Julia Davis
- This article is about the social media influencer. For the restaurateur, see Julia Davis (restaurateur).
Julia Davis (born c. 1999) is a social media influencer with more than 750,000 followers on TikTok, where she posts videos with her pets.
Davis has a master's degree in public relations and was working as a communications specialist for UAB when she first began posting to TikTok. She gained attention after posting about finding an abandoned cat, which she named Cooper ("Coop" for short) in her backyard chicken coop. When faced with a $1,000 vet bill, she launched a GoFundMe to solicit support from her followers, and eventually raised more than $33,000.
Coop was soon joined by a second stray, which she found in the same place and named Rufus ("Roof"). Her reach expanded as the "Coop Kitties" became popular on the site. She has since adopted two more cats and a dog, Remi, which had survived being shot in Northport.
With support from her community of followers she has been able to donate to other pet owners and to the Tuscaloosa Metro Animal Shelter, and to establish a fund to help people in need to pay veterinary bills. When she was laid off from UAB, she decided to focus on cultivating her social media brand, with the goal of being able to use it to support good causes. She spends between 3 and 6 hours a day filming and editing video content, with additional time responding to comments, messages and emails.
Davis won an "Animal Advocate Award" at the 2023 Cheer Choice Awards in Las Vegas, Nevada, which were presented by the Monument, Colorado-based non-profit Spread The Cheer USA.
References
- Taylor, Drew (March 22, 2023) "This Alabama woman is using TikTok as a way to give back to animals and the community." CBS42.com
- Taylor, Drew (April 17, 2023) "Alabama TikTok influencer wins major social media award." CBS42.com
External links
- Julia Davis / Coop Kitty Central on tiktok.com