As a species, humans are fairly obsessed with cats. This is, of course, (probably) because they are controlling us (see below). From the ancient Egyptians to everyone who has ever clicked on a cat video on the internet, we are drawn to our feline overlords.
Leonardo da Vinci, who would know about such things, is said to have described them as “a masterpiece”. There is a thrill in something so cute and loving also being a potential psychopath. Our cat, Noodles, has only been with us for a month. I’m slightly scared of him – sometimes I wake with a jolt in the middle of the night and his staring face is barely centimetres from mine.
