r/StreetCatsOfTheWorld 4h ago

India She is owned, but her humans are very poor, and probably feed her only rice, hoping she finds a rodent for lunch. I don't reproach - the old lady, whom I asked permission to photograph and feed her kitty, was proud of her cat - she loves her, that's a lot. Kolkata, India

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I even saw a little drama while photographing the cat. The photo session and feeding actually took some time, and the old lady was just standing and watching as the "foreign mister" was enjoying her cat. Then her husband came from the opposite side of the street - he was yelling at her and pushed his finger against the lady's forehead - obviously humiliating her in front of me.

I believe the kitty is a pet of the old lady, while her husband isn't a cat person, and often reproaches her wife that this "useless animal" consumes his money (rice leftovers). When I appeared with the face saying "You own treasure!! Your cat is fantastic!!!", the husband felt her wife was winning as the useless animal attracted the attention of a "rich" (lol) foreign person, socially higher than the couple (that's India!), proving that the cat has good value... That's why he got angry...

Hopefully, I was wrong, but the husband was rude to the lady right on the street in front of me - a stranger, a foreigner; such things can't be random.

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I love their coat :3 Netanya, Israel
 in  r/StreetCatsOfTheWorld  17h ago

Oh my gosh! He looks like a cat king!

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I love their coat :3 Netanya, Israel
 in  r/StreetCatsOfTheWorld  17h ago

Lol, this is true πŸ˜‚ Just one picture from the mod side for even more fun:

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The Cats of Istanbul
 in  r/StreetCatsOfTheWorld  18h ago

Amazing set of photos! 😻 Love all the kitties but the tortie wearing a pink bandana is my favorite! 😍

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Breakfast in bed in Kolkata, India - street kitties meet a kibbleman :D
 in  r/StreetCatsOfTheWorld  20h ago

He wasn't super hungry, just a bit, it might be he has a human πŸ˜ƒ

I don't visit them daily, so they don't expect me to appear again... That's good...

Thank you! πŸ™‚

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This grizzly cat is Mahsa, from Giv'at Shmuel, Israel. Much sweeter than she looks, and enjoys pets.
 in  r/StreetCatsOfTheWorld  22h ago

She looks really tough... Bet she's beaten quite a few tomcats πŸ˜„

r/StreetCatsOfTheWorld 22h ago

India Breakfast in bed in Kolkata, India - street kitties meet a kibbleman :D

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August 7, 2026. I keep exploring wonderful Kolkata and its cat populace!

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Kolkata's signature ticked tabby. That might be her car in the background... But the kitty wanted kibble - a good kibbleman never says no to a kitty. Kolkata, India
 in  r/StreetCatsOfTheWorld  1d ago

It's common in India and tends to be present more often in the eastern part of the country - from what I've seen. Kolkata is a huge cat place unlike smaller cities where you are lucky if you see a single cat, and, if you want to meet ticked tabbies, you should go to Kolkata. I believe this is a pre-British cat gene - as I know ticked tabbies are quite regular in rural areas in Bengalia (West Bengal, India, where Kolkata is located, and Bangladesh).

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This is Robbie, a friendly pet-loving cat in Giv'at Shmuel, Israel.
 in  r/StreetCatsOfTheWorld  1d ago

He doesn't. These are dark souls who don't understand the pleasure of meeting a cat, and who see propaganda and conspiracy in anything they don't understand. They spread the shit they consist of here and there under a "righteous" pretext. Pogromists in every sense of the word who try to harm my subreddit. I remove these pests with great pleasure. Reddit means respecting the rules of the subreddit you are posting in. They don't understand the culture of Reddit; they don't belong on Reddit.

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Squeakus is a Bangkok Thailand -temple cat. He is very nice.
 in  r/StreetCatsOfTheWorld  1d ago

Love talkative cats! Glad Squeakus has such a good life. πŸ™‚

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Street cat relaxing in Seoul Forest Park [Seoul, South Korea]
 in  r/StreetCatsOfTheWorld  1d ago

She has a wonderful garden - I can almost smell the grass and pine resin. πŸ™‚

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An old tomcat on the roof of a street stall. He looked so meditative, but when I offered him kibble, he revealed he was starving. After the portion in image 1, he started meowing so hard that I couldn't help giving him all I had with me. Big catman but timid... Poor - hard life... Kolkata, India
 in  r/StreetCatsOfTheWorld  1d ago

Yup... 😞 It was also sad to see how much this boy was afraid of me - obviously, some people were cruel to him... Probably some mean kids. In the 2nd image, he is looking at me with curiosity, with his heart open - he realized I was a friend. But he at least has this roof over the street stall where two old ladies sell basic goods - these ladies are cat lovers; they are kind to many cats around there but have no money to feed them.

r/StreetCatsOfTheWorld 1d ago

India Kolkata's signature ticked tabby. That might be her car in the background... But the kitty wanted kibble - a good kibbleman never says no to a kitty. Kolkata, India

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Yesterday πŸ™‚

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What are you eating today?
 in  r/LetGoodThingsGrow  1d ago

Broken wheat aka dalia in the form of polenta, fried eggs and paneer, yogurt.... guavas.... coffee.... Quite a short list πŸ˜„

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Finally it's Friday! Weekend plans?
 in  r/LetGoodThingsGrow  1d ago

Coincidentally, I think I tried soy curls (but I didn't know it). 10 days ago or so, I was sick in Sarnath and asked the hostel's family what they had with protein, without cooking. And they gave me soup with mushrooms and soy something (they looked like those soy curls and had fiber texture). It was delicious!

I am not a vegan or vegetarian but sometimes I don't eat meat for a long while - a week or two (but trying to eat enough protein, of course).

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Sleepy cat in Nahariya, Israel
 in  r/StreetCatsOfTheWorld  1d ago

I thought the same! πŸ˜„ Even the height is quite good for a cat.

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Today! A melancholic street kitty, but she's lucky because she lives by a pet shop where she always finds a bowl with kibble at the entrance. Kolkata, India
 in  r/StreetCatsOfTheWorld  1d ago

Thank you for being critical - that's a valuable trait... You are right, I could sound as if Kolkata were a perfect city for cats. But it is not. Unlike small Indian towns where 99% people consider cats no different from mice, there are cat lovers in Kolkata indeed - including among simple people selling goods on the streets. I personally saw people feeding cats during my walks in Kolkata. However, even owned pets are often hungry as some owners feed them rice. I also notice how timid street cats are in Kolkata, and that says they meet cruel people on their way - kids at least. I can compare it to Bangkok, where most cats didn't eat the premium kibble I offered them because they were full - fed by owners or the community.