--- description: The new year began less than a week ago, but there's already a new cat for the Internet to obsess over. title: This Defiant Cat Won't Leave His Supermarket Shelf Perch image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # This Defiant Cat Won't Leave His Supermarket Shelf Perch  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Jan 7, 2016 6:35 PM CUT  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Jan 7, 2016 6:35 PM CUT The new year began less than a week ago, but there’s already a [new cat](http://time.com/4165356/amputee-toddler-kitten-leg/ "undefined") for the Internet to obsess over. Meet [Olly](http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/12086466/brockley-sainsburys-cat-internet-celebrity.html "undefined"), the grim-faced [feline](http://time.com/4145663/check-out-these-cats-destroying-christmas/ "undefined") refusing to leave his spot on a supermarket shelf in a local [Sainsbury’s](http://time.com/4110706/sainsburys-christmas-ad-mog-the-cat/ "undefined") in South London. > [](https://twitter.com/J%5FTema/status/684690585937154048) Olly, who is apparently a regular in the store, was first spotted back in November, when a different picture of him perched on a shelf went viral. > [](https://twitter.com/jenny%5Fstevens/status/664401162439925761) **Read More:** [Why This Town Wants to Elect a Cat for Mayor](http://time.com/4151210/barsik-the-magnificent/ "undefined") The cat reportedly belongs to the people who live next door, according to Georgios Michalaris, deputy manager of the supermarket, who spoke to [Mashable](http://mashable.com/2016/01/07/cat-takes-over-sainsburys/?utm%5Fcid=mash-com-fb-uk-link#mkVUFDeW9Zqs "undefined"). Staff have tried to remove the stubborn animal in the past, but he just keeps coming back. After seeing this picture, we’re confident that Olly will be left alone, at least for the time being. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4171313/defiant-cat-supermarket-shelf/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4171313/defiant-cat-supermarket-shelf/"},"headline":"This Defiant Cat Won't Leave His Supermarket Shelf Perch","datePublished":"2016-01-07T18:35:11.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:28:25.901Z","description":"He rules the store with an iron paw","url":"https://time.com/4171313/defiant-cat-supermarket-shelf/","keywords":["Newsfeed","animals","viral","cats","Supermarkets"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4171313/defiant-cat-supermarket-shelf/","name":"This Defiant Cat Won't Leave His Supermarket Shelf Perch"}}]}] ```