On the Internet, they are bigger than Megan Fox, Jessica Alba, and other comic book-turned-movie hotties combined. They are a full blown pop-culture craze. Followed on Twitter, their photos and videos are clicked, and emailed thousands upon thousands times a day. They have already become part of our daily lives and just like favorite tv show, they are our go-to for entertainment. Americans spend an estimated $43 billion a year on the pet mega-industry, so we are obviously interested in them. But what the hell is it about cats? 
And why more than dogs? This phenomena sweeping the Internet isn’t just about animals in general, more often than not, it seems it's about cats. As if they were sent from the Internet gods as the purrfect specimen to record, (Insert crazed voice) cats breed obsession within us like hot Petri dishes dying for more furballs. Okay, yes we like to watch animals doing smart things and we are very impressed because the more they act like us, the more we can relate to them. And consequentially, cats have the reputation of being one the brightest (coincidence or master plan?) animals out there. On the other hand, we are made a little uncomfortable if they are too much like us (see: my dislike for monkeys, especially because of their hands). Kitties (Kittehs, to LOLcat-ers) are not only mildly human-like, but they are even better than people because they are more like really cute, furry babies. And cute, furry babies always win over furry adults.
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