“If animals could speak the dog would be a a blundering outspoken fellow, but the cat would have the rare grace of never saying a word too much.”

~ Mark Twain ~

“Of all animals, the cat alone attains to the Contemplative Life. ”

~ Andrew Lang ~

“Of all God’s creatures, there is only one that cannot be made slave of the leash. That one is the cat. If man could be crossed with the cat it would improve the man, but it would deteriorate the cat.”

~ Mark Twain ~

“You can’t own a cat. The best you can do is be partners. ”

~ Sir Harry Swanson ~

“No heaven will not ever be Heaven unless my cats are there to welcome me.”

~ Unknown ~

“Since each of us is blessed with only one life, why not live it with a cat?”

~ Robert Stearns ~

“If a cat spoke, it would say things like, ‘Hey, I don’t see the problem here’.”

~ Roy Blount, Jr. ~

The Best Friends Network website has launched a new forum for feline lovers everywhere! And they’re encouraging us cat lovers to share our cat stories and tales!

“People can share stories of any nature,” says Shelly Kotter, campaign specialist for Focus on Felines, one of four Best Friends’ campaigns aimed at reaching the goal of No More Homeless Pets. “The forum gives people an opportunity to read other’s stories and start a conversation.”

Stories can be about pet cats or community cats, makes no difference. If your story concerns cats and the people who love them, well, Focus on Felines wants to hear from you.

To learn more about Focus on Felines or to submit your cat story, check out the Best Friends network!

“If God created man in his own image, you’ve got to wonder; in whose image did he create the nobler cat?”

~ Unknown ~

“Cats are a mysterious kind of folk. There is more passing in their minds than we are aware of.”

~ Sir Walter Scott ~