Cat fancy describes the subculture [1] [2] that surrounds cat lovers and their hobbies involving the appreciation, promotion, showing, or breeding of cats. Animal fanciers of cats may refer to themselves as " cat people", "cat fanciers", or "cat lovers". The term "cat culture" has also been used, [3] though is ambiguous. [a]
Cat fanciers often wear clothing that identifies the wearer as a cat person. [5] Some of them use cat puns such as meowvalous for 'marvelous', and paw some for 'awesome', among many others. [6] Cat terms such as "porrect" have been used in article titles such as CBS Sacramento's article about two cats living alone in a Silicon Valley studio. [7] According to a 2013 article by Psychology Today, self-identified cat people have more unusual and distinctive personality traits than dog people. The article also speculates that due to the sensitive nature of cats, some people of a similar nature would feel an affinity with cats. [8]
In Pasadena, California, there is a cat festival called CatCon Worldwide. [9] In 2018, the POP Cats Convention was held in Austin, Texas. [10] There is a cat-themed cruise in the US (operating out of both Florida and Alaska), named Meow Meow Cruise, on which cat lovers can meet people with the same interest and have cat-themed parties. [11]
In Morocco, cats are an inherent part of the country's culture. A 2018 article by Morocco World News suggested that people visiting there could think that the Moroccan person-to-cat ratio is fairly close to 1:1. Many Moroccans are said to love cats, and around the cities are piles of food and water trays left for the cats. [12]
Cat Nation, a film by Tim Delmastro about cat fancy in Japan, features Chris Broad, a British YouTube personality. Broad made his way across the country where he documented the numerous strange and interesting cat-centric activities, including cat bars, cat temples, cat islands, and cat cafés. [13]
Singapore has many cat lovers, cat cafés, and a cat museum. It had its first cat festival in 2018. [14]
Cat subculture has transferred to and been amplified by the Internet, where it now flourishes. [15] Cats, especially in the form of LOLcats, have long been a staple of Internet meme pictures. Cat fans often engage in a " Caturday" pastime (which originated on 4chan) of posting cat pictures on social media on Saturdays. There are numerous websites devoted to cats, such as The Catnip Times [16] and The Purrington Post. [17] There are many online cat-themed games, such as Cat-Opoly which is based on the board game Monopoly; players buy cats instead of properties. [18] [19] [20]
A film about Japan's crazy cat culture.
Cat fancy describes the subculture [1] [2] that surrounds cat lovers and their hobbies involving the appreciation, promotion, showing, or breeding of cats. Animal fanciers of cats may refer to themselves as " cat people", "cat fanciers", or "cat lovers". The term "cat culture" has also been used, [3] though is ambiguous. [a]
Cat fanciers often wear clothing that identifies the wearer as a cat person. [5] Some of them use cat puns such as meowvalous for 'marvelous', and paw some for 'awesome', among many others. [6] Cat terms such as "porrect" have been used in article titles such as CBS Sacramento's article about two cats living alone in a Silicon Valley studio. [7] According to a 2013 article by Psychology Today, self-identified cat people have more unusual and distinctive personality traits than dog people. The article also speculates that due to the sensitive nature of cats, some people of a similar nature would feel an affinity with cats. [8]
In Pasadena, California, there is a cat festival called CatCon Worldwide. [9] In 2018, the POP Cats Convention was held in Austin, Texas. [10] There is a cat-themed cruise in the US (operating out of both Florida and Alaska), named Meow Meow Cruise, on which cat lovers can meet people with the same interest and have cat-themed parties. [11]
In Morocco, cats are an inherent part of the country's culture. A 2018 article by Morocco World News suggested that people visiting there could think that the Moroccan person-to-cat ratio is fairly close to 1:1. Many Moroccans are said to love cats, and around the cities are piles of food and water trays left for the cats. [12]
Cat Nation, a film by Tim Delmastro about cat fancy in Japan, features Chris Broad, a British YouTube personality. Broad made his way across the country where he documented the numerous strange and interesting cat-centric activities, including cat bars, cat temples, cat islands, and cat cafés. [13]
Singapore has many cat lovers, cat cafés, and a cat museum. It had its first cat festival in 2018. [14]
Cat subculture has transferred to and been amplified by the Internet, where it now flourishes. [15] Cats, especially in the form of LOLcats, have long been a staple of Internet meme pictures. Cat fans often engage in a " Caturday" pastime (which originated on 4chan) of posting cat pictures on social media on Saturdays. There are numerous websites devoted to cats, such as The Catnip Times [16] and The Purrington Post. [17] There are many online cat-themed games, such as Cat-Opoly which is based on the board game Monopoly; players buy cats instead of properties. [18] [19] [20]
A film about Japan's crazy cat culture.