{"id":1885,"date":"2015-08-08T07:48:39","date_gmt":"2015-08-08T07:48:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cityadventurers.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1885"},"modified":"2015-08-08T07:48:39","modified_gmt":"2015-08-08T07:48:39","slug":"international-cat-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cityadventurers.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1885","title":{"rendered":"International Cat Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><span class=\"summary\"><span class=\"Stil4\">August 8, 2015 <\/span>is World Cat-Day <\/span><\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cute-calendar.com\/event\/world-cat-day\/9900-world.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">International Cat Day<\/a> was founded in 2002 by the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) and other animal rights groups.<\/p>\n<p>Cats are our most popular pets.\u00a0It is estimated there are over 500 million cats worldwide.\u00a0In 2007 a study of US households showed that\u00a0there are about 72 million pet dogs but around 82 million pet cats, with the average being 2.2 cats per household.<\/p>\n<p>However there is another International Cat Day on February 20. This one was officially created in 2009 by cat lovers on social-networking sites following the\u00a0death\u00a0of <a title=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Socks_(cat)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Socks_(cat)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Socks Clinton<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/1\/18\/Socks_the_Cat_Explores.jpg\/800px-Socks_the_Cat_Explores.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/1\/18\/Socks_the_Cat_Explores.jpg\/800px-Socks_the_Cat_Explores.jpg\" alt=\"Socks at the podium in the White House Press Briefing Room by \" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Socks at the podium in the White House Press Briefing Room by Barbara Kinney &#8211; Clinton Presidential Library &amp; Museum<\/p>\n<p>Owning a cat has been shown to improve mental health and to relieve stress, anxiety and depression.<\/p>\n<p>Cats have been associated with humans for at least 9,500 years and throughout history many superstitions have evolved about them.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Posts by Cherise Udell\" href=\"http:\/\/www.care2.com\/greenliving\/black-cats-good-luck-or-bad-luck.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"author noopener noreferrer\">Cherise Udell<\/a>\u00a0reports on CARE2 that<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;In America most people\u00a0consider black cats \u2013 especially one that crosses your path \u2013 to be a sign of bad luck.<\/li>\n<li>In many Asian countries, owning a black cat today is considered lucky.<\/li>\n<li>In England, a black cat is good luck \u2013 unless you live in Yorkshire and then it is deemed bad luck!<\/li>\n<li>In Scotland, a black cat suddenly appearing on your doorstep is a sign of future prosperity.<\/li>\n<li>In the 18<sup>th<\/sup> and 19<sup>th<\/sup> century in Northern Europe, a fisherman\u2019s wife would actively seek out a black cat as it was believed it would ensure her husband\u2019s return home safely after a fishing expedition.<\/li>\n<li>In Japan, black cats are a sign of good luck. Many single women seek a black cat as this cat is believed to bring many suitors.<\/li>\n<li>In ancient Egypt, the black cat personified the goddess Bast, and was believed to bring good fortune.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1915\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1915\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cityadventurers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/dscn1678.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1915\" src=\"https:\/\/cityadventurers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/dscn1678.jpg?w=225\" alt=\"Cat in a bath by Juliamaud\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1915\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cat in a bath by Juliamaud<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"g13 description\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>August 8, 2015 is World Cat-Day International Cat Day was founded in 2002 by the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) and other animal rights groups. Cats are our most popular pets.\u00a0It is estimated there are over 500 million cats worldwide.\u00a0In 2007 a study of US households showed that\u00a0there are about 72 million pet dogs &hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cityadventurers.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1885\">More <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">International Cat Day<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[521],"tags":[928,929,930],"class_list":["post-1885","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-calendar-events-misc","tag-cats","tag-international-cat-day","tag-world-cat-day"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>International Cat Day - City Adventurers<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/cityadventurers.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1885\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"International Cat Day - City Adventurers\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"August 8, 2015 is World Cat-Day International Cat Day was founded in 2002 by the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) and other animal rights groups. 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