Any cat owner can tell you that their cats rule the house and they’re just the peasants meekly serving their royal majesty. So it shouldn’t come as a surprise that many cats exhibit the same type of behavior as regal kings and queens.

Being bossed around by a cat and serving them food just so you can clean up after them afterwards as your reward might seem like a harsh life, but it’s one many cat owners deliberately choose. That’s probably why so many people question the sanity of cat owners in the first place.

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