Cats That Look Like Hitler!
Cats That Look Like Hitler! is a satirical website featuring photographs of cats resembling Adolf Hitler, dictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945. Such cats are often referred to as on the Internet. The majority of the cats are piebald, with a large black splotch underneath their noses, much like the dictator's toothbrush moustache, and other features that suggest a typically stern expression. Some have diagonal black patches on their heads resembling Hitler's fringe. The site was founded by Koos Plegt and Paul Neve in 2006 and became widely known after being featured on several television programmes across Europe and Australia. The site was later run only by Neve. By February 2013 he had approved photographs of over 7,500 cats. The website has not been updated since April 2014.
In popular culture
Cats are a popular staple of Internet culture, and Cats That Look Like Hitler! can be considered an offshoot of a broader cultural fascination with cats on the Internet. Stephen Colbert mentioned the site on The Colbert Report in July 2010.The Times writer Ben Machell has interviewed the owners of sensational cats such as those on the site.