Eli was born in a haystack at a neighboring ranch. I had a bit of a mouse problem at my previous abode and wanted a cat to help me with it, as I have issue with poison (it affects the birds and animals that eat the poisoned mice) and with traps (in that I have to touch them). When I heard my neighbor had kittens in need of homes, I drove over and immediately knew the scrawny gold one was the one for me. Eli is about a year older than Charlie.