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Recent Examples of house cats
Officials now are seeing more house cats abandoned on the streets as the price of pet food and veterinary care has skyrocketed since the pandemic, according to Sarai Rivera, founder of My Bella TNR cat rescue in Hartford.
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Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
8 June 2026
But the feral ones steer clear of humans, while the former house cats have roughly 10,000 students to spread their affection.
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Jane Arraf,
NPR,
10 Feb. 2026
And, like most native birds and mammals, marmots are on the menu of house cats, too.
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Steven Sullivan,
The Conversation,
26 Jan. 2026
But beside possible starvation, many other dangers threaten house cats when out in the wild.
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Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Nov. 2025
The Burmese python is a nonvenomous predator and has exhibited an appetite for birds, small mammals, reptiles, and even house cats and dogs.
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Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
19 Sep. 2025
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
8 June 2026
But the feral ones steer clear of humans, while the former house cats have roughly 10,000 students to spread their affection.
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Jane Arraf,
NPR,
10 Feb. 2026
And, like most native birds and mammals, marmots are on the menu of house cats, too.
—
Steven Sullivan,
The Conversation,
26 Jan. 2026
But beside possible starvation, many other dangers threaten house cats when out in the wild.
—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Nov. 2025
The Burmese python is a nonvenomous predator and has exhibited an appetite for birds, small mammals, reptiles, and even house cats and dogs.
—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for house cats
Noun
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The sheriff said animal control officers are visiting the property three days a week and have found that the remaining dogs, as well as other animals, including cats and birds, appear to be receiving proper care.
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But that plan could be upended if his daughters ever meet Swift's cats Meredith, Benjamin and Olivia.
Noun
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Every wedding, every cherry blossom season in Japan, every birth, reactor accidents too, swarms of insects, kittens playing with woolen balls, people disfigured by war, palm trees at sunset—five billion photos a day.
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Henry’s Animal Campus at 351 Hillshire Drive is also at capacity with 56 cats and kittens, and 250 large breed dogs.
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“House cats.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/house%20cats. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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