A tiny kitten who looked like the gaming icon Super Mario due to his cute ‘tache-like facial markings is hoping to power up and win himself a fun new home.
Cheeky Mario was rescued by RSPCA officers after being found wandering alone and crying, in Tipton, without his mum at just five-weeks-old.
He was taken in by the RSPCA’s Birmingham Animal Centre and Hospital, in Frankley Green, where Animal Care Assistant and hand-rearing expert Chloe Sewell took him under her wing.
She said: “Mario is your typical boisterous, cheeky, mischievous little kitten. He’s utterly adorable and such good fun to have around, although he does still need to learn some social skills and pick up some manners!
“He is very playful and would quite happily play all day, though he doesn’t always understand that my hands are not his biting toys!
“He can be affectionate and cuddly when he’s snoozing and he’ll purr his head off, but he’s not really a lap-cat, though this may change as he matures and calms down.”
Mario’s arrival at the centre comes as the charity seeks video game fans, streamers and other content creators to support its work by taking part in its Stream for Every Kind fundraising drive.
The charity is raising funds to help more cats like Mario - with animal rescue staff hoping to now find the “energetic and adventurous” feline the perfect forever home.
Chloe added: “He has been by my side constantly for five weeks and is with me at work as well as when I go home. When we get back to mine at the end of the day, he is so excited to see my dog, Henry; they’re the best of friends and will play for hours on end.
“That’s why we’d love for him to find a home with a loving family who are ready to play lots of games and who already have a cat or a dog for him to play with.
“He’s very energetic and adventurous - much like his Mushroom Kingdom namesake - so we’d ideally like him to have access to the outdoors when he’s old enough. He’d also be suited to a family with children because as far as Mario’s concerned, the more people for him to play with, the better!”
The RSPCA is currently at crisis point with its centres under huge pressure to find space for an ever-growing number of cats and kittens. New figures, released as part of the charity’s Cruelty Hurts, Love Rescues campaign - revealed that they have seen a staggering 67% increase in multi-cat (with 10 or more cats in a single property) in the last year. Officers dealt with 1,752 mass cat incidents in 2025; almost five every single day.
The charity said these multi-cat incidents, as well as an influx of cats and kittens during the key breeding season (May-Sept) has put huge pressure on its rehoming centres.
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