Guest of Honor
This year’s guest of honour is not just a mere cat! He is a meerkat! Meet Thabo Meerkat, an artist and event organiser from the Netherlands who has been a part of the Dutch Furry Fandom since its infancy in the 90’s!
Here is Thabo's message for you all
Hey there!
Some may have heard of me from my larger than life macro-shots, my art streams or my YouTube series where I cover positive things about the fandom, keeping track of as many furry charities as possible or the events I am organising throughout the Netherlands and beyond! There is even a theme park in the UK where I sometimes drop by to bounce around together with their mascots!
Back in the day, I started a dedicated server for the Dutch community. Back in the infant years of the World Wide Web, that was quite a thing! Back then there were only a dozen known furries throughout the Netherlands, but now there are thousands! Throughout the years I started to focus more on charity related things. I loved how much the fandom was trying to make the world a better place by supporting so many charities. What started out as a one time top 10 video, ended up as the Digging Up Positivity series, where I use my video experience from my years working in the post production sector and showbizz for companies such as Sony and Buena Vista.
I wanted to have a central place where people could go to see all the amazing things we do. Something furs could show to their parents, colleagues or classmates, or other furs!
For many years I have been a big part of the charity team at Eurofurence, with the highlight of last year, where on stage I was video calling with Ukraine, telling them the good news about the money raised, and at NordicFuzzCon we did it again!
One of my passions is charity work. From standing on a platform trying to play 4 in a row with kids at a hospital during the pandemic, or making a video for our current charity, helping them out; I enjoy helping others where I can. It gives me energy to get through the day.
I am so hyped to be this year's guest of honour at Furvester. And I am looking forward to seeing you all! Perhaps do some cool photo edits, some art or fun collabs! Or just say hi ❤️
Stay awesome!