Cherry Pop was no ordinary cat. She ate nothing but filet Mignon and Evian water, traveled in customized Louis Vuitton luggage, and lounged in a mini-Rolls Royce Corniche. For her birthday there were chartered yachts and orchestras. Her lavish living made her a celebrity and she appeared everywhere in Time Magazine, The New York Times, Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous, The Sally Jesse Raphael Show and television programs throughout the world. She was, to put it simply, the world’s fanciest cat. Her owners Huey and Vi Vanek, were no ordinary people either. While the lavish life they gave their cat seemed like mere eccentricity, the Vaneks were using the spotlight they were sharing with Cherry Pop to talk about the plights of homeless animals.