Prison cats in Chili? A new Guinness Book World Record? And what cat made this year’s Time Magazine Person of the Year cover? Read about the latest cat mews.
Outdoor Cats Are Using $500 Self-Heating Satellite Dishes as Cat Beds
Cat Benjamin Button on Time's Person of the Year Cover
Feline Star Benjamin Button appears with his human (singer Taylor Swift) on the magazine cover for the “Person of the Year” Time award https://time.com/6342806/ Despite his fantastic accomplishments, it appears that the singer was the one receiving the prestigious recognition, rather than the cat.
Benjamin met Swift in 2019 after appearing as a co-star on her “Me” video [https://people.com/pets/taylor-swift]. The two fell for each other, and Benjamin quickly moved in with the singer.
Cats Win Hardened Hearts in One of Chili's Worst Prisons
If you ask some prisoners, they’ll tell you that the cats wandered in on their own. Others will tell you that they were brought in to kill the rats. However, a gang of feral cats are have taken over and are bringing comfort to those in Chili’s most overcrowded prison. And the prisoners have fallen in love. Read more at NYT.com
Lost Cat Returns Home for “Christmas Miracle”
The Pierson family was heart broken when their cat Westley disappeared six months ago. The family, who lives in Suffolk, England, owned Westley since he was a kitten, and thought he was lost forever. Well, the Piersons had a happy surprise when Wesley showed up at their door on Christmas day, and are calling his return their “Christmas miracle.” Since his return, they have been getting lots of cuddles from Wesley. Read more at https://www.bbc.com
Bella the Cat's Purr Breaks Guinness Book World Record
54.59 decibels is about as loud as an electric kettle and as loud as the hum of Bella the cats purr, which has just landed Bella her place in the Guinness Book of World Records. Bella’s mom used a phone app to discover Bella’s world record talent. Read the full story at https://paradepets.com/pet-news/cat-loudest-purr
Can Cat-Lovers Find True Love With Dog-Lovers?
Can a cat lover find life-long love in the arms of a dog lover? Despite their differences, Mark Travers, PhD. believes that cat people and dog people can get along together and complement each other. For example, typically extraverted dog lovers might help their typically introverted cat-loving partners to be more social than they would be otherwise. Read the full story at https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/social-instincts/202311/can-dog-and-cat-people-make-it-work-romantically