mean you’re mad, sad or anxious. That’s according to researchers at UCLA, who analyzed more than 500 pet owners and found nothing to support the long-held “crazy cat lady” stereotype.

Today, art and merchandise designed to joyfully rebrand the cat lady is a mere Google search away. Etsy is awash with the stuff, and companies like Mad Old Cat Lady proudly embrace and subvert imagery ...

SHELLEY AND CHRIS WILL TURN THEM ON THEIR TAILS FASTER THAN A CAT CHASING THEIRS. SO CRAZY CAT LADY IS A COMPLIMENT. YES, DEFINITELY. IT’S NOT JUST A BRAND, IT’S A LIFESTYLE. ABSOLUTELY CRAZY.

“A lot of people refer to me as the “mad cat lady”, but there a are a lot of us cat ladies around Townsville.” Self confessed crazy cat lady Wendy Slatter with her Munchkin cat called ...