CATS THAT HAVE SHAPED HEARTS AND HISTORY

● Albert Einstein

The physicist would spend hours watching his beloved housecat Tiger while working on theories which would shape physics and astronomy.

● Florence Nightingale

Florence loved cats and had several throughout her life, enjoying their companionship and admiring their independence.

● Winston Churchill

He had a cat called Nelson, whose composure and spirit he admired so much that he credited it with “doing more for the war effort” than he himself had. Churchill also kept another cat at his residence: a marmalade called Jock.The cat was so iconic that to this day Chartwell House has never been without a marmalade cat called Jock on the grounds.

● Anne Frank

Anne had a pet cat called Moortje, which she left in the care of a neighbour when she was forced to flee her home. She missed Moortje a great deal and wrote how she would daydream about a way to see her again.

● Abraham Lincoln

The 16th President of the United States was a huge cat fan. Lincoln would take in strays at the White House and shower them with kindness, while leading his nation through civil war and promoting humane moral values across the globe.

● Freddie Mercury

Freddie loved cats and adopted two from the Blue Cross.They provided him with inspiration, comfort, and grounding. When he was away on tour, he would phone home and have a friend hold up the phone so he could speak to his cats every night.