Mr. Fresh, also known as the "Streamer Cat" and "Side Eye Cat," is a stray cat from Hello Street Cat/cat houses. He arrived to the feeder for the first time on 19 June, 2023 and the famous video where he gives the "side eye" to the camera was posted to tiktok on 6 January, 2024. He can be seen from the Chinese app called Hello Street Cat, a 24/7 live stream where you can donate money to feed stray cats in "cat houses". His name comes from his tendency to prefer fresh food from the automatic dispenser, which is linked to live stream donations. He didn't always have this trait; a popular belief that has now been proven false was that he developed it after eating a piece of kibble that had bird feces on it. but later it was debunked, and the real reason of his pickiness is unknown.. At this time he was known as Mr. Intercept. Over time, he stopped intercepting his food, and began simply having a preference for freshly dispensed food, thus being affectionately dubbed "Mr. Fresh" by the onlooking live stream community.
As of late January 2024, a bounty has been put on Mr. Fresh's life by a literal mafia of animal abusers. This group posted about paying money to have Mr. Fresh assassinated, with a bonus payment if his dead body was put in front of the cameras of any of the "cat houses". They have not been caught yet. Thankfully, on February 20th, Mr. Fresh was found by some good samaritans and treated at the vet for an eye infection he had prior to the bounty. Mr. Fresh is currently adopted and in good hands, away from the cat abusers.