International Cat Day 2017 (otherwise known as weekdays, Saturday and most Sundays)

Simon McCarthy
Updated June 30 2018 - 5:16pm, first published August 8 2017 - 10:31am
International Cat Day (otherwise known as weekdays, Saturday and most Sundays). Photo: freeimages.com.
International Cat Day (otherwise known as weekdays, Saturday and most Sundays). Photo: freeimages.com.

August 8 is the day – nay, the institution; the timeless tradition even (est. 2002) – when the world sets aside 24 hours for “recognition and veneration of one of humanity’s oldest and most beloved pets”, while they sit in the corner with effortless contempt and moderate indifference.

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Simon McCarthy

Simon McCarthy

Journalist, Newcastle Herald

Simon McCarthy is a journalist working at the Newcastle Herald in NSW. He writes news and features, and produces video and multimedia, for the Herald and Herald Weekender magazine. He contributes regularly to the Newcastle Herald’s daily Topics column, and is the co-creator and producer of the Toohey’s News podcast. McCarthy has worked as a journalist in regional NSW since 2013. He joined the newsroom of the Newcastle Herald in 2017 from the Northern Daily Leader in Tamworth where he worked from 2015 to 2016.

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