Being a cat owner means having to be extra vigilant about the roommates you choose. 

It's impossible to know everything about a person before you're officially living with them, we know that. But you do get the opportunity to ask some questions. And the same way that you might ask about cleanliness or noise, as a cat owner, you have an obligation to ask any potential roommate about cats. What they think about cats, how they treat cats… to get the best idea that you can about whether your cat would be safe around them or not. Because crazy things can happen. 

Some people hate their roommate's cats and ask them to lock the cats away all the time. Other times, it's the opposite, and the roommates think the cat is theirs too, and some go as far as trapping the cat in their rooms. Sometimes, it's simply the roommates neglecting their own cats and forcing you, as someone who cares about living beings, to take care of them. And then there are the ultimate crazies - people like the roommate in this story, who three her friend out of the house with no warning and then told them that their cat is now her cat, and she can do whatever she wants with it. 

What do you do when a loved one forces you to sacrifice what you love for their sake?

Is this a selfish ask, or simply a requirement and side effect of being in a long-term relationship? The answer? Well, it depends.

For one, you can't expect your partner to surrender a great career opportunity because you'd prefer a more "chill" relationship. Asking this of them is inherently selfish. How can you ask your partner to give up their chance at upward mobility, especially when they seem so thrilled to have finally been noticed by their superiors? When one starts sacrificing their own needs and desires to please other people, they lose a part of themselves.

This next story teaches you what happens when your partner doesn't support you in your career. Scroll below to read it in full.

Rescuing a wild cat in trouble might be scary, and it might not be easy, but it is always, always worth it. 

Any injured or sick animal is at risk in the wild. Easy pickings for other, healthier and stronger animals. Even the fiercest lion, when injured, is easy prey. So, if you see a wild cat that needs help, doing something about it is the only right thing to do. Of course, you can never know what that animal's fate would be. Sometimes, these rescued wild cats go to sanctuaries. Other times, these wild cats find joy with new friends. Sometimes, these rescued wild cats help other rescued cats, giving them a completely new purpose in life. 

But the best case scenario, the one that we always hope for, is that the rescued wild cat will be strong enough, healthy enough, and still weary of humans enough to be released back into the wild. That's the dream. That's what we aim for. And although it does not happen all time, when it does, we are thankful. And to the man who rescued this tiny bobcat, who was stuck in a fence, we really are eternally thankful. Because what could have ended in tragedy didn't. This bobcat was given a new chance at life. 

Working retail is a tougher job than you would think! So many entitled people demand things from you as if you were a roach and everything is your fault. This shopper found out the hard way that there are consequences to your actions when you mistreat the employees trying to help you. 

Especially during Black Friday weekend, these employees are working harder than ever and, most likely, handling more adult-tantrums than ever. If you don't treat them with some respect, well, you might just end up with a broken pair of sunglasses. 

During a cold winter like this, what we all need is a warm ray of sunshine in the form of our favorite kind of memes - cat memes. 

Really, that is actually all that we need. We are simple people. It doesn't take too much to make us happy. And on days like this, when the cold is so, so cold, when getting out of bed feels impawssible, when work awaits and cannot be avoided, what we need more than anything is a simple pick-me-up. We need a whole bunch of simple and silly cat memes to start the day with. 

So, it's a good thing that on ICHC, we have an endless supply of hilarious cat memes up our sleeves to share with you guys. All day, every day, we are on the hunt, we search for the best cat memes that we can find. The memes that make us smile, the memes that make us laugh, the memes that people can't stop sharing - the classics and the new ones. Like a warm ray of sunshine and pawsitivity shining down upon you as you wake up in the morning, attempting to face another day in this beautiful crazy world. 

Ultimatums are a recipe for disaster for all involved.

Remember the show The Ultimatum on Netflix? You know, the one where couples were in such conflict that one person wanted to settle down and get married while the other did not feel ready for that kind of commitment yet? For those who don't remember, this was the streaming reality series where ultimatums became the so-called "solutions" that would inevitably become the instigators of more conflict in the relationships depicted on screen. When watching the show, it was hard not to ask yourself why these couples felt like a "quid pro quo" agreement was the right course of action to take in order to save a relationship. Call me old-fashioned, but I always felt like if a relationship had to get to that point, it probably wasn't a very good relationship.

Cats are the overlords of the house, and we are just their humble servants. 

And as human cat lovers, we're totally okay with that arrangement. We win either way, doting on a kitty overseer with all of our might, hoping they'll one day courey favor in the form of freshly made biscuits. For when a feline decides to make biscuits on your tummy, your lap, or your chest, you've been rewarded 10-fold for your loyal servitude, and it makes every midnight laser pointer game, every tin can of wet food, and every scratched-up ankle worth it. 

Although they run the house with an iron fist and a sprinkling of kitty litter in the bathroom, cats are fair and just rulers. Judging out transgressions from atop the refrigerator, cats see all and decide the fate of their humans. While they love us, clearly, they also want us humans to remember our place in the world: Second, of course, to the floofy kitties. 

If you've found a fellow cat lover who shares your affinity for the mewghty overlords, they can become your closest confidante. Cherishing cats is more than just a hobby or a passing of the time, but an honorable, life-long mission. Cats don't get nearly as much love as they deserve, so when you combine your interest with another cat lover, suddenly your love is compounded. Cats know this. It's for this reason that the kitties at the rescue, the ones on the street, and the freshly delivered batch of kittens from the CDS seek out cat lovers who are friends or partners with other cat lovers. Exponential cat affection is the name of the game here.

When we hear the pitter-patter of their dainty paws running towards the kitchen, we know it's their dinner time, but also our favorite moment of the day. In exchange for their timely meal, cats reward us with a face rub, a flickering tail, and an adorable mew to melt our hearts. Win-win. Purrhaps cats know more than we give them credit for, huh? It's these meowticulous cat moments that make us question ourselves, because cat supurreority is real and every cat owner can attest to it. Do we love this arrangement? Of course. Will we ever question the love of our cats again? Certainly not. 

Now, carry on and enjoy some cat memes that are bound to please the over rulers as much as they are guaranteed to boost your mood. 

We all need to take notes from cats who find that one sliver of sunlight on the floor and cozy up like that spot was made just for them.

The cold weather has come back with a vengeance, feline lovers of the internet. You might not be privy to this information because most cat owners hibernate over the weekend. What? We don't have to walk our cats in the early hours of the meowrning as dog parents do! Fuzzy feline funnies, paired with our actual feline companions, have been keeping us warm indoors all season long. You won't see cat owners outside until the ground defrosts in early April. Until then, we get our inspiration and entertainment the old-fashioned way: funny cat memes! Scroll below to find your own sunny spot.

Every box is a challenge and cats never decline.

There is no box too small for a cat with confidence. If a container exists, a cat will attempt to occupy it. Logic has nothing to do with the decision. The box could be half their size and visibly incapable of holding anything, but the catto will still step in and commit.

It's not about comfort. It's about principle. A cat sees a box and interprets it as a personal challenge. The laws of physics become suggestions. Limbs disappear. Spines fold in ways that should require paperwork. Somehow the entire feline compresses into a shape that looks both impossible and deeply satisfied.

The moment they succeed, they sit there like a trophy. Eyes half closed, tail tucked, radiating pride. This is victory. This is architecture. The box is no longer an object. It's a throne sized exactly for one smug ruler.

The math doesn't work. The cat should be spilling out the sides. Instead, they're sealed in like liquid poured into a mold. The smaller the box, the stronger the determination. A tight fit is proof of mastery.

And once installed, removal becomes illegal. That box is theirs now. It could contain expensive equipment, important paperwork, or something you needed five minutes ago. None of that matters. The cat has chosen. The box has fulfilled its destiny.

A terrified feral kitten turned into the office cuddle manager.

A few months ago, a tiny feral kitten moved under a shed at a workplace and treated every hooman like a threat. She panicked if anyone moved too fast and swiped at hands that tried to refill her bowl. The goal at first was just to keep her fed through winter. Adoption wasn't realistic since this rescuer already sensitive rescue cats at home, and trapping her failed, so the coworkers agreed to share the job. Everyone took turns feeding her and making sure she had a safe place to hide.

Then one day she changed. A photo showed up in the work group chat of the kitten climbing all over a coworker and pressing her face into his shoulder like she'd always belonged there. It looked like a completely different cat. When her usual feeder came back from vacation, she was shy for about five minutes, then decided cuddling was more important than caution. Now she pauses mid-meal to demand pets, purring so hard it interrupts her eating.

Even as the weather warms up, she's still glued to people. She's become the unofficial work cat, complete with indoor shelter, multiple cuddle breaks a day, and a food budget approved as pest control. The team has even pooled money for a vet visit. A kitten who once lived under a shed now runs the place on affection, and nobody seems to mind.

Kittens don't even have to try and they just steal hearts left and right! 

Kittens are undeniably cute. Their classically cute look, such as big eyes and ears, is the center of their being. Speaking of classics, Plato is up there as classic next to kittens, but in a different way. He's one of the most influential philosophers in Western history. His work spaced how people think about knowledge, reality, ethics, and politics. He's classically Greek, a student of Socrates, and teacher of Aristotle. One of his classic philosophical thoughts was his theory of Forms. He argued that the physical world is only a shadow of a higher, more purrfect reality. He claimed that concepts like beauty, justice, and trust exist as eternal, unchanging Forms, while the objects we encounter in everyday life are imperfect copies of these ideals. This idea is the skeleton of what makes up his Allegory of the Cave, in which prisoners mistake shadows on the wall for reality, but they're unaware of the fuller truth beyond their limited perspective. The allegory remains one of philosophy's most important metaphors for ignorance, education, and enlightenment. We live in an ostentatious world void of higher truths, but cats don't. 

Plato also wrote a lot on ethics and the nature of the good life. We all know where he was going with this…cats! He believed that true happiness comes not from pleasure or wealth, but from acquiring virtue, wisdom, and cats. He believed the soul had different parts: reason, spirit, and appetite, and a good life is one that balances these (along with having cats). 

The best thing about Plato is his work in The Republic. He argues his vision of an ideal state ruled by "philosopher-kings." They are leaders who govern not for personal gain, but out of understanding the commitment to the common good, like cats. Kittens are pertinent to learning proper classics like Plato, Nietzsche, or Aristotle. Without this fundamental truth that kittens hold in their cuteness, there's no learning about anything else, and no growing in terms of these things. Kittens are really the cutest things, and these kittens below are sure to cheer you up. 

This person wishes their partner got a gift card to a better store, yet she's in shock about that reaction. 

Is it justified to be a little upset about getting a sort of useless gift card? On the one hand, you feel a twinge of guilt when someone gives you a $15 gift card to a store where everything costs like $50 minimum. That person meant well! And it'll still buy you a partial gift. But now you're compelled to spend extra money there just to use the gift card in the first place. I suppose that's kind of the issue with gift cards, isn't it? We rarely spend the exact amount on the card. We either use the entire thing then pay a little extra, or use all but a few dollars on it. Stores make a ridiculous amount of money off gift cards, because they know a lot of them will go unused. 

When you see an animal in need, don't wait, don't ask, just save them. 

It's beyond cruel to think that a cat or other animal can exist outside in the depths of winter. In minus 10 degree weather, even an "outdoor cat," or "barn cat" can't survive. The woman in the story sees her neighbor's cat outside, and the weather news is increasingly dismal. There were several warnings about not letting animals outside, even outdoor pets. People were also not completely safe from these weather warnings. She politely goes to her neighbor and relays the information from the news that pets shouldn't be outside. The neighbor reassures her that she can be outside and will be fine since she's a barn cat. The woman can see the cat suffering – she makes her move. She calls the cat's name in the cold, and the cat comes running. Immediately the cat is at ease. They snuggle up under the covers together, she feeds her Fancy Feast and rotisserie chicken. The cat is purrfectly happy and at ease, and the woman is too. Even after several days, the real owner doesn't say anything or claim her. 

Not everyone can afford to work in this life, and so in some cases cats have had to step in and help their pawrents financially by getting jobs themselves. These are their stories and professions.

Yeah, we know, it is rather surprising. The same creatures who often look like they would not lift a paw to save their own mother have started taking an interest in holding down jobs to support their pawrents. Now some might argue that this is not an altruistic endeavor as we are making it out to be, and that their desire to help comes from wanting to keep the money for themselves to stay stocked up on their favorite feline food.

And such thinking would not be specifically wrong in any way, in fact it would be largely right. But just as there are those cats who go crazy for cuddles, it is not too difficult to imagine that there would be some cats out there who would be more than willing to go to work so make sure their pawrents have the life they deserve. 

This customer chose flattery and got rewarded with the deal of a lifetime. 

Usually salespeople are the ones laying on the flattery! But this is 2026, baby, and we're all talking to computers now. 

Sometimes it still feels like we're in the midst of giant tech evolutions; world-changing innovations are promised to make our lives easier (or so we're told). But we haven't quite worked out all the issues with some of this tech. Case in point: over the weekend, a small business based in England wrote to a legal advice group with a very urgent question: should they fill an order priced at an insanely low amount? Let's dig into it: 

When you're chosen by the CDS, it's basically the universe showering you with the best gift - a cat.

Some people don't expect it, some people wait for it for years, and some people randomly find a kitten in a busy parking lot - but the Cat Distribution System always watches, always searches for that next person to be the forever home to a cat in need. And this kitten did indeed find what he was looking for - even if his hooman pawrents didn't know it yet. But sitting under a cat, screaming at the top of your tiny lungs, means the CDS spirit dwelled inside him - and thus, he was about to be adopted, like all cats deserve.

But one of our favorite things about this kitten adoption is not just the daring chance the hoomans took on such a young kitten, who still needed bottle feedings - it was the name they chose. Naming a cat is no simple task sometimes, but we think this caring couple had every intention when they named this tiny floof Prince. Sure, they might just love the iconic musician, but we think giving this name to a kitten is a message to the universe - this cat will live like royalty, despite the shaky beginning of his life. Literally from rags to riches.

This resident had no plans to follow up about the alleged single cent he owed his HOA.

The purpose of homeowner's associations is to protect the privacy, safety, and interests of those living in the neighborhood, but we know that this is rarely what they're actually about. The vast majority of HOA board members appear to be insecure, power-hungry folks who want to relive the glory days of being class president in high school. These are people who either have too much time on their hands or an insatiable appetite for enforcing bogus rules and regulations. Of course, homeowners wish they could avoid HOAs at all costs, though unfortunately, it's hard not to end up in neighborhoods and buildings with these kinds of unnecessarily strict community guidelines and so-called "standards." 

Cats will cat, humans will human, and cats will always win.

Not that there's any fight between cats and humans - on the contrary, we love that cats love us so much, because we adore these floofy feline kings and queens. But when you want to just do whatever you want, with no one stopping you, no schedules colliding, no restrictions from society - you might as well become a cat. Because cats do whatever they want, and no one can tell them to stop. Cats will cat, all day long, every day, for as long as they wish.

And us? We, mere humble hoomans, can only look with awe, admiration, and a tinge of jealousy - and wish we had the freedom cats have. Cats can nap whenever they want, play whenever they want, and no boss, parent, or a mean neighbor would tell them "No". Because we're humans, we're bound by the threads of society. But cats? Cats are doing the cat thing and just don't give a meow about what anyone else is thinking. They just know that their desires are more impawrtant than anything else.

Even cat memes are better than all other forms of internet comedy. And if we were cats, we wouldn't even feel the need to prove that statement. But we're only human - so here they are, the funniest felines for today.

Getting a chance to prove your worth to your workplace, especially to those who doubted you, is a highly satisfying experience.

There are plenty of ways one can prove that their employment has helped the company they joined. You can look at the data, track clients' satisfaction, and even, in the case of the software engineer in the story below, look at the stock market. These options, and many others, can be a great tool to show your boss, the clients, and even some jealous ex-coworkers, just how valuable and even talented you are.

Not that these moments are why we do what we do, or why we work hard, but they sure are a nice bonus. Who doesn't love getting the confirmation that all the hard work they've put in has paid off? Who doesn't love praise?

When you take over someone else's role, and all they tell you is how big a mistake you are making, it is only natural to feel even more driven to prove them wrong. Just because they didn't do the job properly doesn't mean you will. Sure, it makes sense that they don't want to face the possibility that they were the reason the company was failing, but going as far as telling their replacement that they're dumb for taking the job… that might be going a bit too far.

Sometimes, the Cat Distribution System brings you a gift, and that gift has 6 other gifts inside it. Those gifts, of course, are a momma cat and her kittens.

Did you know that a cat can get pregnant roughly every 2-3 weeks during her heat? Now do you understand why there are so many stray cats wandering the streets? This is why it's so important to spay and neuter your cats because, if left unchecked, they can end up having multiple litters per year and increase the stray cat population exponentially. We won't lie, the numbers are shocking, and there's only one way to fix it - getting your cats fixed and helping TNR other local cats to help curb the population.

And yet, despite all of our best efforts, there are still many pregnant cats wandering the street, like Salt. She was abandoned by neighbors earlier this year and wandered the streets looking for a kind soul to take her in. But, as the CDS would have it, she found one at just the right meowment. She found a cat lover who let her inside, and within a week, she climbed up onto their lap and started birthing her kittens.

She made six healthy kittens, but only one had a tail! The tailless gene in cats comes with some undesirable symptoms, so it's crucial that this new pawrent will take these kittens to the vet to get them checked up ASAP. But for now, they're all safe at home, enjoying their littermates, momma, and new hooman. 

This is a classic "be careful what you wish for" kind of situation. When you ask for some more feline energy in your life, the CDS might just hear you and bring you a pregnant kitty that brings you more cute kitten energy than you could ever hope for (or prepare for).