Grumpy Cat - Internet Star Dies Aged 7

Internet sensation Grumpy Cat, Tardar Sauce passes away at 7 years old.

MORRISTOWN, Arizona -- Grumpy Cat, whose sourpuss expression entertained millions on the internet and spawned hundreds of memes, national television commercials and even a movie, died at age seven.

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Her owners posted on social media that she experienced complications from a urinary tract infection. "She passed away peacefully on the morning of Tuesday, May 14, at home in the arms of her mommy, Tabatha," they wrote.

"Grumpy Cat has helped millions of people smile all around the world - even when times were tough," her owners said.

Some days are grumpier than others... pic.twitter.com/ws209VWl97

— Grumpy Cat (@RealGrumpyCat) May 17, 2019

The cat's real name was Tardar Sauce and the owners were never sure what her breed was. Her website said her grumpy look was likely because she had a form of feline dwarfism. They said despite her face, she is cuddly and loved to be held and rubbed.

She rose to fame after her photos were posted on Reddit in 2012. Her owners said it was suggested the photo was a fake, so they posted a few videos to prove otherwise.

Since then, Grumpy Cat made appearances on "Good Morning America," ''CBS Evening News," even "American Idol" and "The Bachelorette." She's done television commercials for Honey Nut Cheerios and took photos with hundreds of fans at South by Southwest.

In 2014, Lifetime produced a movie called "Grumpy Cat's Worst Christmas Ever." She was voiced by "Parks and Recreation" star Aubrey Plaza.

Owner Tabatha Bundesen founded Grumpy Cat Ltd. and created a website that included an online shop featuring 884 items, including T-shirts and mugs with the cat's picture.

The feline's net worth was never disclosed but in 2013, her owners say it was six figures. Last year, online speculation estimated her to be worth in the millions.

Grumpy Cat had more than 8 million followers on Facebook, 2.5 million on Instagram and more than 1.5 million on Twitter.

SOURCE - ABC News

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Deaf Cat 'Psychic' For 2018 FIFA World Cup

Meet Achilles, the Deaf Russian cat predicting this year's soccer World Cup results.

SAINT PETERSBURG, Russia -- As football fans rush to calculate the winning probability for each team in the 2018 FIFA World Cup, Achilles the 'psychic' cat will be using his cat sense to predict the results.

Achilles, a resident of the Hermitage museum in Saint Petersburg, is currently in full training mode, studying the teams heading to Russia to compete in the world's biggest football championship.

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According to his veterinarian Anna Kondratyeva, Achille's deafmess makes him a better prognosticator than other cats because "he's absolutely unbiased, he's Deaf to any comments from the fans so he probably feels with his heart and a special cat sense."

Achilles will only be predicting the games played in Saint Petersburg.

"He will make his predictions the morning of the game. For breakfast, we’ll put two identical bowls in front of him with cat food and a little flag of the countries playing."

So whichever bowl Achilles eats from -- that's the country that will win.

The white cat with blue eyes wasn't chosen at random, he has a history predicting football games.

Last year, he determined the results of the confederation cup matches played in his hometown. He guessed without a single error the winner for each game, including one that ended in a draw said Kondratyeva.

When Achilles isn't training he enjoys kicking balls in the long corridors of the Hermitage museum and posing for pictures outside in the gardens.

SOURCE - Euronews

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Deaf Cat Named As World Cup Official Oracle

Deaf cat named Achilles tapped as official oracle of 2018 FIFA World Cup.

SAINT PETERSBURG, Russia -- A football forecasting feline has been ordained the official oracle of the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

Come again? Russia wants a cat to predict the winners.

The persnickety prognosticator named Achilles is one of the revered Hermitage cats who live at the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg.

Cats have roamed the basement for centuries -- ever since Peter the Great’s daughter beckoned the biggest fur balls around to hunt palace rats.

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Achilles, meanwhile, purr-fectly predicted Germany’s win over Chile in last year’s Confederations Cup final, by choosing to rest in the little cat house marked with a German flag.

The Hermitage cats’ press secretary says Achilles, who was born Deaf, can foretell anything.

But can he paw-sibly fare better than Paul the octopus, who correctly wrapped his tentacles around seven German victories and Spain’s championship at the 2010 World Cup?

We’ll find out a few months.

SOURCE - United News International

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Meet 'Hitler Cat' The Nazi Leader Pussy Of Russia

Meet 'Hitler Cat,' the Nazi leader pussy that makes 'Grumpy Cat' look charming!

MOSCOW -- The purred Reich, Cat that looks like Hitler 'even has the same personality as Adolf', says its owner.

The internet-famous ‘Grumpy Cat’ has just received a Russian rival for the most severe looking feline on the planet, after one Muscovite revealed her cat bares a striking resemblance to former Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler.

With markings forming a distinctive black moustache and side parted hairline, this cat bears a remarkable similarity to Nazi leader Adolf Hitler.

But the comparison doesn't end there - owner Elena Suleymanyan also likens her pet's temper and tantrums to that of the Second World War dictator.

Ms Suleymanyan, 44, noticed the one-year-old hairless donskoy cat looked like Hitler as soon as he was born due to his distinctive markings and intense gaze.

But when she realised the cat also had similar characteristics to the totalitarian leader, namely, his bad temper, the comparison became spookily real.

Ms Suleymanyan, a pharmacist from Moscow, said: 'Anyone who meets Portos is immediately taken aback by his likeness to Adolf Hitler.

'When he was growing up, people would always ask me if his name is Adolf and whether he wanted to conquer the world, so the comparison just stuck after a while... READ MORE.

TOP 10 Cats That Look Like Hitler - Hitler is most often regarded as the most evil man in history and the architect of the destruction of Europe. However, on the light side Hitler had a funny short moustache and stone blue eyes. Here is a collection of photos of cats that look like Adolf Hitler.

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Sign Language With Cats Video Goes Viral

Kim Silva teaches Deaf cat and two others in sign language has gone viral on social media.

In the cats vs. dog debate, many pet owners believe dogs are superior because they know how to perform tricks. But never let it be said that cats can't learn a thing or two.

Take for example this one woman who taught her cats how to communicate by using sign language. Signing cats? Yep, this is probably one of the best cat videos we've seen in a while.

Kim Silva, a retired teacher from the American School for the Deaf, wanted to adopt a cat after losing her feline friend in 2009. Silva and her husband John fell in love with a white Siamese cat named Bambi on Petfinder who was Deaf.

Since the couple, who are both hard of hearing themselves, already have two cats, Silva decided to teach her pets sign language so that they all would be able to communicate with her when Bambi would arrive at her Connecticut home from a rescue shelter in Texas.

"Guess I missed the kiddies so I began teaching the kitties," Silva says.

Silva started teaching her two cats named Bobcat and Bear sign language, which resulted in opposite outcomes. Bobcat learned the language quickly, going from a cat who only communicated with other cats to becoming an extrovert who loves showing off his skills. Bear, on the other hand, was older and since you can't teach an old dog new tricks, he did not pick up the skills at all... Read The Full Story.

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Deaf Woman's Cat Seized By Animal Control

'My heart is just broken', a Deaf woman's cat seized by officers.

SHELBY, North Carolina -- A basket of cat toys sits forlornly on the carpet in Cindie Steever's apartment in Shelby along with an empty food bowl.

Steever said her small apartment feels barren and empty without Costello. For Steever, Costello was more than a pet. She was her ears. Steever can't hear a knock on the door. A ringing phone goes unnoticed. She speaks with the help of her fingers and an interpreter. Steever, who is Deaf, told The Star her small gray and white cat would alert her to sounds around her home. Through her interpreter, she described Costello as her "champion hearing cat."

Last week, Costello was taken by Cleveland County Animal Control officers when they were called to her home to remove some kittens. Steever's anguish cannot only be seen in her fingers, but her face. "I relied on her," she said.

Jacquelyn Moore, Steever's friend and interpreter, said Steever felt intimidated by several people. "She thought she was being forced to give Costello up," Moore said. "She felt she didn't have a choice."

Steever, who got Costello in 2011, said the cat recently had three kittens. Her landlord told her she had to find homes for the babies but that she could keep Costello. She was given a week... Read The Full Story.

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