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What kind of cat owner lets a cat with kittens roam outside to be lost for over a month?

How many times have we sat here and typed out this same sentiment? If you're going to "own" a cat, you need to take responsibility for it. That means keeping it safe, and even if it cries and screams to go outside, you have to teach it to be an indoor cat. Especially if it just had kittens. The big, bad world is no place for a momma cat and her baby kittens to survive in. Not with cars speeding by, hungry predators looking for their next meal, and snowy weather just waiting to do them harm.

Luckily, mom and her babies were rescued by a neighbor who found them in their shed. They took them in, and honestly, they did their due diligence in trying to find the owner. They posted on Facebook, asked the neighbors, called local vets to see if anyone reported a missing cat and kittens, but got no response. So, they did what any compassionate and caring purrson would: they found homes for the kittens and kept the momma cat.

Well, the "original owner" showed up out of the blue and demanded her cat and kittens back. She even threatened to call the police!

Okay, Karen, you go ahead and call the police. We can't wait for them to show up and laugh in your face.

An owner who doesn't care enough to find her fur babies is not a cat owner in our eyes at all. Scroll down to read the rest of the story!

Now, alongside the iconic Thai elephant, the Suphalak, Korat, Siamese, Konja, and Khao Manee cat breeds are a part of Thailand's cultural representation. Each breed has its own mythology, purrsonality, and cute characteristics that we're pawsitively obsessed with.

We've known from the beginning that cats were going to rule the world, and this is the first step to that happening. It may be a small step, but it is still a step. The Thai government has named its 5 indigenous cat breeds as part of Thailand's "national identity". Some of these breeds are rarer than others, like the Suphalak, a chocolate-colored cat with fierce features, and others are more well-known, like the Siamese cat. 

Seeing as we love all kinds of cats here at I Can Has Cheezburger, we did some digging and found all the lore your feline-fanatic brain would ever hope for regarding these cute kitties. It's purrfectly fascinating to know that some Suphalak cats were thought to bring good luck, and others disaster. The Korat cats weren't for sale. They were instead given as gifts, especially to newly married couples. The Khao Manee were kept inside the royal palace, thought to bring good luck!

There aren't many people we can geek out about cats with, so this kind of news is purrfect for us. It's not every day you get to learn about rare and unique cat breeds that are now national symbols.

We know where our next trip is going to be, Thailand, here we come!

Acro-cats in meowtion!

Cat lovers are always impressed by their feline's high-flying abilities, but where does this springy energy come from? Do cats have access to an infinite wellspring of grace, power, and athleticism? If you have a Garfield-like feline, lounging in the sunshine and dreaming of their next bowl of kibbles, you may doubt your cat's athletic ability, but inside every cat is an acrobat, itching to be set free. 

All you have to do is whip out the laser pointer or the feather on a string, and watch your cat spring into action like a 1980s kung fu master. 

We all have an inner child, and something about cute cats really brings us back there. 

Everyone has an inner child. Whether they touch that part of them, feel it, or interact with it is up to the person, but it's there. It's filled with wonders, with colors and shapes that defined our childhood. Filled with memories good and bad, but all veiled by the aura of nostalgia, as if we're wearing rose colored glasses. Nostalgia is like a hypnotic state where everything looks a little better and a little brighter. There are some things that bring about this sense of nostalgia more than others. Maybe it's a familiar smell, like garlic frying in a pan, or a certain laundry detergent. Maybe it's a song that your mother used to sing to you to go to bed. Maybe it's watching Disney movies that remind us of our childhood. And maybe it's about scrolling wholesome cat memes, because something about their early internet aura makes us feel like we're kids again. 

Cats have an inner child too, we just never see if (unless you speak cat, of course). It's not always a simple thing to cling to, and some of us have childhoods and memories teeming with confusion, bereft of a sense of belonging, or feelings that we associate with our family that we don't always want to revisit. But that's the beauty of nostalgia; it helps us forget those thing, helps us feel like it's all in the past, like there's this big bubble of time, space, and protection between us and then. So, enjoy these nostalgic cat memes that make us feel like kids again. 

Close your eyes and imagine a place where the sun never sets, but stays at that purrfect angle for a permanent nap.

Welcome to the Promised Land of Purrfection! In this meowgical kingdom, the streets are paved with premium cardboard and the clouds are made of the softest, fluffiest cotton candy. Here, our feline overlords rule with a gentle paw and a loud purr. Every tree is a giant scratching post, and the rivers flow with fresh tuna juice and lactose-free milk.

In this land, there are no alarm clocks - only the soft mlem of a smol kitten waking you up for a snuggle. We spend our days chasing laser dots that we can actually catch and admiring the endless fields of catnip. It's a silly, cozy paradise where zoomies are the national sport and the only law is that you must provide unlimited chin scritches. It's pure, unadulterated bliss.

Having a velcro cat is like living with your own tiny shadow made of love.

We, as cat owners, always warn first-time adopters that cats… don't always show affection in the way that you expect. That doesn't mean that they don't feel it. All that it means is that you have to do some extra work to learn your cat's love language and read it as it is. Some cats will show you affection by turning their back to you when they eat. Some cats will do it by slow-blinking at you from across the room. Other cats will do it by watching TV next to you and copying your sitting position. Little things. But meaningful. A cat's way of showing affection may be funny to an outsider, but that doesn't matter. It is up to you to recognize it and appreciate it. 

Of course, some of us win the lottery. Some of us don't have to work hard at all to learn our cat's love language, because we all speak the same one. They tell you that they love you by… cuddling with you, begging for you attention and sitting directly on your face in the middle of the night. Velcro cats are amazing. 

Somewhere out there is a smol cat causing tiny chaos.

Smol cats look like someone accidentally made a regular cat at 50 percent size and just decided to roll with it. Tiny paws. Tiny nose. Tiny little face that somehow still manages to look very serious about whatever it's doing. They wander around the house like they have extremely important responsibilities, even though those responsibilities mostly involve staring at things and being adorable.

A smol cat sitting down turns into a perfect little fluff orb. Just a round puff with ears and eyes. It almost doesn't look real, like someone placed a fuzzy toy on the floor and it suddenly blinked. The amount of fluff compared to the amount of actual cat feels wildly unbalanced.

The confidence is also completely unreasonable. A smol cat will walk straight up to animals five times its size like it's the boss of the whole operation. No hesitation. No second thoughts. Just tiny paws marching forward like they've been running the household for years.

And somehow they always manage to end up in the exact center of everything. Right in the middle of the room. Right in the middle of the hallway. Right where everyone needs to walk. A little puffball planted there like it owns the place. Which, based on the attitude alone, it probably does.

This is exactly like that childhood book Are You My Mother? Except this time it's a horde of baby penguins and one seriously smol stray cat.

Penguins and cats don't really mix. Mostly because the cats probably think, "Oh, birds! This will be a tasty meal!", and then as soon as they get closer and realize how large the penguins are, they immediately realize how wrong they were. The penguins pose no threat to the cats, but cats don't like things they can't control, and a herd of baby penguins is about the least-controllable thing in their environment. 

However, it makes for a pawsitively hissterical interaction! Our video below shows a stray cat (they say it's domestic, but we think that by 'domestic' they mean it's a normal house cat breed), introducing itself to a group of a waddle of giant baby penguins, who immediately take interest in the tiny feline and start following it around. The cat, who wasn't seeking all of this unwanted attention, keeps putting distance between itself and the penguins, but they keep following. Maybe they're interested in it, maybe they think it's their meowther, or maybe they just want to play. Who knows!

Regardless of why, this video made our day. It's the purrfect amount of wholesome shenanigans we expect from our feline friends, plus a whole lot of fluffy, giant penguin babies. What more could you ask for?

Weekends are better with a few extra fuzzy kittens around.

Weekends are a good time to appreciate just how fuzzy kittens can be. A tiny kitten walking into the room already looks like a little cloud with legs. The fluff sticks out in every direction, making the kitten look twice as round as it actually is. Even the smallest kitten somehow manages to look unbelievably soft and completely adorable.

A kitten that fluffy does not need to do much to steal attention. Sitting down turns them into a perfectly round puff of fur with ears. Stretching out makes the fluff spread everywhere. Sometimes they just sit there blinking slowly, looking like the coziest little creature in the house.

Tiny paws, little whiskers, and all that fuzzy fur make every kitten look extra sweet. Some kittens have fluffy cheeks that puff out like they're wearing tiny winter coats. Others have tails that look like soft little feathers behind them.

After a while the kitten curls up and the fluff folds into a tiny round ball. Paws tucked in, nose hidden in the fur, completely relaxed. A super fuzzy kitten like that is the kind of weekend sight that can make anyone smile.

One lick, two lick, three lick, cat meme! 

What's your favorite type of candy? Are you a chocolate fiend, trying to get your hands on a Hershey's or Kiss? Maybe you love caramel, and you go crazy for Milky Ways or Snickers. Maybe you're a Mike and Ike's type, where you just want something in bright, lurid colors and chewy on your palate. But there are some who prefer lollipops. They love to savor the flavors, like to take their time with the things they enjoy, like to feel the sugar rush bit by bit. And cats are kind of like that, too. There's something inherently sweet about cats. They're like little dolls with their big eyes, their tiny pink noses and bustling whiskers bursting from their face. Imagine your little cat just perched on top of a lollipop waiting for you to bite them and eat them up! It's a new love language, just in case you didn't know about it. 

These syrupy sweet kitties evoke the same sensations that a purrfectly swirled pile of cotton candy does, with heaps of reds and blues, they're the purrfect thing for a Saturday scroll. What is there to do on the weekend in mere winter? It may be bright outside, but it's still brisk, chilly, and it's much more comforting to stay inside and think of things sweet, tasty, wholesome, and purrfectly cat-like. The soft fur of a cat, the big curious eyes, the playful antics are all associated with sweetness, and that's why I Can Has Cheezburger has put together this sweet list just for you. Enjoy!