Other felines paused to watch a sand tiger shark and sea turtles glide by, while a few found the tunnel’s dim blue glow relaxing enough to doze off and fully fall asleep.
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Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2026
At Adoptions for Love, a cat rescue currently sheltering 80 felines in the more upscale neighborhood of Playa, the number of people looking to adopt has plunged.
In 2025, the average accident-only pet insurance premium was $112 for cats and $190 for dogs, according to the North American Pet Health Insurance Association (NAPHIA).
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Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
2 Nov. 2026
While his ex-wife, Reese Witherspoon, joined Phillippe in declining to post a spooky season outfit this year, their daughter, Ava, shared a photo to her Instagram stories of herself with two friends, all dressed as cats.
Oh, and there’s also the plot following a community of junkyard pussycats competing in a talent show to decide who is allowed to die and be reborn in the Heaviside Layer — cat heaven.
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
But the feral ones steer clear of humans, while the former house cats have roughly 10,000 students to spread their affection.
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