Adopting a cat will enrich your world in a million different ways. Here’s how:

• Having a cat reduces your blood pressure and helps prevent heart disease
• Having a cat fights depression and loneliness
• Cats are entertaining to watch and fun to play with
• Cats provide companionship
• Cats will cuddle up with you on a cold evening
• Cats are independent and can be left alone while you’re at work
• A cat’s mere presence will ward off unwanted mice and pests
• Cats are comfortable in small spaces like apartments
• Cats are very clean; they bathe themselves!
• A cat’s purr is instantly calming and relaxing
• Cats are affectionate
• Just 15 minutes a day of playing with you will satisfy a cat
• Cats are easy to house train, especially adult cats, who are probably already house trained
• Cats bring a little bit of the wild into your house
• Indoor cats and spayed/neutered cats live long lives, providing up to 20 years of companionship
• Cats are cheaper to spay/neuter than dogs, especially big dogs
• Taking care of a cat can help teach a child responsibility and humane values

Lots of cats need good homes; when you adopt one, you’re saving a life!