Cats

September 22, 2020

This Japanese Inn Is Offering Sleepovers With Cats to Encourage Adoption

If you’ve found yourself imagining a life with a cat, but you've lacked the fortitude to commit to an unknown roommate, there’s an inn located in Japan that might be the perfect testing grounds for you. Located in the hot spring town of Yugawara, Kanagawa Prefecture in Japan, My Cat Yugawara is an inn that’s enticing its visitors with a cuddly proposition: a “trial” sleepover with a cuddly feline.

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September 16, 2020

Adorable Japanese Cat Thinks He’s a Dog Just Like His Shiba Inu Siblings

Cats and dogs typically have turbulent relationships, which is why people often say that quarreling siblings are fighting “like cats and dogs.” However, there’s one happy, furry family in Japan who's proving the saying wrong. Meet Kiki, the adorable American Shorthair cat who lives peacefully with his three Shiba Inu siblings; Saki, Ibuki, and Hazuki. Not only does Kiki seem to enjoy the company of canines, but he actually acts like he’s one of them.

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May 6, 2012

Shelter Cats by Traer Scott

Remember Traer Scott's heartbreaking portraits of shelter dogs? Tucson, Arizona-based photographer Michael Kloth had a similar idea when he shot these incredibly sweet photos of shelter cats. Judging from this statement, it seems as though his heart is in the right place. “I've been an animal lover for as long as I can remember.

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