If you are a cat lover, you are sure to have a field day on social media today, August 8, 2019. People spend hours on any given day watching cute and funny cat videos online. However, if you did not know that there is a day dedicated to cat-loving, now you do. Today, then, Thursday, 08 August 2019 is International Cat Day.
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Cats are ruling social media today most especially Twitter. Cat memes are all over the place and international brands are also eating up the sensation. The hashtag, #InternationalCatDay shows how much solidarity our feline friends are getting on the internet. Cat lovers are using the opportunity to show off their pets too either on their best behaviour or not.
A bit of history about International Cat Day: it was created in 2002 by the International Fund for Animal Welfare. The day is also referred to as World Cat Day in some parts of the world. It has since grown popularity globally. The television channel, Nat Geo Wild, of course, joined in on Twitter to celebrate the day.
In honor of #InternationalCatDay, we thought we’d show you a few of our staff’s photos of their feline friends—and their favorite wild cat facts! pic.twitter.com/zo0HLTRHVC
— National Geographic (@NatGeo) August 8, 2019
Today was also set aside to raise awareness for cats and learn about ways to help and protect them. If you are in Nigeria, you may want to join in and show us how much your feline friend means to you. Furthermore, it would seem a lot of the superstitions around cats in these parts are subtly starting to give way to more modern beliefs.
Nigerians And Cats
Before she kills me I’ll kill her first lmaoooo pic.twitter.com/d2TINcXcc8
— Renè The Leader ❤️ (@Rene_noire) July 12, 2019
Loads of you were asking how she got up. See the bastard at work. pic.twitter.com/9cN3AUDnoN
— Renè The Leader ❤️ (@Rene_noire) June 3, 2019
We don’t celebrate #InternationalCatDay in Nigeria. They are called witches. So, we don’t celebrate witchcraft. 😂😂
— Ayo (@miss_ayomide) August 8, 2019
Today’s all about the purry friends!! #InternationalCatDay . Why do some people in Nigeria still fear cats?
RT till this get to these people! Let’s talk about it…. Why cats are better than dogs #thread #Agege pic.twitter.com/hluEzAoCcE
— Your Online Vet 🐕💉 (@danielaremson) August 8, 2019
“Unfortunately, #InternationalCatDay has lost its recognition in #Africa as Cat are used as delicacy in #Nigeria“
— Comr Godfrey Attah (@GodfreyAttah_) August 8, 2016
A very happy #InternationalCatDay to our Chief Mouser, Larry. pic.twitter.com/9tkVdsBdEr
— Boris Johnson (@BorisJohnson) August 8, 2019
It’s #InternationalCatDay! 🐱
You know what that means… pic.twitter.com/CZtNSdZ1BJ
— Disney Music (@DisneyMusic) August 8, 2019
The World Map From a Different Angle.
Happy #InternationalCatDay!!😸 pic.twitter.com/I2GEQX76bt
— Xavi Ruiz (@xruiztru) August 8, 2019
It’s #InternationalCatDay and so please enjoy some cats:
🐈 Cat https://t.co/jubNCwwNCq pic.twitter.com/THYgM0MGRH
— Emojipedia 📙 (@Emojipedia) August 8, 2019
Ever wondered what a cheetah sees on a hunt?#InternationalCatDay pic.twitter.com/YjBAYwN1Xs
— BBC Earth (@BBCEarth) August 8, 2019
Does Meowser shoot fireballs or hairballs? 🤔 #SuperMarioMaker2 #InternationalCatDay pic.twitter.com/8pQI2eJJiY
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) August 8, 2019
On Lothal, every day is #InternationalCatDay. pic.twitter.com/W9jzknYiRJ
— Star Wars (@starwars) August 8, 2019
#InternationalCatDay If the Earth were flat, cats would have pushed everything off it by now… pic.twitter.com/FEgtmRby8a
— Steve May (@stevemaythe1st) August 8, 2019
