Cats

August 23, 2022

Adventurous Couple Travels the World With Their Three Cats

Leaving your animal companions behind is often one of the most difficult aspects of traveling. One couple from New York City, however, manages to bring their three felines along on adventures around the world. Dan and Olivia Nguyen have trained their cats—Sponge Cake, Mocha, and Donut—to love the outdoors and feel comfortable in public spaces. The adventurous family documents their numerous travels in an Instagram account with over 300,000 followers.

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August 3, 2022

This Butcher Shop Has a Policy To Always Offer Stray Animals Some Tasty Treats

It’s not very often that you find a stray cat in a butcher shop. And due to the notoriously wily nature of our kitty-friends, most people’s first instinct would be to chase the feral creature out. However, when a hungry feline wandered into their storefront in Manisa, Turkey, the three friendly butchers at the Yesim Meat Gallery decided to offer the cat a tasty treat instead.

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July 21, 2022

Purrsonality-Filled Cat Portraits Show the Surprisingly Silly Side of Felines

Cats and dogs generally have very different temperaments. Whereas canines are known to be silly or crack a smile at any moment, felines are associated with being aloof and unwilling to take commands. (There’s the phrase “…like herding cats” for a reason.) Photographer Elke Vogelsang, known for her pictures of gregarious pups, highlights this difference in her portraits of cats.

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June 8, 2022

Neighborhood Cat and Museum Security Guard Have an Adorable Years-Long Rivalry

Each morning, when the security guard at the Onomichi City Museum of Art in Hiroshima, Japan, arrives to work, he is greeted by two mischievous cats. Ken-chan, a petite black cat, and Go-chan, his ginger partner in crime, are determined to slip through the sliding glass doors when the guard opens them for the day and enter the museum. Every time, the security guard gently carries them back outside, to a chorus of meowed protests.

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