crazy cat lady

Just because a woman has a cat, it doesn't mean she's a "crazy cat lady." 

Photographer BriAnne Wills is looking to debunk this false image of women with cats—one photo at a time, with her ongoing project called "Girls and Their Cats" (GATC).

Since 2015, she has snapped portraits of women and their felines to showcase them in a positive way—as interesting ladies who love their cats. The initiative has been a hit; over the course of several years, she has photographed more than 300 women and their rescued, adopted and fostered kitties across the U.S.

Here are some of their beautiful stories. 

Hello, fellow cat lovers! We've dug up some litter fresh tweets for your viewing pleasure -- all cat related! Nothing better than laughing along with our fellow crazy cat people, because let's face it -- we are all the same. 

Enjoy! 

Illustrator Fiona W. is a cat lady herself so she sure knows how to describe the daily life with her cats. So...Happy caturday, y'all! 

There are "dog" people and there are "cat" people, and photographer David Williams captures men who identify with the latter group. His project titled Men & Cats began in 2009 as a way to break the stereotype of the "crazy cat lady." Williams photographs guys in their homes and on the street with their feline companion close by. "I wanted to show that regardless of gender, many people have found the joy that cat companionship can bring," Williams told Time Out New York. Big like from us! Via: My Modern Met

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And we are all for it!

The owner of the 12 Cats Lady Instagram account happily describes herself as a "full-time cat mom." She's not joking. Living out in Japan, she cares for "12 spoiled indoor chinchilla Persians," which obviously takes up a huge chunk of her time. 

Michelle, their human caregiver, told Catster:"It started when we met our first cat, Yuki, on December 30, 2010. We took her home after rescuing her in the middle of the road where we found her dirty and freezing. After a while we decided to adopt one more and looked for the same breed on an adoption site — but we actually saw two chinchilla Persians and couldn't decide between them, so we adopted them both. The other nine cats are their kittens!" Their names are: Yuki, Momo, Shou, Yuri, Bruce, Blackie, Kaya, Karu, Ai, James, Tiger, and Goodie. 

Her instagram account is all about the daily care of her 12 beautiful kitties and we are sure you will love it as much as we did.    

Here is an easy step-to-step guide on spotting a cat person. We will not lie... this is totally us.

Purrhaps you have found yourself surrounded by moggies, completely inundated by kitties with no end in sight. It seems to follow logic if someone already ran out of names for them, there are too many. But yet some people have an incredibly deep attachment to the feline persuasion, and no number of the creatures seem to be enough for them. Every time you visit it seems they have multiplied at least double since the week before. But at least while you are marveling at how one person could have so many pets in one place, check out these cat memes that are absolutely hilarious, with no room for arguments, ya hear?

Why don't you turn yourself into the cat lady you really are? Here are some inspirational ideas...

Feline fanatic, Andreanne Lupien, decided to shoot a series titled 'Crazy Cat Lovers' dedicated to all the passionate and obsessive cat owners out there. She's photographed them with their favorite furry friend at home, on the couch, snuggling up to them or generally keeping them company. For more great photos, visit her website.