This great picture of Stormy the cat came to us on the 3rd of July. We meant to post this picture the next day, on the 4th of July, but Sassy burned her paw on a sparkler and it turned into a huge drama. At any rate, check out Stormy the cat!

According to Stormy’s owner:

“Here is a picture of my best pal, Stormy. A year ago I had to have the family cat (Spooky) put to sleep. We’d had him since he was a kitten and he was 7 years old. It was very sad. The day we buried Spooky was a grey, stormy day. Shortly after we said our good-byes to Spooky, this grey and white fellow showed up in our yard. We thought his fur looked just like the sky that day. I called out to the cat and he ran to me and let me pick him up. He wrapped his paws around my neck and purred. We named him Stormy and he’s been with us ever since.”

It sounds like the future forecast calls for a 100% chance of happiness, for both Stormy and his new owners. Thanks for sending in such a good picture of a great cat like Stormy. ~Dexter, Editor

This picture of Zora the cat was sent in by owner Kierra, who said: “This is my cat Zora. Zora is 2 years old and is the cutest thing I have ever seen. She is very moody and sometimes screams when she doesn’t get her way.”

We can relate to Zora screaming when she doesn’t get her way. You should hear Sassy scream when she looses a game of Dance Dance Revolution. She blames some of us other cats for distracting her. What can you do? She’s called Sassy for a reason.

Thanks for sending in your great cat picture Kierra. Zora is a pretty kitty, for sure.

~Dexter, Editor-in-Chief

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Socrates, the Greek philosopher, once said: “Do not do to others what angers you if done to you by others.”

Socrates the cat (in the picture below) can certainly understand a quote like that … in his own kitty way. Socrates the cat has plenty of reason to be angry at his past owner, but instead he chooses to focus on the blessing that is his new owner.

This picture of Socrates was sent in by Murray from Victoria, Australia, who also said the following:

“Here is a picture of my beloved grey tabby Socrates. He was thrown out of a car and I adopted him from the R.S.P.C.A. in Ballarat Australia. He is five months old and extremely smoochy as well as curious - and has forgiven the humans who treated him so badly. He is a very flexible little man and always seems to sleep in awkward positions!”

Thanks for sending a great picture of your cat Murray!

Here is a picture of a cute kitten named Boo … a picture that should have been posted some time ago. But Peaches knocked over a flower vase full of water onto Buzz’s computer keyboard, so we were without a graphic design kitty for a while.

Said proud owner Penny: “My name is Penny and this is Boo. He was the runt of the litter, so nobody wanted him. He is so cool he follows me everywhere. He even sleeps with me. He is always wanting food. He eats anything … apples, beets, peas, and beans.”

We are lucky to have a picture of this cute kitten and we are sorry it took so long to post. As mentioned above, Peaches is 100% to blame for the delay. But better late than never!

~Dexter, Editor-in-Chief

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Said owner Ella: “My cat is called Hermione. She is special because she was my first pet, and she is cute with me and not with anyone else.”

Editor’s notes: This is a great cat picture because it shows how Hermione reserves her affection for her owner, and only her owner. She’s looking at the camera like she’s thinking, “Could you please get that thing out of my face?”

Oh, and Sassy our PR manager (and resident know-it-all kitty) wants to point out that Hermione was also a character in the Harry Potter books and movies, as well as a Christian martyr who died in 117 A.D. Thanks for that tidbit of Jeopardy trivia, Sassy.

At any rate, we hope you enjoy this wonderful cat picture of Hermione.

~Dexter, Editor-in-Chief

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Said cat owner Christoper: “My cat’s name is Riley. She’s special because she is so irresistibly cute that you just have to pet her and cuddle her. She’s very talkative as well.

Editor’s comments: Now there’s a cat who knows how to have her picture taken! The pose says, “I will look toward the camera, but don’t expect me to open my eyes until I’m ready. Crack open a can of tuna and we can talk about it.”

This cat picture sits extremely well in our spotlight frame, because it seems as though Riley is basking in the light. We are happy to have a picture of this cute cat and we thank Christopher for sending it.

~Dexter, Editor in Chief

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Here’s a great picture of Draco, little brother to Godric who was spotlighted previously. Draco’s story is below the picture.

Said owner Tim: “Draco is great because he’s a baby and follows me everywhere. He walks on my face to wake me up, which gets a little annoying…but he’s so cute that I don’t mind much. Being a single 27-year-old, my cats are like my children. I’m lucky to have found two of the greatest cats in the world, and I feel that the least I could do is share them with others….so here are their pictures.”

Thanks for sharing your great cat pictures with us Tim.

Here’s a great photo of Godric Gryffindor, sent in from proud owner Tim. Please see Tim’s story below the cat picture.

My cat Godric Gryffindor (the solid black adult) is such a great cat because he’s friendly and playful, and such a great older brother for my kitten, Draco. He licks him clean, cuddles with him and plays with him all day long…which is a relief considering the first few days after I brought Draco home all they did was hiss at each other and I wasn’t sure if Godric would EVER accept the new addition to our family. Godric is also very beautiful, and VERY soft. He could even be in commercials if we lived in L.A.!

Here’s a beautiful outdoor picture of two cats names Sammi and Isla.

These kitties are a true story of friendship, and you can read all about it (and see plenty more pictures of these beautimous cats) over at their owner’s website:
http://www.cat-love-story.com

This is a great outdoor photo of Mitzi the kitten, who lives in Boise, Idaho.

When we first saw this kitten picture one of the cats in the office said, “Wow, that is the cutest cat I’ve seen in a while.”

Well, Sassy Catwell, our PR kitty, took this comment the wrong way. Sassy likes to think of herself as the cutest cat in the known Universe, so she took great offense at what was intended to be a harmless comment about a kitten picture. She wouldn’t come out of her cat box for over an hour. We even cracked open some tuna, but she ignored it!

So, in the interest of keeping the peace around the office, we have decided that Mitzi (the kitten in the picture above) is the second cutest kitty, after Sassy.

Did you hear that Sassy? Okay, you can come out of your box now.  

~Dexter