10 Reasons Why Cats Will Rule the World (or already do)

10. Look at those little feet!

9. “How to Tell if Your Cat is Plotting to Kill You” was a #1 New York Times Bestseller. If that many people can’t tell what cats are up to, we are surely doomed.

8. Look at that face!

7. Cats are psychic (or at least cat owners think they are, which means they’ve already won)!

6. Do you think cats have actually forgotten what it was like in ancient Egypt? I don’t think so!

5. Nine lives vs. one: it’s simple math.

4. Cats are better than dogs (at least, from an evolutionary perspective).

3. They’re awake when we sleep, and oh, how vulnerable we are when we sleep!

2. Look at those tails!

1. It’s science: Felines are the planet’s most successful survivors.

Today, give your cat overlord an extra scoop of kibble or a second can of tuna and hope they remember your charity when the time comes.