#Caturday, 12/20/14: Is your cat controlling you?

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Published on Dec 11, 2014 by Head Squeeze
Greg Foot heads to Battersea to get up close and personal with some cats to see how they have the ability to manipulate and control humans.

Footnotes:
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8. http://www.vice.com/en_uk/read/how-a-cat-parasite-affects-your-behavior-mental-health-sex-drive

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