ice Bar London. On November 29, 2019, Quita was in a photo shoot for pet insurance company Bought By Many for their Christmas 2019 marketing campaign. On December 10, 2019, PetLondon Models sought out Quita and signed her up for their animal agency as well. On December 16, 2019, Quita was photographed by celebrity dog photographer Ursula Daphne Aitchison for pet insurer Waggel. Quita and her colleague Coco Lee the parrot, were filmed in Henley-on-Thames on November 2, 2020 for a pet food commercial – an engagement arranged by PetLondon Models. In 2021, Quita did modelling work for Pets and Home, Made.com and Edgard & Cooper.
Although Quita is based in Penrose Care HQ in Belsize Village, she loves to adventure! Quita the Kitty has already visited all eight of London’s Royal Parks, the first cat to ride on one of the Thames Clipper boats, and has even travelled to France, Italy, Vatican City, Austria and Germany.
Quita’s primary role is to help those who feel down feel happy. She practices in public and to venues that invite her. Quita has already provided therapy services to two persons with cerebral palsy and morale boosting to a variety of places as well as providing therapy services as a special guest at the opening of Cafe Conversations on the Thames Clipper in October 2019. In January 2020, Quita helped a child with autism get an autograph from actor Kit Harington by befriending the head of security at a film set for the November 2020 Marvel film “The Eternals”.
- Name: Quita Garcia
- Stage Name: Quita the Kitty
- Chinese Name: ‘吉塔小公主’ or “Princess Quita” in English
- Date of Birth: January 15, 2019
- Breed: Mixed breed tabby
- Place of Birth: East London, England, UK
- Purchase Date: March 15, 2019
- Modality of Purchase: Gumtree
- Holds a Pet Passport
- Pet handler: Robert V. Stephenson-Padron (IP holder)
- E-mail: quitathekitty@gmail.com
- Telephone: +44 (0)20 7435 2644
- Animal Acting / Modeling Agents: PetLondon Models +442075807580
- Discord
- Facebook (615 followers, 02 February 2021)
- Foundation
- Imgur (Glorious Imgurian, 74,514, 02 February 2021)
- Instagram (15,900, 15 December 2021)
- LinkedIn (151 connections, 02 February 2021)
- OpenSea
- Rarible
- Reddit (47,612 karma points, 02 Feb 2021)
- Soundcloud
- Superrare
- TikTok (262,000 followers, 20 January 2022)
- Twitter (1,119 followers, 02 February 2021)
- YouTube (242 subscribers, 02 February 2021)
- Saville, Alice. “The London insta pet power ranking.” TimeOut London 8 February 2022
- “Star of the week.” The Sun 16 January 2022
- Ellen Scott, “The best cats of 2020 who got us through a tough year.” Metro 23 December 2020
- Ellen Scott, “People are sharing adorable photos of their cat coworkers now they’re working from home in the coronavirus pandemic.” Metro 17 March 2020
- Mar Campdepadros, “Kitty and the City.” Evening Standard 09 March 2020
- “FOTO: Potret Menggemaskan Kucing Quita Liburan ke Eropa.” Indozone [Main Indonesian news site for young people] 08 march 2020
- Putu Intan Raka Cinti, “Potret Gemasnya Kucing Ini Traveling Keliling Eropa.” Detik [One of Indonesia’s top 10 visited news websites] 04 March 2020
- “理想旅伴「治療貓」與老爸遊歐洲 人人見牠便忘記煩惱…秒露出笑容｜忠實旅伴｜基塔” ETToday [Mainline Taiwanese news media / Mandarin Chinese] 29 February 2020
- Laurane Berkein, “Reis Europa rond met Quita the Kitty.” TAGMAG [Mainline Belgian news media / Dutch] 27 February 2020
- Ellen Scott, “Cat spends her days travelling around Europe with parrot.” Metro 27 February 2020
- “Gato ayuda a un niño con autismo a conocer a su personaje favorito de Game of Thrones.” Wapa [Peruvian media / Spanish] 31 January 2020
- “Therapy cat helps child with autism meet his Game of Thrones idol.” Wamiz 31 January 2020.
- “Chinese Citizens Are Coping With Coronavirus Lockdowns Through Bulk Shitposts.” Pedestrian [Australian media] 30 January 2020.
- “ДЛЯ LINKEDIN В КОСТЮМЕ, ДЛЯ TINDER – СЕКСУАЛЬНЫЕ. ЮЗЕРЫ УЧАСТВУЮТ ВО ФЛЕШМОБЕ ПРО АВАТАРКИ В СОЦСЕТЯХ.” TSN [Ukrainian media / Ukrainian] January 24, 2020.
- “Marvellous day: Film stars descend on Belsize Village.” Camden New Journal 18 January 2020, page 9.
- “燃えるイギリス総選挙、世界の関心はブレグジットよりも【猫 VS 犬】？！お茶の間の猫犬たちも巻き込まれる。”Today’s Meows [Japanese cat news / Japanese] 17 December 2019.
- “General Election gets paw-litical as voters snap their dogs at the polls.” Sky News 12 December 2019.
- “Dogs at polling stations upstaged by ‘horses with causes’.” Metro 12 December 2019.
- “Dogs, cats and dreary weather as the clock ticks towards 10.” CNN World [American media] 12 December 2019.
- “Royal Cats.” CatCon Worldwide 20 Nov 2019.
- “Prince Charles met local celeb Quita the therapy cat in Swiss Cottage this week, but the puss had its own royal wave ready.” Camden New Journal Instagram @camdennewjournal 8 Nov 2019. Twitter link here and Youtube link here.
- Booth, Samantha, “IN PICTURES: Royal couple visit Swiss Cottage farmers’ market.” Camden New Journal 7 Nov 2019.
- Booth, Samantha, Royal couple visit farmer’s market” Camden New Journal 7 Nov 2019, pgs. 2-3.
- “Is for furry friends.” EasyJet Traveller November 2019, pg. 57. A magazine with a readership of up to 86 million per year.
- Seraphin, Justine, “World Mental Health Day: Quita the therapy cat to-be.” Wamiz 9 Oct 2019.
- Learner, Sue. “Home care provider’s therapy cat becomes an internet sensation.” Homecare.co.uk 29 August 2019.
- “Kitten travels the UK and beyond whilst training to be a therapet.” RTL [Luxembourg’s main media outlet] 30 July 2019.
- “20+ Animals That Know for Sure Their Owners Love Them at Any Cost.” Bright Side 23 July 2019.
- Cole, G. John. “London care-worker training cat to be a therapist.” Wamiz 9 July 2019.
- Swinson, J. “Meet The Adorable Kitten Bringing Pet Therapy Across The Pond.” The Animal Rescue Site Blog / GreaterGood 9 July 2019.
- Brewis, Harriet. “Kitten training to be Camden’s first ‘therapy cat’ captures hearts across London.” Evening Standard 7 July 2019.
- Foot, Tom. “Feline blue? Kitten goes on city wide adventures for therapy cat training.” Camden New Journal 4 July 2019.
- Foot, Tom. “Feline blue? Quita the therapy kitten will help make you happy.” Camden New Journal 4 July 2019, pg. 8.
- “4-Month-Old Therapy Kitten Comforts Woman With Cerebral Palsy.” Sunny Skyz 3 June 2019.
- March 7, 2022: Quita donated US$100 to the Government of Ukraine to support their defense against the invasion from the Kremlin.
- January 6, 2020: Quita the Kitty, following an appeal from singer Jay Sean, gave the entire earnings of her first paid photo shoot – £200 – to WIRES Animal Rescue, an Australian charity assisting animals impacted by the Australian bushfires. Jay Sean thanked her on Twitter following the donation.
- November 10, 2019: For Remembrance Sunday, Quita attended the Animals in War Memorial Service in honour of the military and police animals that have fallen in conflict and the line of duty. She had the opportunity to provide therapy services at this event that was held by the Anglican Society for the Welfare of Animals (ASWA). Click here for Quita’s TikTok of the event.
- November 6, 2019: Quita was part of the welcome party at HRH The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall’s visit to Swiss Cottage Farmers’ Market to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the London Farmers’ Markets. Click here for Quita’s TikTok of the event.
- October 19, 2019: Quita attended the People’s Vote March in London, UK which attracted c. 1 million people to protest against the removal of her Pet Passport.
- October 13, 2019: Quita attended the Canonisation of John Henry Newman at Vatican City; an event also attended by HRH Prince Charles.
- October 10, 2019: Quita was a special guest invited to help open the new Cafe Conversations on the Thames Clipper for World Mental Health Day, an initiative to help combat loneliness in London.
- September 29, 2019: Quita attended a Free Hong Kong / Stand With Hong Kong democracy demonstration at Piccadilly Circus, London, UK. You can read more about the Hong Kong democracy movement in August 2019 report from Freedom House.
- September 14, 2019: Quita made a video supporting “The H Project” to help the homeless in London(the video had over 50,000 views as of 21 Oct 2019).
- June 27, 2019: Quita is part of Penrose Care’s hosting party receiving an international research delegation from the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEP) under the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security, Government of Thailand.
- June 6, 2019: Quita is part of Penrose Care’s hosting party receiving an international research delegation from the municipality of Gwangyang, South Korea.
- May 3, 2019: Quita goes to London City Hall to help with the development of the Mayor of London’s Good Work Standard. She meets Mayor Sadiq Khan during the meeting.
- Apple Store Covent Garden
- Apple Store Regent Street
- Botwell House Catholic Primary School
- Bought By Many Headquarters
- Brewdog Seven Dials
- DLA Piper Leeds
- The Espresso Room Covent Garden
- Foyles South Bank
- Garner Pharmacy
- Guess Regent Street
- Karma Bread
- Living Wage Foundation
- Microsoft Store Regent Street
- New Economic Foundation
- Oliver’s Village Cafe
- OmniDe architects
- Osbornes Law
- Persephone Books
- Tech21
- Thames Clipper Cafe Conversations
- VIVOBAREFOOT London
- Bath, England, UK
- Brighton, England, UK
- Bristol, England, UK
- Calais, France
- Champeaux, France
- Dover, England, UK
- Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- Florence, Italy
- Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
- Gréoux-les-Bains, Provence, France
- Henley-on-Thames, England, UK
- Hitchin, England, UK
- Innsbruck, Austria
- Leeds, England, UK
- Paris, France
- Pisa, Italy
- Melun, France
- Munich, Germany
- Nuremberg, Germany
- Reims, France
- Rickmansworth, England, UK
- Rome, Italy
- Saarbrücken, Germany
- Troyes, France
- Valensole, Provence, France
- Vatican City
- Amazon Influencer Store Front Page: Here you can purchase products on amazon.co.uk recommended by Quita the Kitty
- Newsflare: Here you can buy videos of Quita the Kitty
Kit Harington
We were not allowed to take photos of the time Kit Harington pet Quita but here is the story behind it.
One of PenroseCare’s clients who is a child with autism spent the whole morning trying to get Kit Harington’s autograph. Our CEO Robert Stephenson-Padron personally approached
Disney Studios’ head of security on the film set to petition the child’s case. This was only possible because Quita had befriended the head of security earlier in the day.
Three hours later one of the site directors came by to tell the kid that Kit Harington was going to come to give him an autograph. He did and seeing the joy in the kid’s eyes was one of the happiest moments of my life. Kit also pet Quita but we couldn’t take photos. Good people! Very good people indeed!
Chloé Zhao
Ursula Daphne Aitchison
Quita works at an elderly care company but models on the side to fund her high-end life style of fancy food and foreign trips. Here she is being photographed by Ursula Daphne Aitchison, well known British *dog* photographer but Quita feels she is superior to those other animals. from Catswithjobs
HRH Prince Charles, The Prince of Wales
TikTok video of Quita’s meeting of HRH The Prince of Wales
Tony Kitous, chef and founder of Comptoir Libanais
Charles Anson, Her Majesty the Queen’s former press secretary
Ricky Gervais, actor/comedian
Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London
Date: December 16, 2019 / Location: Penrose Care, London, England, UK / Model(s): Coco Lee the parrot, Fanta the leopard gecko / Purpose: Photo shoot commissioned by pet insurer Waggel.
Date: November 29, 2019 / Location: The Gunmakers Clerkenwell, London, England, UK / Model(s): Coco Lee the parrot / Purpose: Christmas campaign of pet insurer Bought By Many.
Date: November 14, 2019 / Location: Ice Bar, London, England, UK / Model(s): Teddy Knight the Cockatoo / Purpose: Advertorial in the Evening Standard in December 2019. Finished photos here.
Date: June 2, 2019 / Location: Belsize Village, London, England, UK / Model(s): Connie Vickers / Photographer: Alysha Kostamo-Mao / Purpose: Portfolio of Connie Vickers.
Date: May 28, 2019 / Location: Wimbledon, London, England, UK / Model(s): Olga Garcia / Photographer: Broadway Studios / Purpose: Practice photo shoot for Quita the Kitty
Thames Clipper Café Conversations departing at Battersea Power Station Pier. Quita was a special guest at the opening.
For World Mental Health Day 2019, Quita, a therapy cat trainee, helped open the new Café Conversations on the Thames Clipper as a special guest to help combat loneliness in London, UK from Catswithjobs
Adebayo who has cerebral palsy. Outside Buckingham Palace, London, England, UK. June 3, 2019
Rosie who has cerebral palsy. Holland Park, London, England, UK. May 27, 2019