WILLIAMSPORT, Pennsylvania: "Blue-eyed fun-loving fireball into running and climbing; chatty, very affectionate, extremely cute. Seeks playmate and companion. Must love cats."

NEUHERBERG, Germany: You may want to keep your baby away from Mr. Whiskers for now.

JERUSALEM, Israel: A man got more than he bargained for when he cuddled his pet cat one night in bed - only to discover it was in fact a leopard.

Authorities have warned the number of leopards approaching and even attacking humans is on the increase, especially in countries such as India.

SAN DIEGO, California: Limited edition, a one-year warranty and a 12-month wait - the new designer 'super breed' Ashera might just make your tabby obsolete.

HENDERSONVILLE, North Carolina: A cat has emerged just a little worse for wear after spending 35 days locked in a shipping container without food or water.

'China' the cat was apparently locked in the container just before it left Shanghai on April 3, according to the BBC.

JAVA, Indonesia: Rare, exotic, $40 a cup - and brewed from cat's droppings. Would you like a cup of Luwak coffee?

Yet this evil-sounding brew is not quite what it seems. According to Fox News, 'kopi luwak' is made in Indonesia from coffee beans excreted by native palm civet cats (or luwaks).

MADABA, Jordan: A cat nursing four kittens has stunned observers by adopting seven baby birds into its litter.

The feline, from Madaba (a city lying just south of Amman in Jordan), accepted the seven chicken chicks into its own family after the baby avians lost their own mother hen a month ago, according to news.com.au.

NEW BRUNSWICK, Canada: A woman has unwittingly carried a stowaway more than 870 miles after her intrepid family feline hid in her luggage while she was packing for an airline trip.

SURREY, England: Authorities are outraged after a cat narrowly escaped death when shot with a crossbow bolt - for the second time in three months.

Unlucky feline Pepsi was found by his owners with a blue crossbow bolt protruding from both sides of his chest, which punctured a lung and narrowly missed his heart.

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah: Air travellers witnessed a take-off of a different kind recently when a travel-weary cat escaped its cage and left a trail of mayhem.

A man who had decided to take his cat with him on a trip was asked to remove the feline from its travel crate so the container could be x-rayed without the animal being irradiated, according to the Deseret Morning News.