Maritime Hashtag Minute – Sunday 10th August 2025

Each week, Ben Hopkinson looks back at what’s happened the past 7 days and what was trending on Twitter with the Maritime Hashtag Minute. This week’s #MaritimeHashtagMinute was #InternationalCatDay, created in 2002 by the International Fund for Animal Welfare, it's a day to raise awareness for cats and learn about ways to help and protect them. View the Tweets below:

We currently have over 160 cats on the hunt for their forever home. That's a lot of cats! 🐈

Meet some of the cats who have been waiting the longest for a home this #InternationalCatDay... 🧵 pic.twitter.com/oZjbUavBo7

— Blue Cross UK (@The_Blue_Cross) August 8, 2025

🐾 Happy #InternationalCatDay, friends! 🐾

Cats gift us a lifetime of love, purrs, and companionship. 💛
Today, let’s raise a cheer for all who rescue, protect, and care for our feline friends — you make the world a kinder place

Happy #InternationalCatDay friends pic.twitter.com/YOngu7WlYl

— George The Stourbridge Junction Station Cat (@TheStourbridge) August 8, 2025

This #InternationalCatDay, we’re celebrating how we’re making life better for cats, because life is better with cats. Since the last International Cat Day, we’ve helped 157,000 cats (that’s an average of 525 cats a day!) through rehoming, neutering, reuniting and microchipping 💜 pic.twitter.com/jp7Q56e5Ig

— Cats Protection (@CatsProtection) August 8, 2025

Happy #InternationalCatDay to Zia.

She was told she's very beautiful and posh by the vet this week, but is determined not to let that go to her head. 😻
Won't get out of bed for less than 10 Dreamies. 😽 pic.twitter.com/iljB2xkWBU

— BadlyWiredLamp (@badly_wired) August 8, 2025

A house is not a home without a cat. Happy #InternationalCatDay to my four furbabies 🐾♥️#pawsneedclaws #AdoptDontShop #CatsOfTwitter #catmom

Lucy, Joey, Sylvie, Kally pic.twitter.com/XjW527q6jY

— Lisa 🇨🇦 ☀️ (@Arvanna34) August 8, 2025

#InternationalCatDay
Today we’re celebrating the magic, mischief, and unconditional love that our felines bring to our lives.
Keep an eye on our social media for cats looking for their forever homes, or visit https://t.co/J7FmiFZT4k
Let’s end animal suffering in South Bucks. pic.twitter.com/3z7UNo4hjy

— RSPCA South Bucks (@RSPCASouthBucks) August 8, 2025

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