{"id":1317,"date":"2015-06-02T08:05:53","date_gmt":"2015-06-02T08:05:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zookie.com.au\/?page_id=1317"},"modified":"2024-01-05T09:52:05","modified_gmt":"2024-01-05T09:52:05","slug":"hurray-for-hug-your-cat-day","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.zookie.com.au\/pawesome\/news\/hurray-for-hug-your-cat-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Hurray for Hug Your Cat Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"news\">\n<p class=\"txt\"><a name=\"OLE_LINK9\"><\/a>Hugs create happiness and we bet that Hug Your Cat Day will lead to lots of happy kitties and cat owners.<\/p>\n<p class=\"txt\">Despite being a little bit crazy, <strong>the purpose of National Hug Your Cat Day is to remind pet owners (and people in general) of the benefits of owning a cat<\/strong>. Studies have shown that our feline friends can help decrease blood pressure and stress.<\/p>\n<p class=\"txt\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"__mcenew\" src=\"\/media\/3678\/004.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"655\" height=\"434\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-722 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zookie.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/004-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zookie.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/004-3.jpg 655w, https:\/\/www.zookie.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/004-3-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 655px) 100vw, 655px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"txt\"><strong>National Hug Your Cat Day encourages cat owners to give their cat a cuddle<\/strong>. If you don\u2019t own a cat, ask a pal if you can give their puss a hug (Be careful though, some cats can take offence to being hugged by a stranger!).<\/p>\n<p class=\"txt\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"__mcenew\" src=\"\/media\/3675\/002.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"655\" height=\"434\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-721 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zookie.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/002-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zookie.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/002-3.jpg 655w, https:\/\/www.zookie.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/002-3-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 655px) 100vw, 655px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"txt\">Need another reason to give your cat a hug?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The more love and affection you show your cat, the more you\u2019ll get in return. Win-Win!<\/li>\n<li>Cosying up with your cat can <strong>boost your feel-good endorphins<\/strong>, leaving you feeling on top of the world.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"txt\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"__mcenew\" src=\"\/media\/3676\/005.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"655\" height=\"437\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-720 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zookie.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/005-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zookie.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/005-2.jpg 655w, https:\/\/www.zookie.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/005-2-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 655px) 100vw, 655px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It\u2019s not all about you\u2014cats have a highly developed sense of touch and a cuddle from their owner will make them feel super special.<\/li>\n<li>Stress less; forget the spa, <strong>snuggling up to your kitty can help release stress<\/strong> and calm your nerves and it\u2019s free!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"txt\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"__mcenew\" src=\"\/media\/3677\/003.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"655\" height=\"434\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-719 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zookie.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/003-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zookie.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/003-3.jpg 655w, https:\/\/www.zookie.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/003-3-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 655px) 100vw, 655px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lavishing your cat with hugs helps to <strong>reinforce positive behaviour<\/strong>. It can help your kitty become more social, loving and may even prevent them from developing aggressive behaviour.<\/li>\n<li>Scientific studies have shown that <strong>the sonic frequency of a cat\u2019s purr can help alleviate pain and speed up healing<\/strong>. Holding a purring cat can bring health benefits.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"txt\">Make every day a cat-hugging day; You&#8217;ll feel less stressed and your kitty will feel <em>very<\/em> loved!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hugs create happiness and we bet that Hug Your Cat Day will lead to lots of happy kitties and cat owners. Despite being a little bit crazy, the purpose of National Hug Your Cat Day is to remind pet owners (and people in general) of the benefits of owning a cat. Studies have shown that &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zookie.com.au\/pawesome\/news\/hurray-for-hug-your-cat-day\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Hurray for Hug Your Cat Day&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":723,"parent":1076,"menu_order":268,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"sub-sub-details-page.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zookie.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1317"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zookie.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zookie.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zookie.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zookie.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1317"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.zookie.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1317\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4264,"href":"https:\/\/www.zookie.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1317\/revisions\/4264"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zookie.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1076"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zookie.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/723"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zookie.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1317"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}