You’ve probably seen the images by now: last weekend, when the city of Brussel was on lockdown due to an elevated terror threat, Belgians flooded Twitter with images of cats, using the hashtag #BrusselsLockdown. The meme began Sunday night, when Belgian police asked the public to not share police movements on social media. The goal was silence – but in response, Belgians started flooding Twitter with picture of cats. Some say it was an effort to lighten the mood and show solidarity in a frightening situation, but Canadian news outlet CBC explains that there was more to it: by flooding Twitter with the hashtag, they essentially created a “needle in the haystack” situation so that if anyone had violated the silence, it would have been completely ineffective. For a more in depth explanation, visit CBCNews.ca. For a sample of #BrusselsLockdown cat tweets, visit Time.com.
If you missed any of the stories featured on the Conscious Cat this week, here’s a recap: on Sunday, I shared my annual Thanksgiving ABC’s, on Monday, we offered some tips on how to reduce stress for your cats during the Thanksgiving holiday, on Tuesday, we reviewed two innovative furniture protector scratchers from Kool Kitty Toys, on Thursday, we celebrated Thanksgiving, and on Friday, we featured some adorable black and white bathroom cat accessories. And don’t forget to enter our giveaway for a Cat Pop Up Tent from SansBug.
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Image via Time.com /Twitter user @m_albania
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