What better time is there to do it than on International Cat Day which is celebrated each August.
Get into the moggy mood with a Sunderland Echo photo memories look back at big cat Bruce going on a onesie walk in 2013, Ziggy who was rescued by firefighters in 2014 and Tigger who could not be parted from her best friend, greyhound Becky.
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5. Pleased to meet you
Maria Harrison and one of the abandoned kittens she took in at the Willows cat shelter in Boldon, in 2007. | se
6. Tilly takes the spotlight
Shaun Palmer, assistant manager of Pets at Home, Hyton Riverside Park, Sunderland, with Carole O'Brien and Tilly a one year old cat rescued by Carole's Cats in 2011. | se
7. A new addition in 2011
The opening of the new Animal Krackers charity shop in Villette Road in 2011. Pictured are Sue Hardy and Andrea Parkin of the charity, Ian Williams with 'Josie' whowas looking for a new home, and Shiela Robertson who cut the ribbon to open the shop. | se
8. Colin's cracking cat work in 2012
Colin Dixon, a volunteer with the Sunderland charity Animal Krackers was joined by some feline friends for this 2012 photo. | se