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Julian Assange's cat wears a striped tie and white collar as it looks out the window of the Ecuadorian Embassy in London in 2016. Chris J. Ratcliffe/Getty Images hide caption

Brewster the Brewery Cat, of The Guardian Brewing Co. in Muncie, Ind., is a husky, middle-aged, orange Creamsicle–colored feline who enjoys tuna and sleeping in cardboard boxes. Courtesy of Distillery Cats/Julia Kuo hide caption

"I have been ordered to say that Lord Bigglesworth believes he was put on this earth to be decorative and be worshipped by his human slaves," writes Gina Brett of Cat People of Melbourne. Rachel Nagy/Courtesy of Cat People of Melbourne hide caption

Some of the 50 costumes cat-cosplay.tumblr.com has released. Their creator, a Seattleite who goes by Freyu, began costuming his cats six years ago, for a Renaissance fair. Courtesy of Freyu hide caption

A police officer strokes Larry, the cat who patrols 10 Downing St. in London. Although David Cameron has resigned as prime minister, Larry will retain his position as prime mouser. Justin Tallis/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

Chechen regional leader Ramzan Kadyrov speaks as he attends celebrations marking Defenders of the Fatherland Day in Chechnya's provincial capital of Grozny, Russia, in February. Musa Sadulayev/AP hide caption

Barbara J. King says that caring for Bootsie has helped her deal with her grief over the death of her mother. Courtesy of Barbara J. King hide caption

Tara is top dog, so to speak, after winning a hero award for rescuing her young owner from a canine attack last year. Richard Vogel/AP hide caption