ailurophilia n 🔊

  1. A fondness or love for cats or other felines.

☞ Today is National Cat Day in the U.S.A., which was established on this day in 2005 by the American animal welfare advocate Colleen Paige with the support of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals to encourage people to celebrate the companionship provided by cats, and to be aware of the need to rescue and adopt them.

Illustration for ailurophilia

Japanese girl holds a ginger cat; September 2019.jpg

A Japanese girl holding a cat.

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