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You are here: Home / Kitty Wisdom / National Cat Day Caturday

National Cat Day Caturday

October 29, 2016 By: Summer Samba50 Comments

somali cat in dress and tortoiseshell cat on National Cat Day

It’s National Cat Day! And I am allowing Binga to tell the story of how it came to be. Well, “allowing” is more like “being forced to allow.”

tortoiseshell cat with purple backdrop

National Cat Day began on October 29, 2005 behind bars at a kill shelter! A half-dozen tortoiseshell cats decided to break out of their cages, and they plotted a takeover! When the workers least suspected it, they stormed out of the cat area and proceeded to wreck the place! The police came, and then a SWAT team, and then the National Guard, but they were powerless against all that tortitude! The only way the humans could end the standoff was to retreat and leave the kill shelter in the paws of the torties! The tortoiseshell cats then released all the animals and smashed all the equipment used to euthanize the unwanted pets!

Ever since, that day has been commemorated as National Cat Day.

somali cat in dress stares unbelievingly at tortoiseshell cat

Um, it didn’t exactly start that way. It was started in 2005 by pet welfare advocate and pet and family lifestyle expert Colleen Paige. She wanted to raise awareness for cat rescue and to give humans a special day in which they could celebrate the lives they share with their cats. I don’t think Colleen Paige was a tortie. If you want to know more about National Cat Day, you can visit the official website.

tortoiseshell walks off set of photo shoot while somali cat in dress lies down

I guess she didn’t like being corrected.

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  1. LaQuetta says

    October 29, 2020 at 1:17 pm

    I think this world needs a Tortie uprising!

    Reply
  2. Catherine A Lingg says

    October 29, 2020 at 8:34 am

    Binga had quite the flair for the dramatic. She’s greatly missed

    Reply
  3. Julie McDonough says

    November 2, 2019 at 7:42 pm

    I love the look you give Binga when she is telling her Tortie Tall Tale Summer.

    Reply
  4. Catherine lingg says

    November 2, 2019 at 10:39 am

    What an imagination. She should have been a fiction writer. I like her,story better

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  5. Catscue Catmom says

    October 31, 2019 at 7:34 am

    MOL!

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  6. Oliver Zakarzecka says

    October 30, 2019 at 6:19 pm

    I do like Binga’s version!

    Reply
  7. Sandi Stefani says

    October 30, 2019 at 2:43 pm

    +Our hoomin is a slacker too, she did not honor us on National Cat Day. Her story is everyday is National Cat Day at our house. Love Binga’s story, she needs to get to gather with Zoee they could wreck havoc. Beautiful dress Summer.

    Bodacious

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  8. Pipo/Minko/MrJackFreckles says

    October 31, 2016 at 7:12 pm

    Binga’s story was a lot of fun…we could almost have a movie about that:)!!

    Reply
  9. Kitties Blue says

    October 30, 2016 at 8:35 am

    So clever! Binga, you have a vivid imagination, and we love you and your take on #NationalCatDay. Right or wrong, we love you, and the fact that Summer let you tell your story. XOCK, Lily Olivia, Mauricio, Misty May, Giulietta, Fiona, Astrid, Lisbeth and Calista Jo

    Reply
  10. meowmeowmans says

    October 30, 2016 at 7:38 am

    Bwahaha! We like Binga’s version of how National Cat Day came to be! 🙂

    Reply
  11. Miranda, Silver, Dusty and Harvey says

    October 29, 2016 at 11:44 pm

    OK so maybe Binga is a little light on truth, but you have to admit it is a really exciting story!!

    Reply
  12. Cathy Keisha says

    October 29, 2016 at 7:35 pm

    I liked her story better but she forgot the one tuxie leading the charge. Me.

    Reply
  13. patty says

    October 29, 2016 at 6:40 pm

    Oh my, that is some story. Was Binga leading the charge in spirit?

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  14. mommakatandherbearcat says

    October 29, 2016 at 5:50 pm

    I like Binga’s version! Maybe she should write a book too?

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  15. Caren Gittleman says

    October 29, 2016 at 5:43 pm

    Happy National Cat Day!!

    Reply
  16. TONYA WOODRUFF says

    October 29, 2016 at 5:01 pm

    These pics are priceless! Summer has so much expression in her face.

    Reply
  17. The ISland Cats says

    October 29, 2016 at 4:23 pm

    We think Binga is right. 😉

    Reply
  18. Melissa, Mudpie & Angel Truffles says

    October 29, 2016 at 3:46 pm

    Binga, that is absolutely positively 1000% the BEST story I’ve ever heard!!! TORTIE POWER!!! –Mudpie

    Reply
  19. Katnip Lounge says

    October 29, 2016 at 3:21 pm

    Binga and May Ling MUST be related…we’re guessing maybe they are both Irish and kissed the Blarney Stone!

    Reply
  20. Dma says

    October 29, 2016 at 3:19 pm

    Hee hee, Binga needs to become an author. Happy national cat day.

    Reply
  21. BUSTER says

    October 29, 2016 at 2:50 pm

    I think Binga has it all figured out, the man on the news this morning didn’t tell me all that Thank you for stopping my Blog

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  22. Flynn says

    October 29, 2016 at 2:25 pm

    Binga has a very dramatic way with words!

    Reply
  23. Grace says

    October 29, 2016 at 1:27 pm

    Oh let Binga have her say…

    Reply
  24. Craig s. c. okajima says

    October 29, 2016 at 1:12 pm

    Very pretty pictures Summer!

    I’m trying to put my finger on what makes particular pictures of you super pretty!

    Reply
  25. Ellen Pilch says

    October 29, 2016 at 1:01 pm

    Cats don’t lie, I think Bingas story and your story must both be true. 🙂

    Reply
  26. Jean says

    October 29, 2016 at 12:14 pm

    Cute dress, Summer! Maybe Binga should write a book with her version of how National Cat Day got started. Fought off the National Guard, uh huh.

    Reply
  27. The Swiss Cats says

    October 29, 2016 at 11:44 am

    Binga’s version sounded great, though. Purrs

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  28. Margaret Elmendorf says

    October 29, 2016 at 11:07 am

    Binga’s version does sound good to us since we have three torties living here and it sounds like something we would do that would be so useful. Great story.

    Reply
  29. Marianne says

    October 29, 2016 at 10:27 am

    Binga should (re)write history books! I’d love to hear her take on other famous events that people are always taking credit for… when you know there were really torties behind them.

    Reply
  30. Maxwell, Faraday & Allie says

    October 29, 2016 at 10:25 am

    Somekitties simply cannot take criticism, can they, Summer?

    Reply
  31. Mr. Chivers, Greyson, and Tabitha says

    October 29, 2016 at 10:24 am

    We also think Binga’s version of this story is the best! She can spin a tail, MOL. Love ya Binga. Thanks to our great human parents everyday is “National Cat Day”. We are loved. Thanks for sharing this valuable information Summer. Purrs

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  32. mariodacat says

    October 29, 2016 at 9:20 am

    he he – Summer, I hate to say this, but we kinda like Binga’s version better. What could be better than a bunch of cats in a kill shelter taking over the place and running the humans off. Leave it to a tortie to think of that. Okay, Binga, you can come back in now – we loved your story.

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    • Craig s. c. okajima says

      October 29, 2016 at 1:11 pm

      /\/\ Pretty Cat!!

      Reply
  33. Laila and Minchie says

    October 29, 2016 at 9:11 am

    Yeah, we liked Binga’s version better too!

    Reply
  34. Brenda says

    October 29, 2016 at 8:59 am

    Thank you for coming by and your kind words. Wow – it seems so long ago from our very first Secret Paws. I still remember how excited we all were! Happy Caturday and National Cat Day. 2005 was a good year. That’s the year I got Beau Beau and Angie. 🙂
    Loves,
    Brenda

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  35. Beadedtail says

    October 29, 2016 at 8:50 am

    I think Binga’s version is right. Just saying!

    Tortitude always,
    Isabella

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  36. Athena says

    October 29, 2016 at 8:50 am

    Great story, Binga!

    Happy Caturday and National Cat Day, furriends!

    Purrs xx
    Athena and Marie

    Reply
  37. Sammy says

    October 29, 2016 at 8:36 am

    Well Binga’s version is certainly CREATIVE, but I like the REAL THING too. National Cat Day is every day for all of us and WE know that but humans insist on attaching it to a certain DAY………..so as long as we get extra hugs and treats, I’m all for it.

    Hugs, Sammy

    Reply
  38. Elise Xavier says

    October 29, 2016 at 8:25 am

    Didn’t know that! Thanks for the history lesson 😉

    Reply
    • Craig s. c. okajima says

      October 29, 2016 at 1:10 pm

      /\/\ Pretty Cat!

      Reply
  39. Madi says

    October 29, 2016 at 6:44 am

    Binga is funny and I bet if need be she would help with a break out!!
    Happy National Cat Day
    hugs madi your bfff

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  40. Lola says

    October 29, 2016 at 6:25 am

    Binga, you could be a professional story teller! MOL

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  41. Gattina says

    October 29, 2016 at 5:37 am

    In our house it’s cat day every day ! Not only once a year ! Binga looks very nice reminds me of Lisa who died already 7 years go ! Time flies by !

    Reply
  42. Brian Frum says

    October 29, 2016 at 5:18 am

    We like Binga’s version too and we think it’s now official!

    Reply
  43. TyBee says

    October 29, 2016 at 4:44 am

    I like Binga’s story! I am a tortie too and think that we have made a huge difference in the world!!!!

    Happy National Cat day.

    Reply
  44. Katie Isabella says

    October 29, 2016 at 4:31 am

    Binga, you really know how to tell a story with the facts straight up! Good girl! That’s telling it like it is.

    Reply
  45. The kitties of purring pines says

    October 29, 2016 at 4:15 am

    Binga so VERY dramatic!!! Happy National Cat Day!!!! Love your dress too!!!

    Reply
  46. Toby and Leia says

    October 29, 2016 at 3:32 am

    Well…uh…. we gotta admit Binga’s story had STYLE.

    Reply
  47. The Poupounette Gang says

    October 29, 2016 at 3:16 am

    We kinda like Binga’s version….

    Happy National Cat Day!
    Purrs,
    The Chans

    Reply
  48. Mark's Mews says

    October 29, 2016 at 1:29 am

    We liked Binga’s veraion…

    Reply

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