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Mews and Nips: It’s National Cat Day

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Did you know that today is National Cat Day? As the photo above shows, we think it’s a bit silly to have a “holiday” like that, since that’s obviously every day for all of us, but there’s actually a bit more to it than just showing our own cats how much we love and appreciate them. National Cat Day was founded to increase awareness about the number of cats that need to be rescued.

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Mews and Nips: How Cats Choose the Food They Eat

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Is your cat a finicky eater? Does he happily eat one food for weeks, only to turn his nose up at it one day? Do you have to offer a smorgasbord of selections to find something your cat will eat? A team of scientists from the U.K. and Australia recently published some fascinating research on how domestic cats choose the food they eat, and Dr. Karen Becker covered the findings in a comprehensive article titled When Your Cat “Stiffs” You on This, Here’s What She’s Really Saying.

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Mews and Nips: All Ads in a London Underground Station Have Been Replaced with Pictures of Cats

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For the next two weeks, The Citizens Advertising Takeover Service has replaced 68 ads in a subway station on London’s Tube system with pictures of cats. This is not a marketing stunt. The people behind CATS (get it?) are volunteers who raised the money to do this on Kickstarter. They want to inspire people to think differently about the world and realise they have the power to change it. James Turner, the man behind this initiative, talks about how this all came together on Medium.

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Mews and Nips: NASCAR Driver’s Rescue Cat Travels to Races With Him

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NASCAR driver AJ Allmendinger was doing an interview for Fox Sports’ Race Hub show when he received multiple texts from his girlfriend. She was trying to rescue a kitten from behind a dumpster in a North Carolina neighborhood. After spending hours on a very hot day trying to get the kitten, they finally managed to grab him and took him back to Allmendinger’s house. It didn’t take long for Mr. Tickles to feel at home. Now he goes on cross-country trips to race tracks with his famous dad, and has his own social media following on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Read more about Mr. Tickles on NASCAR News.

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Mews and Nips: Pet-Friendly College Dorm is Home to 100 Cats

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I didn’t have cats until after I graduated college, but this time of year, I often think about how hard it must be for students to leave their cats behind when they go back to school. Students at SUNY Canton in northern New York don’t have to make that choice: the college has a pet-friendly residence hall where 100 cats live with their students. Each student is allowed one pet. The college doubled its pet-friendly rooms this year. For more about this program, please visit NYUp.com.

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Mews and Nips: Cat Videos are Like Catnip to Humans

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I think it’s pretty safe to say that most of you have spent countless hours online watching cat videos, and that you’re not spending even one minute wondering why people are so fascinated by watching them. But Jessica Myrick, a media scholar at Indiana University, decided to explore the reasons why people love to watch cat videos in her paper “Emotion regulation, procrastination, and watching cat videos online: Who watches Internet cats, why, and to what effect?”  Myrick found that the videos not only raised peoples’ spirits, but are a way for people to connect with others. For more on Myricks’ findings, read the Star-Telegram.

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Mews and Nips: Lanai Cat Sanctuary is a Feline Lover’s Paradise

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The Lanai Cat Sanctuary, located on the small Hawaiian island of Lanai, is home to more than 500 cats. The sanctuary covers about 25,000 square foot where cats can roam around freely. Visitors from around the world can hang out with the cats as long as they want. The sanctuary’s website states that “no appointment is required. Bring a picnic and be ready to play and stay the day.” For more on the sanctuary and some wonderful photos, visit Top13.

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Mews and Nips: Photos of Japan’s Cat Island

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Earlier this week, Business Insider, of all publications, featured a series of wonderful photos of the cats on Japan’s “Cat Island.” Aoshima is home to more than 140 cats, who outnumber humans 8 to 1. The island has become a bit of a tourist attraction, and people donate food for the cats from all over Japan. For more photos of the cats, please visit photographer Sayokoi Shimayamo’s photostream on Flickr.

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Mews and Nips: Britain Gets New Prime Minister but Larry the Downing Street Cat Remains in Office

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Britain’s new Prime Minister Theresa May moved into the official residence at 10 Downing Street on Wednesday as David Cameron left the office, but one important member of Britain’s government is staying put: Larry, the brown and white tabby who moved into the residence in 2011. The official mouser is considered a government worker and will continue to live at the famous address even after his boss packs his bags. For more about Larry and the tradition of Downing Street cats, visit NBC News.

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Mews and Nips: The Extraordinary Lives of Istanbul’s Cats

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Kedi (Turkish for “cat,”) a film about the cats who freely roam the metropolis of Istanbul, takes a closer look at the lives of these cats and what they mean to the city’s inhabitants. Some of these cats fend for themselves, others are cared for by communities of people, and get food and shelter during the colder months. According to the film’s website, “cats have been a part of the city for thousands of years, and so, everyone who grows up in Istanbul or lives in Istanbul has a story about a cat. Stories that are memorable; sometimes scary, sometimes spiritual, but always very personal.” For more about Kedi, watch the trailer below, or visit kedifilm.com.

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Mews and Nips: World’s Oldest Living Cat Is 30-Year-Old Scooter

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The Guinness World Record for “oldest living cat” seems to keep falling faster than any other. Just this March, a 26-year-old cat held the record. This week, the record went to Scooter, a 30-year-old Siamese from Mansfield, TX. Gail Floyd was present when Scooter was born, and he has been by her side ever since. He is an active cat who has been to 45 of the 50 US states and often visits Gail’s mom in a nursing home. For more about Scooter, please visit GuinnessWorldRecords.com.

Update: The Associated Press reported this morning that Scooter had died by the time Guinness conferred its title on April 8. Scooter celebrated his 30th birthday on March 26.

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