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.”
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.
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.
I guess she didn’t like being corrected.
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I think this world needs a Tortie uprising!
Binga had quite the flair for the dramatic. She’s greatly missed
I love the look you give Binga when she is telling her Tortie Tall Tale Summer.
What an imagination. She should have been a fiction writer. I like her,story better
MOL!
I do like Binga’s version!
+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
Binga’s story was a lot of fun…we could almost have a movie about that:)!!
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
Bwahaha! We like Binga’s version of how National Cat Day came to be! 🙂
OK so maybe Binga is a little light on truth, but you have to admit it is a really exciting story!!
I liked her story better but she forgot the one tuxie leading the charge. Me.
Oh my, that is some story. Was Binga leading the charge in spirit?
I like Binga’s version! Maybe she should write a book too?
Happy National Cat Day!!
These pics are priceless! Summer has so much expression in her face.
We think Binga is right. 😉
Binga, that is absolutely positively 1000% the BEST story I’ve ever heard!!! TORTIE POWER!!! –Mudpie
Binga and May Ling MUST be related…we’re guessing maybe they are both Irish and kissed the Blarney Stone!
Hee hee, Binga needs to become an author. Happy national cat day.
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
Binga has a very dramatic way with words!
Oh let Binga have her say…
Very pretty pictures Summer!
I’m trying to put my finger on what makes particular pictures of you super pretty!
Cats don’t lie, I think Bingas story and your story must both be true. 🙂
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.
Binga’s version sounded great, though. Purrs
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.
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.
Somekitties simply cannot take criticism, can they, Summer?
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
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.
/\/\ Pretty Cat!!
Yeah, we liked Binga’s version better too!
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
I think Binga’s version is right. Just saying!
Tortitude always,
Isabella
Great story, Binga!
Happy Caturday and National Cat Day, furriends!
Purrs xx
Athena and Marie
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
Didn’t know that! Thanks for the history lesson 😉
/\/\ Pretty Cat!
Binga is funny and I bet if need be she would help with a break out!!
Happy National Cat Day
hugs madi your bfff
Binga, you could be a professional story teller! MOL
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 !
We like Binga’s version too and we think it’s now official!
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.
Binga, you really know how to tell a story with the facts straight up! Good girl! That’s telling it like it is.
Binga so VERY dramatic!!! Happy National Cat Day!!!! Love your dress too!!!
Well…uh…. we gotta admit Binga’s story had STYLE.
We kinda like Binga’s version….
Happy National Cat Day!
Purrs,
The Chans
We liked Binga’s veraion…