--- title: Man Calls 911 About Cat Acting Aggressive, Hormonal description: Stamford man called the police, has four hour standoff with his cat canonical: https://time.com/3910954/cat-911-call/ author: Olivia B. 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Waxman Staff Writer Jun 5, 2015 6:48 PM UTC A Connecticut man called 911 Tuesday at 1:30 in the morning because he said his cat bit his leg and drove him out of the house. Mohammed Lokman [told the operator](http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2015/06/04/911-stamford-cat/) that he and his wife were forced to sit outside in their car for about four hours because the cat was guarding the entrance of their Stamford home, [CBS2 reports](http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2015/06/04/911-stamford-cat/). Police advised the couple to give the cat distance, and eventually the two were able to go back inside. The ferocious feline had apparently just had a kitten, so local animal control representatives thought it was just being overprotective. Last spring, a Portland, Ore. family called 911 after their approximately 20-pound cat Lux [charged](http://time.com/20197/crazed-pet-cat-holds-family-hostage-and-forces-them-to-call-911-for-rescue/) at their seven-month-old baby and held the family hostage in their own home. The feline had to go to therapy and became the subject of an episode of [_My Cat From Hell_ on ](http://www.peoplepets.com/people/pets/article/0,,20825726,00.html)[_Animal Planet_](http://www.peoplepets.com/people/pets/article/0,,20825726,00.html)_._ ### Mini Horses and Toddler Friends May Be the Cutest Thing Ever Published in LIFE  3-year-old cover girl Cynthia West with Chauncey. Ed Clark—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Ronnie getting sized up. Ed Clark—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Caption from LIFE. Ronnie stands uncomfortably with normal horse collar. He eats only four pounds of hay a day compared to 40 pounds for draft horse. Ed Clark—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  A young girl with Chauncey the miniature horse. Ed Clark—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Chauncey and 2 larger horses. Ed Clark—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Cedric being held by a trainer. Ed Clark—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Cynthia riding Cedric. Ed Clark—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Cynthia with two miniature horses at the Lilliput Ranch in California. Ed Clark—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Cynthia showing some love for Cedric. Ed Clark—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Ronnie and the Great Pyrenees are taken for a walk. Ed Clark—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images ## Transcript [ MUSIC ] I'm Christina Ha. And I'm one of the founders of Meow Parlour. And I'm Emilie Legrand and I'm one of the founders of Meow Parlour. I had visited cat cafes in France and in Japan before. And so, because we both love cats. And we were sad we couldn't get to a cat cafe in New York, so if you're sad you just build it. [ LAUGH ] We partnered with a rescue group called kitty kind they're based out of the union square pet co. They're a non profit all volunteer no kill shelter [ MUSIC ] Kitty Kind handles all of our adoptions for us. So they're the ones who know the cats best and understand their personalities. Through the exposure we really hope they get adopted. And if it urns out for some reason they don't like you know, other cats. They don't like people. Then, we're already home, then, into the proper situation. For the moment, we have seven cats, and we're planning on having a dozen cats. Gillian, Sqwinkles, Spot, Liza, Luck Eleven, Kirsten and Marley. Marley. We're cat ladies. [ LAUGH ] Yeah. I mean we love cats and. I've had cats all my life so I'm really trying to make sure they are really comfortable here. Our residential super cat lady. [ LAUGH ] So we have these cats that have like really different quirks to them. And they're all very, very unique and super individual and I think it's so interesting to get to. Interact with them and get to know them better. 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