Aug. 2, 2010
Abraham Lincoln was a cat lover
“Sixteenth U.S. president Abraham Lincoln spent so many hours playing with his pets that when she was asked if her husband had any hobbies, Mary Todd Lincoln said “cats.” In addition to caring for orphaned kittens, the Lincolns kept a dog, horse, goats, and rabbits. Lincoln even spared the life of a Thanksgiving turkey at his son’s request. On the subject of felines, Lincoln is quoted as saying: “No matter how much the cats fight, there always seem to be plenty of kittens.”
More famous cat lovers at “Famous Cat Lovers: Quotations about Cats from Renowned Ailurophiles”.
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