Dutch artist, Judith Leyster, (1609-1660) was the first well-known person to paint CATS. Leyster was the eighth of the nine children and started painting at an early age.

Her painting Two Children with a Cat (below) is also referred t0 as Laughing Children with a Cat.
There are other paintings by Leyster that include cats, such as: A Boy and a Girl with a Cat and an Eel and Portrait of Two Yound Girls, One Holding a Cat and the Other Holding a Piece of Coral.








Animals are a window to your soul and a doorway to your spiritual destiny. If you let them into your life and allow them to teach you, you will be better for it. ― Kim Shotola






Cats Are Like Potato Chips — You Can't Have Just One!
"Owning a dog is not just a privilege; it’s a responsibility. They depend on us for, at minimum, food and shelter, and deserve much more. When you take a dog into your life, you need to understand the commitment that dog ownership entails." ~ AKC
Adopted Pets are the best pets you can have. Most adoptable pets come from loving homes that simply cannot care for them anymore. Or they are strays who’ve been on their own without the loving care they deserve. ― Josh Duhamel






In the beginning, God created man, but seeing him so feeble, He gave him the cat. – Warren Eckstein
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