Let Figarro be your family’s next feline friend!

Karma is a domestic short-haired buff and white large male kitty.

Our dogs are often as fat as we are, according to the Association for Pet Obesity Prevention. Family cats can look like furry ottomans. At Tufts University, they've set up an obesity clinic at the vet school.

Found on freeway, Firebird fit for a new home

NEW YORK (AP) — They frolic in empty boxes and stick their heads under faucet streams of water. They dance on tippy toes and fly through the air with Pop-Tarts. They play piano wearing little frocks and get tickled to distraction to the delight of millions on YouTube.

A handsome and charming young man with an extraordinary blue-gray fur coat, 1-year-old Blue loves to snuggle – and is quite the kitten comedian!

The photographs don’t do this handsome, short-haired, black-and-white adult male justice.

Travel for humans during holidays is tough enough: Long lines, crowds everywhere, extra bags full of presents. Throw a pet in the mix, and it’s a recipe for disaster.

LOS ANGELES — Travel for humans during holidays is tough enough: Long lines, crowds everywhere, extra bags full of presents. Throw a pet in the mix, and it's a recipe for disaster.

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Tom Hanks wants to be one of the Wright brothers in his next life. Halle Berry and Ben Whishaw would like to come back in feline form. Susan Sarandon wants to remain a woman, and she'd like a great set of singing pipes.

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has declared Oct. 21-27 Cat Week, but we can honor our feline family members all year by following these tips:

You’ve heard of lap dogs? Well, Iggy is the perfect lap cat. This 4-year-old feline loves to snuggle with his human companion as he drifts off to sleep. Any anything you can do to help him doze – give him some chin scratches, belly rubs, lots of petting – he will greatly appreciate.

Jake is a big lap cat who likes to sit on a comfortable perch at a distance and observe people and other pets. He is very particular about some other cats, especially kittens, and participating in pet and human activities. When in a lively mood he will play with toys and other feline friends and enjoys sitting on your lap to enjoy a nap. He would love to have all the attention from a human companion and desperately needs a fur-ever home.

LOS ANGELES- Karen Nichols wanted a life unchained to the monotony of twice-daily dog walks, so she got herself three cats. But she still strolls the neighborhood on nice days - with her cat Skeezix.

A cat with a mustache? That’s the distinctive Nico, a 4-year-old black and white feline that AZ RESCUE says is “full of mystery, intrigue, and a whole lot of mischief!” But that mischief can sometimes work to your advantage for Nico is a skilled bug hunter who can catch a fly faster than the stickiest spider web.

A Mesa neighborhood is on alert after someone has been mutilating cats and dumping them in the area.

MINNEAPOLIS — Warning: This is a story about online cat videos. If you're among the seemingly tiny minority of the general population not interested in watching a 1-minute clip of a cat in a T-shirt pounding on a keyboard, then move along.

LOS ANGELES — Could your dog or cat be a southpaw?

Vanna, a beautiful, 11-year-old domestic short-haired “Torbie” cat, was adopted many years ago but found herself homeless again when her adoptive parents turned her in to another shelter. Luckily for Vanna she wasn’t euthanized; her microchip saved her life as Friends for Life Animal Rescue picked her up and brought her back to Gilbert. Since then, sweet Vanna has been waiting over a year and a half to find a new home, where she will be welcomed as part of the family as she lives out her golden years.

With her golden-brown eyes and fluffed out tail, 5-year-old Sophia is a true glamourpuss. She loves to have her gorgeous coat brushed – especially while lying on top of your chest on the couch, purring and kneading her paws.

If you’re a dog lover and owner, you know the place.

Imagine how confused you’d be if you suddenly found yourself alone in a moving van a couple of states and a thousand miles away. That’s how Arizona Friends for Life Animal Rescue found Tulsa, a beautiful domestic, short-haired gray adult female cat. The moving van she was in came from Oklahoma and attempts were made to find her family, but sadly, the search was unsuccessful.

Chloe, a 4-year-old Himalayan, was meant to be a star. That gorgeous flowing mane. Stunning blue eyes. She is the picture of feline sophistication. But spend some time with her, and you’ll discover the silly cat underneath the glamour.