Catmosphere Cat Cafe

I've just found out about this fun space-themed cat cafe which opened in Sydney, Australia this weekend.

It's called the Catmosphere Cat Cafe and is described as a "global space cat cafe". Its mission: to seek out new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no cat has gone before. The cats, I'm told, are "galaxy-roaming catstronauts".

Sounds mad, doesn't it!

The "space" theme is visible in the decor and the names of the castronauts - here you can meet Tabba The Hutt, Mewbacca, Queen Barbarella and The Purrminator, and 11 other purrfect pets with space-themed names. These cats have apparently (and I have no reason to disbelieve it!) dedicated their PAST LIVES to space exploration.

There is a giant, colourful mural painted across one wall in the outside dining area, documenting the cats' varying journeys through the universe.

These interstellar moggies are now "basking in the Earth’s glorious oxygenated biosphere"  where homo sapiens who wish to enjoy their company can visit.

All the cats are rescue cats. Visitors won't be able to adopt them as they are settled at the cafe and they are used to living in large groups.

You can book an hour with the cats but if you are in rush you can go for the cheaper, "warp speed" option of 15 minutes.


If only I didn't live on the other side of the world!

Firefighters Rescue Man From Tree

HERE'S a twist to an old tale.

A man from Manchester in the UK had to be rescued from a tree which he climbed to rescue his cat. He scrambled up there OK but then couldn't get down again. He was stuck there as the cat stared at him in disgust.

The fire service was called to rescue the man. The cat, however, refused to budge and later came down of his own accord.

Unfortunately no pictures exist of this escapade but I have found the one above especially for my female readers. Handsome fireman and kittens - what's not to like?

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Cat Sassie To The Rescue

Ellen Kay with Sassie.

TEENAGER Nathan Dunsire was busy doing his morning paper round when he spotted a cat in the window on one of his regular streets.

He was surprised because the cat, called Sassie, wasn't behaving at all normally. She was scratching and knocking at the window as if trying to attract his attention.

Worried Nathan, 15, looked through the letterbox and saw Ellen Kay, 71, collapsed on the floor. He immediately called the police.

Ellen had got up in the middle of the night to make herself a hot drink and had fallen. She suffered head and spinal injuries. She had lain on the floor for three hours. Thanks to Nathan's prompt response, she is now recovering at home after spending a week in hospital.

Nathan said: “I was delivering the morning paper and I walked up to the woman’s house.

“I saw the cat looking distressed, it was clawing the window and the blinds were still shut.

“I looked through the letterbox and saw her lying on the floor, I didn’t have my phone on me so I went to speak to her neighbour to see if they had the key.

“They didn’t so I ran home and told my mum, who called the police.”

Mrs Kay, of Kirkcaldy, had banged a broom on the floor in a desperate and unsuccessful bid to get attention.

Ellen and Nathan.

Meeting Nathan for the first time, she said: “I’m so glad to meet you. I’m pleased to bits. I can’t thank you enough. Some might not have bothered.”

Nathan’s father, Brian, said of his son: “I’m very proud of him.


“You see too many stories of kids doing wrong. It’s good we have one of them doing right.”

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