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World’s Most Well Travelled Cat

A cat by the name of Hamlet escaped from his carrier while on a flight from Toronto, Canada. Hamlet was discovered 7 weeks later behind a panel. In this time, he had travelled approximately 600,000kms.

World’s Most Expensive Cat

An Asian Leopard Cat (ALC)/Domestic Shorthair (DSH) hybrid, bred by Esmond Gay, is the world’s most expensive cat. Zeus, who is 90% ALC & 10% DSH has an asking price of £100,000.00.

Longest Non Fatal Fall

Andy, who was owned by a Florida Senator by the name of Ken Myer holds the world record for the longest non fatal fall. Andy fell from the 16th floor (200 feet) of an apartment building.

Longest Post Earthquake Survival by a Cat

A cat was discovered alive in a collapsed building 80 days after an earthquake in Taiwan in December 1999.

Richest Cat

Ben Rea left his cat Blackie £15 million in his will.

Most Cats

Jack & Donna Wright of Kingston, Ontario made their way to the Guinness Book of Records for having the highest number of cats. According to the Guinness Book of Records they have 689 cats.

World’s Fastest Feline

The Cheetah is the world’s fastest cat, able to reach speeds of 70mph.

Best Mouser

The world’s best mouser was tortoiseshell moggy Towser, April 21st, 1963 to 20th March 1987. In her lifetime she caught 28,899 mice, plus numerous other unfortunate creatures such as rats & rabbits. Towser worked for the Glenturret Distillery. A statue has been erected in the distillery grounds to honour Towser.