Furry Blanket Sunday Selfie and Animal Rights Day

 Happy Sunday 😻

Enjoying my Easy Sunday on my furry blanket on the bed. The blanket is not made of fur - Mum is an animal rights activist and vegan so of course, she wouldn't allow it. It's a furry blanket because just look at how it's covered in my own beautiful fur. Mum brushes the fur from the blanket every day and also grooms me every day but at this time of year my fur falls out a lot. Mum's own hair falls out too.

Mum forgot that it was National Animal Rights Day today. Her head as you know has been all over the place lately. However, every day should be for the animals, shouldn't it? Especially for us felines.

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National Animal Rights Day

Established by the non-profit Our Planet. Theirs Too. in 2011, The National Animal Rights Day (NARD) is an annual day observed in a growing number of countries around the world, on the first Sunday in June, for the purpose of giving a voice to all animals and raising awareness for their rights. It's "Memorial Day" and "Independence Day" for the animals, combined.

On this day, special NARD events are held in major cities around the world, to Commemorate the billions of animals who die every year by human hands, Educate the public about the cruelty-free, plant-based alternatives, and Celebrate the progress that is being made towards ending the suffering of animals. This Day will continue to be observed until all animals are free from enslavement and their rights are established and protected by law.

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Friendly Fill-Ins 

We are joining the Friendly Fill-Ins blog hop, hosted by 15andmeowing and Four-Legged Furballs.

1. ___________________ creep me out. 

2. I could use a refresher class in __________________. 

3. Life would be much simpler if _________. 

4. I would like to _________, but first I have to _________.

MARIE

1. Insects, especially spiders, creep me out. 

2. I could use a refresher class in driving. Because of my anxiety, I haven't driven anywhere in years.

3. Life would be much simpler if people weren't so bloody selfish. 

4. I would like to do a lot of things, but first I have to sort myself out.

ATHENA

1. The carrier creeps me out. 

2. I could use a refresher class in nothing really. 

3. Life would be much simpler if humans weren't cruel. 

4. I would like to be on the cover of a magazine, but first I have to be famous. I am on the cover of two of Mum's books though, so that's much better, isn't it?

Friendly Fill-Ins is hosted by Four-Legged Furballs and 

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Sunday Selfies

Moving Whiskers #whiskerswednesday

 Happy Whiskers Wednesday 😻

As you can see, I have two photos of my lovely whiskers to show you today. I am yawning in the second photo and I just love how my whiskers have moved to the front of my face (pointing forwards).

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World Day For Laboratory Animals is on Saturday, 24 April

We are against animal testing and Mum always takes care to buy products that haven't been tested on animals by checking to see that they are Leaping Bunny certified.

"Since 1996, the Leaping Bunny Program, operated by the Coalition for Consumer Information on Cosmetics in the US and Canada, has been connecting compassionate consumers to cruelty-free companies under its Corporate Standard of Compassion for Animals. Companies must pledge to end animal testing at all stages of product development in addition to recommitting to the program annually and being open to third-party audits."

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Sunday Selfie: Purring for a Cruelty-Free World #BtC4A

The above photo is from my mum's blog and is for a post she wrote for Blog the Change for Animals

Here is my selfie for the Sunday Selfies Blog Hop, hosted by The Cat on my Head.

We are also joining McGuffy's Reader and 15andMeowing for the Friendly Fill-Ins, which they co-host every Friday.

Friendly Fill-Ins. 
1.___________________keeps me _____________________.

2. _____________________is the secret to _______________________.
3. A friend                             .

4. Right now, I am thankful                          .

Athena's answers:
1.Sleeping on Mum keeps me warm.
2.Scratching the wallpaper is the secret to getting Mum to do what I want.
3. A friend is my mum.
4. Right now I'm thankful the sun is shining at last!

Marie's answers:
1. Napping with Athena in the afternoon keeps me sane! 
2. Sharing your life with an animal is the secret to a happy and rewarding life. 
3.A friend who will stick by you no matter what is a blessing.
4. Right now, I am thankful that I'm no longer drinking. Recently, I'd been relying a bit too much on alcohol to get me through some stressful times, but I've been there before and it doesn't solve anything.