Men's lives have been changed forever because of their love for cats. During the era of the epidemic, it was cats who accompanied them through the difficulties. The eight "cat dads" come from all walks of life and include a firefighter, a truck driver, a Hollywood stuntman, an advertising executive turned cat rescuer, a police officer, an engineer, a school teacher and a disabled immigrant living on the streets of New York. Eight stories of becoming a cat slave, eight precious encounters full of warmth and companionship.