July 10th Is National Kitten Day!!!...

National Kitten Day is celebrated every year on July 10 to honor these small, curious creatures while raising awareness about the many kittens waiting in shelters for safe and loving homes. Created by animal-welfare advocate Colleen Paige, the day encourages responsible adoption, fostering, donations, and proper care. It is especially meaningful during kitten season, when animal shelters often receive a large increase in abandoned or vulnerable kittens. Kittens may appear delicate, but they have long been associated with independence, mystery, intuition, and the supernatural. Black cats and shadowy felines became familiar figures in Gothic literature, folklore, witchcraft legends, and Victorian art. Even Edgar Allan Poe shared his home with a beloved tortoiseshell cat named Catterina, proving that behind one of literature’s darkest imaginations was a devoted feline companion.