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Famous Cats and Famous Owners Or Vice Verse?

When speaking of the power of association in terms of non-living objects like books, for example, a volume of poems owned by a famous person is worth more than that very same book owned by a person with no claim to fame. But when it comes to animals, in this case, felines, some are just as famous in their own right, and were only impressed with their owner’s many achievements if he or she provided a warm place to sleep, food and companionship and some catnip to play with. For the sake of ease, some famous cats and their owners … Continue reading →

Morris The Cat: One Finicky Feline

Surely there are fewer cats with more recognizable faces than the finicky orange tabby that represented Nine Live Cat foods in his own inimitable feline way for so many years. Morris was an unlikely and rather reluctant star, who got at least the second of his nine lives when he was discovered in a suburban Chicago animal shelter back in 1968. His days were certainly numbered there as an adult stray male named Luck, but there remained an air about him that was different; this lonely tabby had style, personality and panache. It was love at first sight for professional … Continue reading →