{"id":12599,"date":"2025-02-15T20:47:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-15T15:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zaanews.in\/?p=12599"},"modified":"2025-04-24T20:44:00","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T15:14:00","slug":"at-these-locations-around-the-world-cats-are-the-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zaanews.in\/index.php\/2025\/02\/15\/at-these-locations-around-the-world-cats-are-the-star\/","title":{"rendered":"At these locations around the world, cats are the star"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Cats have a special way of capturing hearts everywhere. Here are some spots around the world where they\u2019re especially celebrated:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"447\" height=\"294\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zaanews.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-5.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zaanews.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-5.png 447w, https:\/\/www.zaanews.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-5-300x197.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 447px) 100vw, 447px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Cat Island (Tashirojima), Japan<\/strong> &#8211; Known for its large population of stray cats, this island is a haven for feline lovers. The cats are cared for by locals and visitors, and there are even cat-themed accommodations.<\/li><li><strong>Aoshima Island, Japan<\/strong> &#8211; Another &#8220;Cat Island,&#8221; this place is famous for its high cat-to-human ratio. The cats roam freely and are a major attraction.<\/li><li><strong>Istanbul, Turkey<\/strong> &#8211; Cats are a beloved part of the city&#8217;s culture. You\u2019ll find them roaming the streets, cafes, and even on public transport, and they\u2019re often treated with great care and affection by the locals.<\/li><li><strong>Paris, France<\/strong> &#8211; The city&#8217;s love for cats is evident in various cafes and boutiques dedicated to them. The &#8220;Le Chat Bott\u00e9&#8221; (Puss in Boots) statue and the many cat-themed spots around Paris celebrate their feline charm.<\/li><li><strong>Rome, Italy<\/strong> &#8211; The Largo di Torre Argentina area in Rome is home to a cat sanctuary that cares for the many stray cats living in the ruins.<\/li><li><strong>New York City, USA<\/strong> &#8211; With a number of cat cafes and even a dedicated &#8220;cat district&#8221; in the Lower East Side, NYC has a thriving cat culture.<\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cats have a special way of capturing hearts everywhere. Here are some spots around the world where they\u2019re especially celebrated: Cat Island (Tashirojima), Japan &#8211; Known for its large population of stray cats, this island is a haven for feline lovers. The cats are cared for by locals and visitors, and there are even cat-themed &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12600,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[16121,16128,16125,16124,16129,16120,16123,16130,16127,16122,16126],"class_list":["post-12599","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lifestyle-news","tag-aoshima-island-cats","tag-cat-cafes-paris","tag-cat-islands","tag-cat-islands-japan","tag-cat-friendly-destinations","tag-cats-of-istanbul","tag-feline-tourism","tag-new-york-city-cat-culture","tag-rome-cat-sanctuary","tag-tashirojima-cats","tag-travel-with-cats"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zaanews.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12599"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zaanews.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zaanews.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zaanews.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zaanews.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12599"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.zaanews.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12599\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12601,"href":"https:\/\/www.zaanews.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12599\/revisions\/12601"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zaanews.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12600"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zaanews.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12599"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zaanews.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12599"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zaanews.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12599"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}