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Celebrate National Cat Day with these 20 photos

Associated Press
Oct 29, 2020
Oct 29, 2020 Updated Dec 31, 2020
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National Cat Day, to raise awareness of cat adoption, is Oct. 29 in the United States. Here are 20 photos to celebrate our feline friends.

Larry the Downing Street cat

Larry the Downing Street cat — Larry, the official 10 Downing Street cat in London, on May 7, 2020. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)

Cats vs. pigeon

Cats vs. pigeon — Cats stare at a pigeon from inside a window in Bucharest, Romania, April 23, 2020. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

A cat named Bonnie

A cat named Bonnie — A cat named Bonnie walks on the shoulder of Rachel Romero, who wears a protective face covering as she works as a volunteer at the Cat Cafe South Beach, during the coronavirus pandemic, July 29, 2020, in Miami Beach, Fla. The cafe offers a place for cat lovers to spend time with cats, which are also available for adoption. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Cat cafe

Cat cafe — A cat has its hair brushed at the Caturday Cafe in Bangkok, Thailand, on May 8, 2020. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Cat gets temperature checked

Cat gets temperature checked — In this May 8, 2020, file photo, the owner of a cat cafe checks the temperature of one of her cats in Bangkok, Thailand. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Texas girl and her cat

Texas girl and her cat — Arfa Yousuf, 8, holds her pet cat after completing her martial arts virtual belt test at her home in Richardson, Texas, April 23, 2020. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Oscar the cat

Oscar the cat — In this Sept. 20, 2017, file photo, Oscar the cat, who is not a service animal, sits in his carry-on travel bag after arriving at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Boris the cat

Boris the cat — Boris the cat attends the Los Angeles premiere of season 5 of "Outlander" at the Hollywood Palladium on Feb. 13, 2020, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP Images)

Belarus cat

Belarus cat — A woman displays her cat in a fashion costume during a cat exhibition in Minsk, Belarus, Feb. 16, 2020. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

Mr. Needy the cat

Mr. Needy the cat — Human rights lawyer Geoffrey Nice holds his cat that he calls Mr. Needy at his home in Adisham, England, Sept. 2, 2020. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

Brazil cat

Brazil cat — A cat looks out from an enclosure at the animal city shelter in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sept. 11, 2020. After seeing the number of adoptions go down to zero in the beginning of the new coronavirus pandemic, the Rio city shelter celebrated the success of its Pet Delivery program. Now, administrators running animal shelters are offering pets through a virtual system that allows prospective owners to browse online and, after choosing a pet, the shelter brings the animal to their homes, bathed, spayed and with all inoculations. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

Cat called Toma

Cat called Toma — A man wearing a mask to curb the spread of the new coronavirus carries his cat called Toma on his shoulders as he walks in downtown Quito, Ecuador, Sept. 14, 2020. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)

Bob the cat

Bob the cat — In this Nov. 3, 2016, file photo, Bob the cat arrives at the premiere of the film "A Street Cat Named Bob" in London. Bob's relationship with James Bowen, a recovering heroin addict who adopted him, inspired a book and the film. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Palmerston the Foreign Office cat

Palmerston the Foreign Office cat — In this Feb. 12, 2019, file photo, Palmerston, the Foreign Office cat, sits on a photographer's ladder at Downing Street in London. On Aug. 7, 2020, it was announced that Palmerston was retiring to the countryside after four years on the job. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Brazil cats

Brazil cats — Cats eat from a food dispenser filled up by volunteers from Animal Heart Protectors on Furtada Island, popularly known as “Island of the Cats,” in Mangaratiba, Brazil, Oct. 13, 2020. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

Island of the Cats

Island of the Cats — A cat roams on Furtada Island, popularly known as “Island of the Cats,” in Mangaratiba, Brazil, Oct. 13, 2020. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

Bulgaria cat

Bulgaria cat — A cat rests on the gate of a house in a village on the outskirts of Burgas, Bulgaria, Sept. 28, 2020. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Britain's Chief Mouser

Britain's Chief Mouser — Larry the cat, Britain's Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office, sits in Downing Street ahead of a Cabinet meeting in London, Oct. 20, 2020. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Romania cat

Romania cat — A cat stares from a window in Constanta, Romania, on Jan. 6, 2020. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

'Do You Look Like Your Cat?'

'Do You Look Like Your Cat?' — This image shows "Do You Look Like Your Cat?" a card memory game that matches cat cards with human cards. (Laurence King Publishing via AP)

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