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One of the coolest things about being a cat owner is that we love all cats, no matter their breeds, no matter where they came from. A trashcan kitty is worthy just as much as a cat who cost thousands of dollars. Because cats are just… cats. And they always behave like cats - they will have the same moments of shenanigans and love, no matter who they are. 

We mean that. And still, we know that some people still have a special kind of appreciation for special breed cats, like Maine Coon cats or Norwegian forest cats. Those cats are stunning and meowgestic and amazing, and we understand why someone would want that. We are also really happy to see that when things don't quite work out, and the special breed cat that you paid for turned out to not be what you wanted it to be, that people still remember that cats are cats, and cats deserve love and homes whether they are worth thousands of dollars or not. 

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'We love him'

Some cats chase mice, and some chase the tip jar. These shop cats aren't in it for the hard work. They clock in each day with one goal: collect the love, the scritches, and maybe a few coins for their purrformance. Whether perched on a checkout counter like a tiny manager or lounging in a sunbeam by the window, these kitties have mastered the art of looking busy while doing absolutely nothing.

Sure, they don't stock shelves or ring up customers, but they know how to work the room. Head boops for tips, slow blinks for sympathy, and the occasional paw swipe at your wallet. From bookstores to cafes, hardware shops to corner stores, these feline freeloaders charm their way into customers' hearts (and pockets) without lifting a paw.

After all, who can resist tipping the "employee" who stares into your soul as you fumble with your change? These cats may not take inventory, but they're pros at collecting what counts: admiration and snacks.

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Life, as we have all learned from watching David Attenborough's seminal masterpiece Planet Earth, is a struggle. From the moment of birth to the moment that a creature lays their weary head for the last time, it is a nonstop up hill struggle. And while that is not always true for the domesticated animals we keep in our homes. It is most certainly the case for the cute kittens we have in today's story.

This story is more than just a sweet feline mood booster to make you see more positivity in the world. It is stands testament to the feline spirit, for the spirit of survival and for the ability to choose to live rather than succumb to your situation. It is a story that demonstrates that size does not matter, but determination does. It screams from the rooftops to never give up on your dreams, no matter how large or small. It is a shining beacon that we should forever remember is there to light the way in our darkest hours. 

When you become a cat pawrent, your cat becomes your whole world. Very similarly to when a person becomes a parent to a human baby. You take in a four-legged fluffy family member, to take care of and nurture. And all that love you took the effort to shower on your cat is always being returned, tenfold. A cat's love might be difficult to obtain, but it's the best kind of love a person can have. It's no wonder, then, that we feel so protective of our cats. As cat pawrents, it's our number one goal - ensuring our fluffy babies are cared for.

So it's only natural that when we think our cat children might not be 100% safe, that we spring into action to defend them the best we can. Such is the life of a cat pawrent. And that is exactly what one woman did with her beloved cat. She's an adult, living by herself with her rescued cat. But despite being an adult, her parents tried to pin her teenage brother on her, to make her take him in. Her brother was known to have behavioral problems, and having him around her cat was not something this cat pawrent would allow.

A few gaslighting sessions from her parents and some guilt-tripping trips from her relatives in the family group chat, this kind woman turned to the online feline family to receive advice - was she in the wrong to turn her brother down, or was she in the right for putting her kitty's wellbeing first?

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The way that your partner treats cats is a hard line in relationships. It can be the make or break. And ending a relationship over the way that someone treats cats is a completely valid reason in our opinion. If your girlfriend thinks you're too attached to your cat and breaks up with you over it, then good riddance. If your boyfriend demands that you get rid of your cat because of him, then you better be getting rid of the boyfriend instead. If your boyfriend breaks up with you because you like you cuddle your cat at night… well, we're sure the cat was a better cuddle partner anyway. 

All that brings up the question: is the boyfriend in this story right to break up with his girlfriend over a cat? Are his accusations that she is not doing enough to save the cat valid? Is he doing enough? We're not sure. You tell us what you think about this situation. 

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Happy Tuesday, feline friends and fam. We here at I Can Has Cheezburger know that the current state of the world just makes it harder and harder to get by. If we could, we would move into the forest and surround ourselves with only our fluffy feline friends, we would. However, we have less than zero survival skills and our cats wouldn't survive without their Fancy Feast, so we're stuck here in this endless cycle of working, eating, sleeping, relying on our cute cats for happiness, and doing it all over again. 

Luckily, we have a few tricks up our sleeves to keep our pawsitivity up, no matter what life may throw at us. One of those tricks is making sure we have access to a soft, purring cat as often as pawssible, and the second is to scroll through as many silly cat memes as we need in order to smile. Sometimes it's two, sometimes it's 27, but they always do the trick. There are quite a few below, so treat yourself to some pawsitivity with the power of purrs below!

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One of the beautiful things about the cat distribution system - which is totally real and is working hard each and every day - is that it can catch you anywhere. You could be going on a hike when a kitten jumps out at you out of nowhere and forces you to adopt it. You could be having a regular day, chilling at home, when a cat randomly walks into your house. You could be having a midnight picnic and get adopted by a cat out of absolutely nowhere. 

That's the thing - once you get chosen, there is no going back from it. Once a cat chooses to adopt a human, the world will provide it with a good human to adopt. "The world". We mean the cat distribution system. It's the only thing that can explain stories like this - a man simply going to work, a kitten coming out of nowhere, essentially demanding to be adopted and… that's right, getting adopted right then and there. 

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