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People are falling in love with a cat so chaotic the entire town has to track his antics

His name is Mischief, and he certainly lives up to it.

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People can't get enough of his feline shenanigans.

Sure, we love a sweet, cuddly, docile kitty. But real cat stans appreciate the pure and utter chaos that felines can bring to the table. They’re the embodiment of “I do what I want,” which often makes them incredibly entertaining.

And perhaps no cat knows this better than a tuxedo cat named Mischief, aptly named that way for the antics he’s conjured up all across Plymouth, a city in England. In a viral TikTok video that’s already racked up over 7.6 million views, Amii (@amii.illustrates) explains that things have gotten so out of hand that Plymouth locals “have set up a Facebook page to keep track of him.”

Amii first shows a map where folks have pinned Mischief sightings. It’s quite impressive just how far his adventures have taken him across the city—many spots are miles apart.

Amii then shares photos of spots Mischief has been known to pull some shenanigans, from interrupting classes to disrupting sports games to “buying a vape” and “gambling” in a casino apparently. While Mischief clearly doesn’t oppose any of the local haunts, his favorite thing to do seems to be “breaking” into people’s homes.

@amii.illustrates Mischief causing mischief 😩 I swear I always see him around my back garden so I have NO IDEA how he finds the time for all of this?? Or how he gets around?? *EDIT* he officially has TikTok!!! @Mischief's Adventures in Plym #fyp #mischiefthecat #funnycat #catsoftiktok #plymouth #lol #funny #funnyvideo #tuxedocat #funnyanimals ♬ Funny - Gold-Tiger

Amii herself wrote, “I swear I always see him around my back garden so I have NO IDEA how he finds the time for all of this?? Or how he gets around??” in her video’s caption.

Luckily, a photo showing Mischief in a cargo van offered a clue as to how this car gets around to so many places. He’s part feline, part hitch hiker.

“I also heard that he broke into Plymouth Naval Base twice,” said Amii.

But let it be known—this troublemaking feline does in fact have a home to return to after galavanting around. According to Plymouth Live, Mischief—along with his sibling, Chaos—belong to Tonie Blackmore, who admitted that “I have to ground him sometimes when he goes too far, I have to remind him he has a home.” However, this does cause him to get a bit “salty.”

As of March 5, the Mischief’s adventures in Plymouth Facebook has officially closed due to privacy concerns, meaning that Blackmore might not have folks keeping tabs on Mischief in the same way. But so far, this ne’er do well kitty has always managed to find his way back home. And hopefully the community of cat watchers stays together in other ways to take care of the little fella. It sounds like no matter where he wanders, he is cared for.

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Cat who refuses to eat wet food without a side salad has people 'warning' owner

"Next thing you know he’ll be demanding oat milk in his latte."

With permission from Dina Moeller/Instagram

Shaggy has to have his greens with his meal.

Cats have a reputation for being fickle little weirdos, and for good reason. Perhaps your Persian wakes you up every morning by affectionately chewing on your hair. Maybe your tabby has a pet almond that he carries around like a security blanket. Maybe your Maine Coon likes to sleep with his face buried in your shoe.

Since finickiness is an innate feline trait, it shouldn't surprise us to hear about a kitty's particular peculiarity, but it often does. because just when we think we've heard all of the strange things that cats do, someone shares a new one that makes us laugh, scratch our heads and say, "Huh?!"

For instance, meet Shaggy, the cat who won't eat his wet food unless it's accompanied by a side salad.

"Side salad" is not some cute nickname for a kitty treat, by the way—we're talking about a literal salad on an actual salad plate, human being-style.

Witness:

@the_shags2021

#blackcat #housepanthers #funnycat #spoiledcat #pickycat #catseating #healthyeating #becausecats #salads #catsareweird

Shaggy's owner, Dina Moeller, tells Upworthy that he started off life as a feral cat. Now here he is living the bougie life, full-on expecting a fancy, multi-course meal.

The good people of the internet, of course, have had a heyday in the comments, "warning" Moeller about this behavior.

"Actually cats shouldn’t eat sides of salad," wrote one person. "They should not because, long term the cat will end up expecting a candle lit table with a glass of wine and live smooth jazz. You need to be more careful."

"You shouldn’t feed your cats salads," wrote another. "If you do, they may end up becoming baddies and making gym girl/bro thirst trap videos on IG before moving on to becoming health gurus who are only licensed by YTube 😂."

"Don’t do this!! The cat will ingest iron from the leafy greens, become too strong, and take over your entire family (and then the world) 😔," cautioned another.

"Next thing you know he’ll be demanding oat milk in his latte," added another.

Many people joked about Shaggy requesting a wine list and cleansing his palette, while other cat owners chimed in to commiserate with their own kittys' quirks:

"My black cat prefers to drink hot water (not warm), which I have to leave for him on the side of the bathtub every morning. I have no idea how we got there either 😂," shared one person.

"My cat won't eat the dry food if she's not there to see it poured," shared another. "This is fun at 4:30am."

"I have to sit with Tiki while he is eating his wet food and the entire house must be silent. I sneezed during his dinner the other night and ruined his whole meal 😂," shared another.

Many people suggested that Shaggy might have "whisker fatigue" from using the bowl for his wet food and suggested putting it on a flat plate like the salad.

But as Moeller's showed in another video, the whiskers do not appear to be the issue, as Shaggy will go to the fridge and shove his entire face, whiskers and all, into the bag of salad.

@the_shags2021

#catsareweird #blackcats #funnycat #spoiledcat #healthyeating #becausecats #housepanthers ##catsarelife #whiskerfatigue #saladcat #catseating

But it's not just salad that Shaggy craves.

"He steals all my food," Moeller tells Upworthy. "Bagels out of the toaster, fights me for muffins or scones, tries to get cookies out of containers or wrappings! Nothing is safe from his appetite!"

While it's not great for cats to eat too much human food, Moeller has discussed Shaggy's habit with her vet and is cautious about what kind and how much people food he gets. There's only so much you can do with a cat's unique quirks, though—and Shaggy's got plenty of them.

"He’s kind of a cat’s cat and a bit of a punk," says Moeller. "Doesn’t listen. Nothing scares him when he’s determined to do something good, bad or unsafe. Eats the plants when he wants to annoy me or get my attention. He gives me a hard time when I work at my desk past 6:30pm."

Shaggy is quite the talker, too, having "conversations" with Moeller. "He likes to hide behind behind the shower curtain in the bathroom when I’m in there," Moeller adds. "When I call his name and wonder out loud where he is, he will burst out from under it as if to say, 'Here I am!'"

Here's to our cats and all their quirky quirks. You can follow Shaggy on Instagram and TikTok.

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Man who never had a pet before found the most adorable best friend in a rescue kitty

His cat even has a carrying pouch so she can go on errands.

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Man finds adorable best friend after never having a pet

Not everyone gets to grow up with pets so they don't get the first hand knowledge of how it feels to love an animal. Sure, they may have experience with friends' or family members' pets but that's not the same as caring for one under your own roof. The memories and mini serotonin boosts you get when pets snuggle up to you on a hard day are missed by those who never own a pet.

Up until recently, Caleb had been in the "never had a pet" camp, then one day he found a tiny little kitten. He knew when he saw how little and helpless she was that he just had to rescue the sweet baby.

"I was walking home and I looked down and there was this little kitten," Caleb told The Dodo. "I feel chosen, this is my first pet."

He named the itty bitty kitty, Nala Jaye and takes her everywhere he possibly can.

Caleb put Nala on a leash to take her out on walks but when he wants to keep her close, the new cat dad wears a little cat pouch. Just a sling of sorts to keep the kitten tucked away as he takes her with him to run errands. The pair do everything together, she even supervises him brushing his teeth. It's clear the duo are quickly becoming best friends, Caleb sings to her, they dance together and she hangs out on his shoulder like a parrot.

"This is a house cat. We will not be outside unless she's on my shoulder like this or strapped to a harness," Caleb says.

So glad to see a new pet parent blossom. Nala Jaye is one lucky rescue kitty.

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Owner of 'cat burglar' is forced to own up to her kitty's obsession with criminal activity

She keeps a box outside with a note inviting neighbors to find their stolen stuff.

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Cat won't stop breaking into people's homes to steal

Everyone knows that cats are interesting pets to own. Or maybe I should say live with because there doesn't seem to be any "owning" cats. They do what they want, whenever they feel like it and lucky for their human roommates, they're essentially born litter box trained.

As long as you scoop their poop, give them exactly 2.5 strokes on their heads at a 45 degree angle every fortnight, and keep them from ever seeing the bottom of their food bowl...they'll let you play owner. The second you deviate from their reasonable expectation of living conditions, they'll bite you. Given that cats do what they want no matter what their human says, it makes perfect sense that one woman found herself giving in to her cat's daily burglaries.

Cleo is a domestic black cat that has taken it upon himself to break into people's houses and cars to remove items he wants for himself.

Does a cat need expensive shape wear? No, because they don't wear clothes, but if you ask Cleo, he might just have plans to wear that cute dress he stole the week before. But the mischievous cat didn't always steal other people's belongings. Jean Weeks, the cat's human explained that he didn't start confiscating other people's belongings until they went on vacation.

"This summer we were traveling and he got pretty crazy about stealing," Weeks tells KNS 5. "A couple of the neighbors have told me that he's climbed into their house through their window."

Nothing seems to deter the furry thief, either. He's been caught on video, he's been scolded and even had a visit to the big house (aka the vet's office), to no avail. Now his human has a box of shame she keeps all of the things Cleo has collected inside so the neighbor's can stop by and get their stuff.

Check out the culprit below:

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