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house cats

noun

plural of house cat

as in cats

a small domestic animal known for catching mice the house cat at the Cheshire Cat Bookstore has the dual responsibility of being mascot and mouser

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Recent Examples of house cats Officials now are seeing more house cats abandoned on the streets as the price of pet food and veterinary care has skyrocketed since the pandemic, according to Sarai Rivera, founder of My Bella TNR cat rescue in Hartford. — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 8 June 2026 But the feral ones steer clear of humans, while the former house cats have roughly 10,000 students to spread their affection. — Jane Arraf, NPR, 10 Feb. 2026 And, like most native birds and mammals, marmots are on the menu of house cats, too. — Steven Sullivan, The Conversation, 26 Jan. 2026 But beside possible starvation, many other dangers threaten house cats when out in the wild. — Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025 The Burmese python is a nonvenomous predator and has exhibited an appetite for birds, small mammals, reptiles, and even house cats and dogs. — Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025

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Colleen McCarthy said she was denied coverage for one of her cats because the insurer determined her cat’s asthma was pre-existing.

— Taneia Surles, USA Today, 7 July 2026
Dogs must be on leash or in carriers and cats must be in carriers.

— Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2026

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Every wedding, every cherry blossom season in Japan, every birth, reactor accidents too, swarms of insects, kittens playing with woolen balls, people disfigured by war, palm trees at sunset—five billion photos a day.

— Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026
Henry’s Animal Campus at 351 Hillshire Drive is also at capacity with 56 cats and kittens, and 250 large breed dogs.

— Mary Ella Hastings June 26, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 June 2026

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