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the house cat at the Cheshire Cat Bookstore has the dual responsibility of being mascot and mouser
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Officials now are seeing more house cats abandoned on the streets as the price of pet food and veterinary care has skyrocketed since the pandemic, according to Sarai Rivera, founder of My Bella TNR cat rescue in Hartford.
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Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 8 June 2026
For animal lovers, there’s a house cat that wanders the property, and morning walks may include up-close encounters with Highland cows or a free-roaming peacock.
—Emily Longeretta, Variety, 7 May 2026
There was a time when Lee would’ve been more averse to getting wet than a house cat.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
Watching Irina Morozova use her own tooth to have a few illuminating chats with her fellow inmates via Morse code, I was powerfully reminded of the gulf between her, a woman made of adamantium, and me, a soft little house cat in human form.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2026
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Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 8 June 2026
For animal lovers, there’s a house cat that wanders the property, and morning walks may include up-close encounters with Highland cows or a free-roaming peacock.
—Emily Longeretta, Variety, 7 May 2026
There was a time when Lee would’ve been more averse to getting wet than a house cat.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
Watching Irina Morozova use her own tooth to have a few illuminating chats with her fellow inmates via Morse code, I was powerfully reminded of the gulf between her, a woman made of adamantium, and me, a soft little house cat in human form.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2026
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“House cat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/house%20cat. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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