An exploration of the cat culture in Japan features the Maneki Neko, or "Beckoning Cat"; cat cafés; custom designs for homes; Tama, the train-station master; Tashirojima, aka Cat Island; and a shelter for rescued cats, including ones left behind after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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Florida golfers help cats that live around the course; a Baltimore cat show features house cats and purebreds alike.

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Must Love Cats goes to England! Cheshire Cats, famous pub kitties, the world's loudest cat, and a pet that somehow traveled hundreds of miles from home. While there, John meets the kitty that holds the Guinness record for the loudest cat purr.


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A trip to New York's Hamptons to meet a personal chef for cats. Also: a fashion designer for cats in New Jersey; a cat that needed a kidney transplant.

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An Oregon woman who taught her cats how to swim; a San Francisco woman who designs jewelry using her cat's fur; a visit to a cat hotel in Los Angeles.

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A kindergarten for kittens; software applications for cats; how cats survive falls from considerable heights; cats that help prison inmates.

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