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| Title: | Meower Power is Valuing Differences |
| Notice: | FELINE_V1 is moving 1/11/94 5pm PST to MISERY |
| Moderator: | MISERY::VANZUYLEN_RO |
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| Created: | Sun Feb 09 1986 |
| Last Modified: | Tue Jan 11 1994 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 5089 |
| Total number of notes: | 60366 |
1129.0. "Cat Day in Japan" by VAXWRK::SKALTSIS (Deb) Fri Feb 19 1988 18:01
Reprinted without permission from _Pets_'n'_People_, Vol 5 No 1
'CAT DAY" IN JAPAN
More than 400 cat lovers gathered in Tokyo to launch Japan's first
annual Cat Day, offering prayers for the longevity of their pets.
"Cats are more than just pets. They radiate serenity and are essential
for the well-being of humans," said Naoki Yanase, a professor. Most
of the several dozen felines in the audience remained quietly on
their owners' laps during the 3 1/2-hour ceremony.
The Executive Cat Day Committee chose Feb 22 as Cat Day after polling
nearly 9,000 cat fanciers. The date 2-22 in Japanese is pronounced
"ni-ni-ni," approximating the Japanese equivalent of "meow-meow-meow".
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| 1129.1 | Cats are good for you | CHEFS::TUDORK | | Sat Mar 26 1988 12:45 | 6 |
| How civilised. We all know cats are therapeutic and I believe this
is recognised as a medical fact (ie stroking cats lowers the blood
pressure, hospitals allow cats to be used as a way of rehabilitation
for people who have "withdrawn" to interest them in what is going
on etc.)
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