British Pathé

Synopsis: Newsreel footage shows a houseful of cats in Thornton Heath. We also see a cat from Wimbledon with its own “elevator”.

Reality Cats: The first home visited is that of the Morley sisters in Thornton Heath who take in and feed cats. This is in appreciation of one cat’s meowing warning them about an impending bomb during the Blitz.

The cats are seen all over the house, sitting on just about every piece of furniture.

Next we visit the home of Mrs. Bob Shepherd of Wimbledon and watch as her long-haired tabby cat, Tinker, gets in and out of the house by means of a basket she lowers to the ground for him.

Final Mewsings: Cats appreciate appreciation.

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