ott ke . ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁strict ▁veget arian , ▁due ▁to ▁what ▁he ▁feels ▁are ▁too ▁cruel ▁methods ▁of ▁killing ▁the ▁animals . ▁The ▁character ▁was ▁named ▁for ▁two ▁class m ates ▁of ▁Con ley ' s ▁at ▁South - Do yle ▁High ▁School ▁( then ▁Do yle ) ▁in ▁Kno x ville , ▁Tennessee ▁who ▁were ▁named ▁" Rob ". ▁ ▁B ucky ▁B . ▁K att ▁ ▁B ucky ▁K att ▁is ▁Rob ' s ▁self ish ▁and ▁c yn ical ▁S iam ese ▁Cat . ▁His ▁ears ▁are ▁nearly ▁always ▁drawn ▁laid ▁back ▁flat ▁on ▁his ▁head , ▁a ▁f eline ▁sign ▁of ▁def iance , ▁ag gress iveness , ▁and ▁he ▁is ▁missing ▁an ▁upper ▁can ine ▁to oth . ▁The ▁Hum ane ▁Society ▁found ▁B ucky ▁h ud d led ▁on ▁a ▁tr ash ▁can , ▁while ▁the ▁cat ▁was ▁only ▁a ▁few ▁weeks ▁old , ▁in ▁H ack ens ack , ▁New ▁Jersey , ▁later ▁to ▁be ▁adopted ▁by ▁Rob . ▁While ▁B ucky ' s ▁father ▁has ▁never ▁been ▁mentioned , ▁B ucky ▁gave ▁his ▁mother ' s ▁ma iden ▁name ▁on ▁a ▁credit ▁card ▁application ▁as ▁" Tr icky ▁W oo ," ▁an ▁all usion ▁to ▁the ▁lud ic r ously ▁pam per ed ▁( but ▁in ▁fact ▁good - n ature d ) ▁pet ▁dog ▁of ▁that ▁name ▁in ▁James ▁Her ri ot ' s ▁stories ▁of ▁his ▁experiences ▁as ▁a ▁v et . ▁B ucky ▁lives ▁in ▁a ▁dress er ▁located