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Meow the 23rd – Paper Cats

Poppy Cat

‘Continuity’ is the news value relevant for these recent cat stories making it into the news:

Oregon Attack Cat

The Oregon Attack Cat, already discussed in Meow the Fourth – “Unexpectedness” has made headlines again as the cat apparently scares off new owners (Reuters article”).

And sadly, Poppy, who appeared as the World’s Oldest Cat (NBCNEWS), has passed away (ABCNews).

Poppy Cat

Poppy the Cat

The picture of Poppy was taken from NBCNews. For the URL of the Oregon cat, please click on the picture.


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Meow Factor (June 24, 2014). Meow the 23rd – Paper Cats. Meow Factor. Retrieved June 12, 2025 from https://doi.org/10.58079/rdpv


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a linguist researching language #purrieties and #meowlogism-s •alumna of SwanseaUni • loves cats • writes about cats • author of the book "Purrieties of Language. How We Talk about Cats Online

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