Richard John

🇷🇺 A gray cat named Matroskin, once rescued from the bitter cold of a Russian winter, has become a hero to the family that saved him. The family found him outside a shop when temperatures had plunged to −40°C and gave him a loving home. In the early hours of January 5, 2025, a fire broke out on a kitchen sofa, reportedly caused by a charging power bank. While the family slept, Matroskin began crying out in an unusual, siren-like voice. His desperate calls woke 18-year-old Nadezhda, who discovered the flames and alerted her parents. Together, they extinguished the fire before it could spread. The sofa was damaged, but everyone escaped unharmed. The family now affectionately calls Matroskin their guardian angel. Once saved from the freezing streets, this remarkable cat had returned the favor by protecting the people who gave him a home.

🇨🇳 Chinese scholar Ji Xianlin (1911–2009) was a devoted cat lover. 🐈❤️ His beloved cats included Huzi, a fierce tabby, and Mimi, a fluffy white cat. When his cats slept on his bed, he stayed perfectly still, even if his legs ached, rather than disturb them. And when an elderly Mimi urinated on his manuscripts, he gently cleaned up, refusing to punish her. He mourned Mimi deeply after she disappeared, and later enjoyed walks accompanied by another white cat, Mimi II. A brilliant scholar with a wonderfully gentle heart for cats.