My thoughts exactly. I really thought it was cute but the pumpkin ruined it for me. I stopped that event after getting the Creepy Crawler because at least that one isn't ruined with an overly exaggerated use of something "Halloween" related.
In regards to the Meowloween, I am not even bothering with this month. I'll play what I feel like but am not gonna be upset to miss out on most of these almost comical looking animals. It is the Cheshire Cat in orange and, I have nothing against its original design pattern, but this one isn't nearly as beautiful as what came out last year. It's been one year of these month long challenges and this is the first one I felt absolutely no desire to achieve. :/