Happy National Cat Day ! This holiday is an awareness day to raise public awareness of cat adoption

It was 1st celebrated in 2005 “to help galvanize the public to recognize the number of cats that need to be rescued each year & also to encourage cat lovers to celebrate the cats in their life for the unconditional love and companionship they bestow upon us.”

The day was founded by Colleen Paige, a pet & family lifestyle expert, who was supported by the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, which is a nonprofit pet adoption-organization.