If you thought that cat mommas care for all their kittens equally, then this story will show you the true meaning of survival of the fittest. Thankfully, a caring couple of hoomans were on hand to intervene with nature's ways.

In most cases, people interfering with the way that mother nature handles her business is not the best of things to deal with. Most of her actions have a very good reason and the moment we step in the way of them happening we make irreparable changes to this world. But in certain cases such as with somewhat domesticated cats and dogs who live symbiotically with us hoomans there is space for us to get involved to help improve the lives of our canine and cat companions.

Which is exactly what happened to this couple who came to the conclusions that the litter of kittens a cat momma had birthed under their house had moved, leaving behind what must have been considered to be the runt. That is when they sprung into action to save this helpless feline's life and give it a chance to be loved and doted on just as much as its siblings.
 

You might not have known that an International Day of Happiness exists, but with this collection of smiling cattos you will be hard pressed to forget it ever again.

Much like us hoomans, heck, far more so than us hoomans, our cat children are not known for expressing their happiness all too often. Sure sometimes they will come up to you with a gentle purr or make some biscuits on your chest, but these are simply learned behaviors that they know appease us hoomans and lead to them getting more food and treats. But to see a cat sitting and smiling, just for the sake of it. Well, that is truly a special occurrence and one that we wish would happen more often. Both in the lives of our cute cat children and in our own.

So to celebrate this year's International Day of Happiness we made this list of smiling cattos to shine light into the hearts of each and every one of you cat loving hoomnans. Now go forth, scroll and smile to your heart's content. 
 

Why are we, as humans, so obsessed with the cat loaf?

Is it the perfect symmetry? The way their tiny paws disappear like magic? Or the fact that they somehow turn into a warm, fluffy little bread with zero effort? Whatever the reason, one thing is certain: when a cat goes full loaf mode, everything else suddenly feels a little less important.

Oh, how I wish upon a hairball for the best cat memes! You too? Well, guess what? Wish granted! The feline friends of the kittenverse hath granted us this hissing. We are always happiest when our lives have more whimsical cat memes! We only have one life to live (not 9 lives, like our sweet kitty cats), so we might as well fill it up with as many cat LOLs and Awws as we can! 

There's a certain look cats get when they've clearly seen something… and decided not to share. These wide-eyed felines seem to be in on a secret the rest of us aren't, caught somewhere between curiosity, judgment, and mild existential dread. Whether they're staring into the void or directly into your soul, one thing is certain: they know something we don't, and they're not about to explain it.

Every cat is obsessed with something, and you never know what it is until it happens. 

This is something that we have come to learn not only as cat owners but also as people who write about cats nearly every day. One day, in every cat's life, they will find something. Something that they are obsessed with. It could be an item. It could be an action. It could be that your cat will be obsessed with potatoes. It could be that your cat will be obsessed with turning on the faucet, forcing you to tie it shut. It could be that your cat will be obsessed with sabotaging your showers, forcing you to build her a spot to shower safely. 

Life with cats is never boring, but life with a cat past their "obsession finding" moment, that is something that can never be compared to anything. And for this cat, who one day discovered that he is obsessed with the mailman, every day became an adventure. Every day became a waiting game, eagerly awaiting this human who drops things through a slide into the cat's home, to come and bestow the cat with a new thing to sniff and explore. 

Hot take: It's much easier to convince someone to love cats than it is to love dogs.

You might think the statement above should be reversed, but we're going to convince you why it's purrfectly right just the way it is. First, let's break down why people may dislike cats versus disliking dogs.

Why would someone dislike cats? Probably because they either never expurrienced the love of a cat, or they've only been around cats that were stressed. There's the off chance that they were attacked by a cat before (scratched, or bitten), but those instances are far rarer than in dogs. The last option that we can think of is that they're allergic, and there's not much you can do about that.

But for dogs, the number of reasons has the pawtential to be much greater. There are lots of stories of dog attacks, especially in young kids who don't know how to properly approach dogs, causing the dog to lash out (even if unintentional), causing an early fear of dogs. Dogs also require a lot of responsibility. You have to commit to taking them out 3x per day, exercising them, playing with them, and going outside whether it's raining, snowing, or as hot as the Sahara desert outside. Most dogs have very loving purrsonalities, but they will also destroy your house if you don't take care of them properly. And finally, the allergy problem similarly applies here.

To turn someone into a "cat person", all you have to do is introduce them to the right cat. To turn someone into a "dog person", you have to convince them to adopt a dog-friendly lifestyle. 

Which is why we love our story below so much - it's about a guy who used to "hate cats", until he traveled the world and befriended a bunch of stray cats. They showed him that there was nothing to dislike about them and that they just wanted to be loved like anyone else. See all his fuzzy friends below and more of his explanation by scrolling down!

Do cats love us back?A young woman serendipitously adopted a kitten only a few months before she had to leave on a long trip abroad. The cat was well cared for by her family while she was away, but as her return date drew near, the traveler wondered whether the cat would love her, remember her, and recall their transatlantic bond. She certainly did. 

Cat lovers on the internet provided comfort, sharing the true nature of the sassy cats with whom we share our lives. 

Finally, this imprisoned cat has found freedom. 

Generally, cats are creatures that don't need much. They need food, they need water, they need someone to change their litter every once in a while, and a little love to be given to them every once in a while, when they need it. Cats like their homes, they like their space, and they don't like leaving. But even cats have a limit. And confining a cat to a single bathroom for ten years is a level of horrible treatment that we have not quite heard of yet. 

Cats may not need too much, but that doesn't mean they don't deserve the extras. Cats should be spoiled. That is our job as their humans. To make sure that they are as happy as they can pawssibly be in our homes. That might mean giving our cats boxes to sit in and spreading a bunch of them all throughout the house. It might mean wrapping our cats in blankets and tucking them into our beds, giving them peak comfort at all times. These little things matter, and this poor kitty got none of them. For ten whole years. But that is all over now. Finally, she is in the right hands, living the life that she truly deserves. 

March Madness has arrived, and the cats are ready to make their pawdictions.

March Madness shows up and every cat suddenly becomes a full-time fan of the game. The TV turns on, players start sprinting, and the cat is locked in like it's courtside. To them, it's nonstop fast breaks and zoomies on a giant screen, and they are not missing a single second of the action.

The bracket never survives the game quarter. It gets set on the table, and a cat immediately plants itself right on top like it's making some very serious pawdictions. A tail swipes through a few teams, a paw lands on another, and just like that the cat has finalized its picks. No stats, no strategy, just pure feline confidence that this is a championship-level decision.

Snacks turn things into a full game-day situation. The second a bag crinkles, the cat comes running like it heard the opening tip-off. Sitting close, watching every move, ready to sub itself into the snack rotation at any moment. In their mind, this is a team effort and they are a key player.

By the end of it, the cat has claimed the couch, the remote, and probably part of the bracket too. March Madness might be about basketball, but in this house it quickly turns into March Catness, with one very invested feline running a full-court press on snacks, screens, and anything that moves.

The purrfect distraction for the cat community is here. Video games have always been a healthy way for us to reset our brains, but now we finally have one that combines our love of caring for cats, Animal Crossing, and escapism. "Cat Parents" is a heartwarming simulation game where you get to rescue and care for cats, build your purrfect cat sanctuary, and help these sweet strays find their furrever homes with families who love them. Considering how bleak the world is right now, this game looks like the breath of fresh air we didn't know we needed.

Despite his parents not allowing cats inside, he's feeding her and taking care of her anyway. 

It can be so adorable to see someone taking care of a cat. This teenager says the cat hangs around his place, she waits until he opens the door so she can zoom inside and get some milk. His parents are superstitious about cats, so they don't allow them. But he's been taking care of her anyway! He hopes that something will come out of it, that he'll be able to actually be with her and have her as his own. But you'll have to read the full story below to find out what happens in the end. 

Cat memes may not be a purroven cure for bad days, but for cat lovers whose heart rate spikes with glee when they see a cat and whose cheeks hurt from smiling when they're around their favorite feline, it's worth a try. 

Because behind the reserved, graceful facade of every cat, whether on the street or in a hoomans home, lies a loving little beast just waiting to be cherished, played with, and loved beyond measure. 

The modern day cat's habitat is a thing of great contention. But seeing as many of them still live outdoors as they once did, we choose to believe that the forests and fields are where they truly feel at home. And so we made this collection of cute cats in their natural habitats to prove said point.

After all, what are we doing as feline pawrents if not recreating the forests and fields of the world by buying our cat children trees, scratching posts and more items that in one way or another serve to replace the real thing outdoors? And when we do those things our cats use them for their intended natural purposes.

Whether it be sitting atop a cat tree and yelling at birds that they would like to eat, or stretching and scratching a post (or tree trunk), they are fully fixated on recreating the things they were instinctually bred to do in this world. So we figured we would put together this list of cats in their natural habitats to remind the pawrents of the world that it might be a good idea to take their cats out of the home every now and then to sniff a tree.
 

You might have thought that an outdoor cat and a dog lover could not become lifelong buds, but as you will come to find in this story this pair were a match made by the Cat Distribution System.

And when the Cat Distribution System makes up its mind about a match, there is little that anyone can do to stop it from carrying out its plan. Moreover there is little reason to try and stop it seeing as the CDS is an ancient system that knows far better than us when a cat is right for us.

So much like this cat and his new hooman, if you are ever put in such a situation it is for the best that you succumb to it and enjoy your new life as a pawrent to a purr machine. Much like this dog lover did after moving his new found fluffy fur baby into his basement and taking the time to get to know his new cat child's quirks and curiosities. This is the story of how a dog lover becomes a cat lover in a matter of days. 
 

Dealing with the day like a cat would, could fix all our pawblems.

The days are full of problems recently, and there's no way around but to just solve them. But it's not a question of whether you go and solve a problem, but a question of how you approach a solution. And approaching problems with the mind of a cat is the best pawssible way to tackle this day. The midweek slump is never easy, but some cat confidence can turn a frown fluffside down. Troubles at work? Don't care. Anxiety? Don't know her. That's the cat way, and it's purrfect for any regular Wednesday.

And what's a more fitting way to get this instilled in you than surrounding your mind with some feline funnies? It's the funniest, cutest, most hilarious, and most wholesome way to get that feline feeling of greatness in the middle of any regular week. Just like this one. And just like these cat memes below. Let the feline funnies take over your mind and mood, and turn this day the cat way.

Nothing brings the family together like a comedic collection of funny, fluffy felines!

It's Wednesday, and you're looking for a family activity, huh? You need something that's going to convince the kids to put down their iPads or tear their eyes away from YouTube, something wholesome and fun, but will still pique their interest. Something lighthearted, fluffy, cute, and funny? Wherever will you find such a thing? What could pawssibly be all of those things and more? Cats can, obviously.

Cats are great because they're loved by all ages of people, from tiny toddlers to senior citizens. We haven't met a single purrson in the world who doesn't go "awwwwww" whenever they see a kitten. We're not even sure such a purrson exists. If they do, they certainly live a very sorry life for not even thinking kittens are cute.

Cats are like the movie Shrek. It's funny, cute, and appealing to both kids and their parents. Cats are derpy enough to make kids laugh just by sitting in a silly way, and silly enough for parents to laugh at their ridiculousness. We know it's a pawsitively strange comparison, but to us, it makes purrfect sense.

Take your family, sit them all down next to you, and enjoy these funny feline photos together. It's a bonding activity where you can "oooooo" and "awwww" over these purrfectly silly kitties as a family activity. Then, have a tickle fight, if your kids will allow it. Bonding with your family is impurrtant, and there's no better bonding than over some awwdorable cats.

We already know orange cats are weird lil' bois, but they never cease to amaze us with dumb displays of unintelligence. And it's hissterically hilarious.

There's something so special about orange cats, and it's not their fiery fur that burns like the sun. It's their absolutely fried brain, the emptiness between their ears, and their patience while waiting for their turn with the one collective brain cell all orange cats in the world share. Orange cats are blissfully brainless, and make all the shenanigans in the meantime. And this one cat pawrent saw that his orange boi not only isn't different from the rest, but is so blissfully weird he can't even believe this is regular cat behavior. And it's all caught on camera, as a coo-coo collection of orangeness for all to witness.

But don't get us wrong, we absolutely love orange cats. We love it when they climb on door frames, we love it when they scream into the void, we love it when they fall off the couch because it's too much for them to focus. Orange cats are the spice of life, the funny addition to a household, and definitely the best brainless creatures around.

Life as a cat owner is a lot more exciting than most people think. 

We think that all the cat memes prove it. There are too many cat memes depicting cat chaos. Because there is a lot of it. Because even though cats sleep almost all day long, during the time that they are awake, they make sure to make the best out of every second of it. They scream, they shout, they run around the house, doing their little errands, like the little bosses that they are. And they make sure to leave their paw mark in every place that they go to. 

It's honestly what we love about them. We love that they sleep all day long. It fits our lifestyle. It's calm, it's sweet, it's precious. But those moments… when the chaos hits their system, and they have to do something about it, that is what we truly live. That is what we create funny cat memes about. And it's why we love everyone else's cat memes as well. Because they are not just funny, they are relatable and pawsome. And no matter how many of these cat memes we see, we smile each and every single time we come across them. 

One day, you will find out what your cat's weird addiction is as well. 

There is always something. In every cat's life, one day, out of nowhere, they will find something amazing. They will find that thing that calls to them. That whispers their name in the dark. A call that they cannot resist. A gentle whiff, and they will go hunting. A tiny humm, and they will fogo chasing. Every cat has something like this, and they find it without warning, without any sign. They will be just as surprised by it as you are. And they will be obsessed with it forever. 

For the cat in this story, that thing was opening the faucet. He's obsessed with it. Tries to do it even three years after the faucet was tied shut. Other cats are obsessed with snap peas. Some cats yell at closed doors incessantly. Some cats are obsessed with almonds, not eating them but rather playing with them until they are disintegrated. Our cat at home is obsessed with picking fights with carrots. Something about the smell of that orange thing takes over her mind, and she needs to smack it. Every time. And you know what? It is amazing to see. Every time. And we love every second of it.