Top Cat Headlines of 2022

From political animals to hero cats, from cat science to kitty-friendly videogames, 2022 was a busy news year for our feline friends. The MEOW-velous return of CatCon in October was certainly our highlight! Here’s our roundup of the top feline-centric stories, by CAT-egory: 

PAW-litics

• Meet Willow the White House Cat
• Alberta, Canada’s Speaker of the House has a new staff member: a kitten named Hansard
• Larry, the resident cat at #10 Downing Street, stole the spotlight from the new Prime Minister

Science and Tech

• Flossie, the world’s oldest living cat, is 27 years old
• “I know you!” Cats recognize the names of other cats 
• Check out the app that translates your cat’s meows
• Yes, cats react to ‘baby talk’

Cats to the Rescue! 

• An update on the adorable kittens that were born in a HISS-toric fighter jet
• Hero Cat helps stop an armed robbery attempt
• True cat tale: “My cat saved my life”

PAW-pular Culture

• A cat at the Last Supper? What medieval manuscripts teach us about our ancestors’ pets
• ‘Stray’ videogame has real-life cats playing along
• Boop, the cat-centric board game, was a Christmas hit

Cat Questions Answered

• Are you petting your cat wrong? 
• How to stop your cat meowing in the middle of the night
• 4 ways to tell if your cat loves you 
• Why cats knead

And in the Awww Dept…

• A Poorly Drawn Cats Love Story! 
• Woman reunited with missing cat after recognizing its meow on phone
• Furever Friends matches seniors with cats in need of a home

CatCon in the News

• The Australian Firefighters made an appearance on The Kelly Clarkson Show,  sharing their mission of finding forever homes for 200 kittens at CatCon
• CatCon revealed a new art exhibit dedicated to ‘National Treasure’ Nicolas Cage and his cat 
• LA Weekly raved CatCon is “a wonderland of merch, feline-friendly celebrity appearances, petting, nibbles, stuff you’ve never even thought of, and of course, art.”

Featured image credit Reddit/ugodova

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