Blanco the Cat
In March, a woman was befuddled as to why her usually well-behaved cat wouldn't leave her alone at 3am. After eventually giving in to the pestering, she found a pan still burning on the stove. Blanco's singed whiskers suggest that he found the problem and woke up his human before she and her husband and daughter were in big trouble.
Dr. Jeremy
In July, a London vet opened a clinic just for cats. A normal vet's waiting room is an incredibly stressful place for a cat – they're greeted with varying breeds of dogs, loud noises and they already don't feel great. In this situation a kitty would usually scarper, but they're caged in for their own safety causing their anxiety to grow. The London Cat Clinic is there to make the experience a stress-free as possible, for you and your cat.
#RallyCat
Now Rally Cat ended up trending on twitter, and in today's world of social media that's a big deal. This little kitten wandered onto the field in the middle of a baseball game. The Cardinals were losing when the game was stopped and Rally Cat was scooped up by an employee, who got bitten in the process. On the next play, The Cardinals hit a grand slam and went on to win the game.
Hurricane Harvey Pet Rescuers
In the midst of natural disaster, The International Fund for Animal Welfare, the Humane Society of the United States and the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals teamed up to rescue pets that had been caught up in the chaos. Not just cats, but everybody loves their pets and the world would be a much sadder place for many people if it wasn't for these guys.
The Lions Who Hug
Big cats are cats, too! Seven years ago, a woman who had hand-reared two lion cubs took them to the zoo – she was unable to care for them as they had grown too big... it was the responsible thing to do. This year, that same woman went to the zoo for the first time since. Instead of eating her, roaring, or running away they recognised the woman instantly and jumped up for a heartfelt embrace that'd bring a tear to anyone's eye. There are many, many others who could be included here – the kindness of both cats and people is amazing – but we'd be here all day and ten million words does not make for light reading! We'll leave it to our readers to link us to similar stories in the comments.
We hope you had a fantastic festive season, and we wish you a purr-fect 2018!