Today is the Day of the Cat

8th August and it’s the Day of the Cat – a time to recognize and show appreciation to one of our oldest and most venerated species.  Cats are one of the most popular pets on the planet with an estimated 500million of them sharing our homes, lounging on our sofas and training us to fetch them food.

Cats were even worshipped by the ancient Egyptians and probably had an even better time in those days than they do now.  In return they help us by catching mice and relieving anxiety and stress – stroking them is said to lower blood pressure so keeping a cat is good for you. An extra special fish supper for Felix today then?