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Friends forever! Science reporter Amy Standen's cats are besties. Chris Colin/KQED
Friends forever! Science reporter Amy Standen's cats are besties.  (Chris Colin/KQED)
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So Cute! Meet the Many Cats of KQED

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So Cute! Meet the Many Cats of KQED

Olivia Allen-Price
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National (Insert Noun of Choice) Day phenomenons seem to have picked up steam since our lives have migrated increasingly to the digital space. Events we once maligned as "Hallmark Holidays," now serve as the oh-so-perfect opportunity to re-share an old photo, offer a kind tribute to a loved one -- or gorge on decadent foods we might typically pass on.

There's Sibling Day on April 10, full of Facebook posts like "My brother means so much to me! Look how handsome he is!"

Doughnut Day on June 3 brings the department-wide emails: "I left a dozen crullers are on the food table!" (Yes, every office has a food table.)

And we must not forget what is arguably the most successful day-long take-over by a corporate brand: 7-11's Free Slushee Day on July 11.

KQED is not usually the kind of shop that jumps on the non-official holiday du jour, but we decided to bend our policy a bit today because ... cats.

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And so we bring you, a few of the many cats that inspire the people who bring you public media every day.

Silicon Valley Reporter Rachael Myrow's cat Cleo will tell anyone who will listen she is being starved to death. You be the judge.
Silicon Valley Reporter Rachael Myrow's cat Cleo will tell anyone who will listen she is being starved to death. You be the judge. (Rachael Myrow/KQED)
Oliver sits for treats and fetches rolled up balls of aluminum foil (when he feels like it). He belongs to the sister of political reporter Marisa Lagos.
Oliver sits for treats and fetches rolled up balls of aluminum foil
(when he feels like it). He belongs to the sister of political reporter Marisa Lagos.
This is Boomerang. He was a little scrawny stray when reporter Steven Cuevas rescued him 10 years ago. He’s now a healthy 17 pounds. Cuevas tried to find a good home for him when Boomerang first showed up on his doorstep, but to no avail. In the meantime he crept into Cuevas' heart, even though he never even wanted a cat! "In a sense HE adopted ME," says Cuevas.
This is Boomerang. He was a little scrawny stray when reporter Steven Cuevas rescued him 10 years ago.
He’s now a healthy 17 pounds. Cuevas tried to find a good home for him when Boomerang first showed up on his doorstep, but to no avail. In the meantime he crept into Cuevas' heart, even though he never even wanted a cat! "In a sense HE adopted ME," says Cuevas. (Steven Cuevas/KQED)
Odo and Kira "help" interactive producer Lisa Pickoff-White with laundry.
Odo and Kira "help" interactive producer Lisa Pickoff-White with laundry. (Lisa Pickoff-White/KQED)
Puk the cat in KQED Forum producer Tina Laurberg's sink.
Puk the cat in KQED Forum producer Tina Laurberg's sink. (Tina Laurberg/KQED)
We feel the same way, Archie. Some days humans are just TOO MUCH.
We feel the same way, Archie. Some days humans are just TOO MUCH. (Courtesy of Carly Severn/KQED)
Reporter April Dembosky's cat Lucas must be a Giants fan! This photo was taken in Oct 30, 2012, before Halloween and when the Giants were in the World Series – “orange and black attack” was the team’s tagline at the time.
Reporter April Dembosky's cat Lucas must be a Giants fan! This photo was taken in Oct 30, 2012, before Halloween and when the Giants were in the World Series – “orange and black attack” was the team’s tagline at the time. (April Demobosky/KQED)
Radio news intern Martha Perez-Sanz has a close relationship with this cute kitty, Tiny. She doesn't have any teeth, so she can't hold her little tongue in very well!
Radio news intern Martha Perez-Sanz has a close relationship with this cute kitty, Tiny. She doesn't have any teeth, so she can't hold her little tongue in very well! (Martha Perez-Sanz/KQED)
Ghoasty was found abandoned in Golden Gate Park as a kitten, and rescued by Dylan Weir, the son of News Editor David Weir.
Ghosty was found abandoned in Golden Gate Park as a kitten, and rescued by Aidan, Dylan, and Julia Weir, children of News Editor David Weir. (Courtesy of Dylan Weir )
=Fun fact about Pazzi (which means crazy in Italian) is she can tell the future! She enjoys reading tarot cards, eating chocolate and licking stamps, according to Lindsey Hoshaw, an interactive producer with KQED Science.
Fun fact about Pazzi (which means crazy in Italian) is she can tell the future! She enjoys reading tarot cards, eating chocolate and licking stamps, according to Lindsey Hoshaw, an interactive producer with KQED Science. (Courtesy of Stephanie McInroy)
Mishka is a fluffy little troublemaker who got lost for four days last week ... but eventually found his way back home to Senior Arts Editor Chloe Veltman.
Mishka is a fluffy little troublemaker who got lost for four days last week ... but eventually found his way back home to Senior Arts Editor Chloe Veltman. (Chloe Veltman/KQED)
Friends forever! Science reporter Amy Standen's cats are besties.
Friends forever! Science reporter Amy Standen's cats are besties. (Chris Colin/KQED)

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