Chilled Cat’s Monthly Chat: May

Every month the Chilled Cat team scour the internet for our favourite cat stories from around the world. Who said curiosity killed the cat, hey? This month we discover cats can talk, they form pop-bands and much more.

Your cat can talk…

Cats have always been known as such elusive creatures. You can never tell what they’re thinking… until now. Temptations Cat Treats have created a 3D printed collar that records your cat’s meows, analyses them and then turns them into a human voice. So soon you’ll know exactly what your cat thinks of you — you’ve been warned. (Source: Metro)

… But now you can also speak cat

If cats can talk, it’s only fair that us humans return the favour and learn to speak in cat. Luckily new website Kittify is on hand to translate your emails, tweets and texts into cat talk and puns. Try to decode our attempt: ‘Meow! 😸 Paws fur fun times fur you and your cats’. (Source: Refinery29)

Meow-ve over One Direction

The days of the boy band are gone. Welcome the age of the all-cat band with the debut of Japanese pop group SHINee. The stylish members ONEWNyan, JONGNyan, KEYNyan, MINONyan and TAEMINyan entered the music world earlier this month with their first release “Kimi No Sei de for cat”. If it’s not quite for you, pass it on to your cat. The song apparently contains special frequencies that can only be enjoyed by felines… (Source: Crunchyroll)

CatTube

Commuting is never usually a fun experience however a group of cat lovers are about to make your daily grind a lot more enjoyable. Citizens Advertising Takeover Service (C.A.T.S) have started a Kickstarter campaign to replace Tube ads with pictures of cats. Donate £30 and you’ll receive a cat t-shirt and for a mere £100 your own moggie gets to appear on a gigantic poster. (Source: Evening Standard)

The Purrrrfect employee

It all began as an April Fool’s joke but now Marai the ginger tabby has secured himself a full-time job at Russia’s Serpukhov Museum of History and Art. Hired as the Museum’s official doorman, the cat has been put on the payroll — accepting payment of meatballs and caviar. (Source: Mail Online)

Cat got your… mail?

Dogs and postmen are well-known enemies but a news story surfaced this month revealing that cats may also pose as hazardous encounters for poor postmen. A couple in Bristol have been warned by the Royal Mail to restrain their cat if they want to keep receiving letters in the post due to its tendency to snatch mail with its claws. (Source: The Guardian)