Cats Herd You

It’s time for a very important holiday. No, we aren’t talking about the day when dozens of terrifying strangers ring the door bell and demand that your humans give them treats. Today is a much more important holiday: National Cat Day.

Many people say that every day is cat day, especially on the internet. It sure is national cat day every day at our house.

But it isn’t that way for every cat everywhere. National Cat Day was was founded in 2005 to celebrate the cats in our lives for the unconditional love and companionship they bestow upon us.

National Cat Day is also to recognize the number of cats that need to be rescued each year. 3.4 million cats enter shelters every year, and 1.4 million never make it back out again. That’s a lot of cats who need loving homes! Maybe you’re ready to open your heart and home to a cat to a cat who needs rescuing. If you are, please remember your local shelter or rescue organization has cats who need homes, especially “less-adoptable” cats, who may look less-than-perfect at first glance but will make loving family members.

If you already have cats in your family and aren’t ready to adopt more, National Cat Day is the perfect day to share them on social media to tell your friends how pawesome your cats are. Maybe you’ll inspire one of your friends to adopt a cat in need… or at least to give their cat an extra cuddle tonight. In the end, that’s what National Cat Day is really about: loving cats.

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Resources and Further Reading

ASPCA, Pet Statistics