Cats since time immemorial decided to embark on a great adventure: Domesticating man. They are convinced that they are the owners of the world, of your house, of your things, and you are only an appreciable guest who allow themselves to be captivated by the charms of these kittens. And this is not enough for them took over the Internet and the question we all ask ourselves is How did they do it?
He here is the answer: Many animals share traits with human babies. Awakening an instinctive response of protection and empathy of people towards them. In such a way that the natural human habit of caring for, protecting and hugging babies is quickly focused in small animals, with special emphasis on in kittens.
It must be for this reason that the cat is currently the most popular domestic animal in the world., The population has reached more than 5 million. Even there are more cats than dogs as pets.
Cat's day
He August 8 was stipulated by the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) and other animal rights groups such as International Cat Day.It is also celebrated on October 29 founded by Colleen Paige, a pet lifestyle expert, to promote animal welfare.
He February 20 is the third date for celebrating the kittens, established by Internet users after Socks' death, he cat of the family of the former president of the United States Bill Clinton. This feline lived with the presidential family between 1993 and 2001. At the time of his death, he was about twenty years old and had to be euthanized due to the cancer he was suffering from.
It has been demonstrated through studies and research that Cats can increase the feeling of happiness in people.. Having a cat can also improve psychological health through emotional reinforcement and thus fade feelings of anxiety, depression and loneliness.
At present, cats have conquered important ground in the Internet and social networks becoming, without a doubt, one of the most important the kings. Not only with images, gifs, animations, memes but also through YouTube videos.
The popularity of some cats have become celebrities, while some have their own YouTube accounts with many followers and millions of views on their videos, others have are popular on Instagram, Facebook and even in film and television.
Most Popular Cats on the Internet
The peculiarities of these pussies and the number of followers they have on their various social networks can make their owners millionaires. This was reported by the newspaper “The Washington Post”, pointing out that Tara The Hero Cat, would be the feline that generates the most revenue on the network, by earning between US $$55,600 and US $$463,700 per year.
Followed by by Maru The Cat who gives his caregivers between US$21,800 and US$181,600 in income per year, thanks to his fame.
While Keyboard Cat collects between US$21,100 and US$175,800 annually.
Grumpy Cat, one of the feline celebrities of the social networks, has more than 220,000 subscribers on its YouTube channel.. Its worldwide fame is of such magnitude that already has a book, a wide variety of products and a movie.
According to “The Washington Post”, Grumpy Cat earns between US$5,100 and US$42,400 annually from the Internet.
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