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Rice Rebellion

Oct 12, 2025
A cartoon of a tabby cat knocking over a bowl of rice.
Zac (Yorkshire UK) is beginning to build up a bit of reputation. He apparently cannot be trusted around rice. He doesn't want to steal it, but he does seem to enjoy knocking it everywhere.

Couch Chaos

Oct 11, 2025
A cartoon of a tuxedo cat digging herself into the gap behind the back cushions of a green couch.
Betty (Maine, USA) was on the hunt for adventure, and decided the best place to find it was behind the couch cushions. Couch chaos is the best.

Muffin’s Sock

Oct 9, 2025
A cartoon of a tabby cat with a turquoise sock in her mouth.
Miss Muffin (Oregon, USA) is a very happy cat. She is especially happy today because she managed to steal a sock right off of her human's foot!

A Break From Grace

Oct 7, 2025
A cartoon of a grey cat falling.
Despite how it might have looked, Linus (Thuringia, Germany) definitely meant to fall off the kitchen table. He just wanted a break from being so graceful all the time.

Chocolates For You, Ribbon For Me

Oct 5, 2025
A blue point ragdoll cat, happily chasing a wide bronze-green ribbon.
One of the humans got a box of chocolates for her birthday. Luckily, it came wrapped in a nice ribbon, so Bonnie (West Sussex, UK) got a present too.

Salem, The Knitting Inspector

Oct 4, 2025
A cartoon of a black cat grabbing and pulling at at a pink knitted square.
Salem (Hampshire, UK) always needs to check the tension of the knitting work. This is essential to make sure that the product is warm and cozy. To do so, before starting any new job, Salem needs to test a bespoke fresh sample of the knitting, with loads of dangly threads for extra pull. Cats are always working for the good of the community!

Grumpy Guard

Oct 2, 2025
A cartoon of a grumpy white cat looking back over her shoulder.
Lydia's (Greater London, UK) human has been in the wrong room all day. This has been a great annoyance for her, and she has had to grumpily guard the doorway in case they aren't safe in there.

Sqwélqwel te pús

Sep 30, 2025
A cartoon of a tabby and white Maine Coon cat on an orange background.
Kw'atset te pús! Pippin (kwíkwetl'em) te skwixs tel pús. A'á íyómex. https://www.firstvoices.com/halqemeylem

Feeling Fresh

Sep 28, 2025
A cartoon of a tabby and white cat curled up cosily, asleep while wearing a cat harness.
Pippin (BC, Canada) looked like he wanted to go out and explore the balcony. It turns out he just wanted to go and sleep on the outdoor furniture while his human got cold.

Tabby is thirsty

Sep 27, 2025
A cartoon of a tabby cat staring at a little dripping cat fountain.
Tabby's (Earth) bubbler broke, but he doesn't know how to drink out of a bowl! Good thing it got replaced!

Face Check

Sep 25, 2025
A cartoon of a grey cat licking his paw.
Prince (Bristol, UK) came and poked his human in the face while they were lying on the sofa. He then immediately felt the need to wash his paw. His human can't help feeling a little insulted.

Terciel’s Having a Ball

Sep 23, 2025
A cartoon of a black cat sticking its head through a big grey cat ball.
Terciel (Ontario, Canada) loves to dash madly across the room, and try to dive through the cat globe. Unfortunately, he's forgotten that he's no longer a kitten… or maybe he just wants to be an astronaut?

Singing a different tuna

Sep 21, 2025
A cartoon of two black cats investigating a bowl of tuna salad.
Bel and Dari (Ontario, Canada) are VERY INTERESTED in their human's tuna salad. So interested that they're expressing their profound desire in song and poke.

Breaking: It’s Treat Time

Sep 20, 2025
A cartoon of an orange siamese cat meowing and staring forwards.
Maggie (California, USA) has formally announced that it's time for treats. She made the announcement by staring intently at her owner for some time, then meowing repeatedly when he didn't get the hint. Treats will now be distributed. Note: speculative image, as Cat News does not know Maggie's coat colours.

Shimmy Time

Sep 18, 2025
A cartoon showing a cat's eyes in the dark underneath a lump in a turquoise blanket.
For her own reasons, Minerva (Vermont, USA) threw herself under one of the blankets in the bedroom, and proceeded to shimmy across the bed in it like a worm. It is possible she was just trying to get out the other side, but it is also possible she just thought it was fun.

Booking It

Sep 16, 2025
A cartoon of an orange and white cat jumping as a book lands next to it on the ground.
Spike (PEI, Canada) likes to rub up against the bookshelf. For some reason he hasn't learnt that it is his own fault that books keep trying to attack him.

Licking The Lid

Sep 14, 2025
A cartoon of a tabby and white cat leaning over to touch an ice cream lid covered in ice cream. She is licking her lips.
If the humans are having a lovely snack, it seems to Tina (South Yorkshire, UK) she should have some too. She definitely had designs on their ice cream tub lid, all covered in a layer of ice cream. For some reason her humans kept moving her away from it though!

High Energy Break

Sep 13, 2025
A cartoon of a very fluffy black cat lying on its back, playing with a bird toy with lots of colourful feathers.
Marley (Oxfordshire, UK) is absolutely hyped for the day! Which of course means the human needs to take regular breaks to play with him to help him handle all of this energy!

Dirty Methods

Sep 11, 2025
A cartoon of a light grey cat sleeping in a laundry basket that is now lying on its side.
Prince (Bristol, UK) likes to sleep in the laundry basket, on the dirty laundry. However jumping up into it can be a bit tricky. Luckily, he's discovered a better way, just knock the whole basket over! Now he can sleep in it easily.

A Day Of Choices

Sep 9, 2025
A cartoon of a black cat with two balls in front of him. One is green, but he is eyeing up the yellow ball.
Two balls were placed in front of Doug (Somerset, UK) to see which he would pick. It was not an instant decision, but the humans now know he prefers the yellow bouncy ball over the green wicker ball (today at least).