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The Japanese have designed the perfect apartment. For cats.
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After feedback from thousands of pet owners, a Japanese company has designed a house centered around the needs and desires of the average house cat.
Japanese construction company Asahi Kasei created a home that includes platforms, hidden tunnels and even a litter box situated next to the toilet.
The Japan Daily Press has several photos from inside the new kitty castle. You can also watch this video (which has unusually emotional piano music):
And as the Time article notes, the house itself is even built from scratch-resistant materials that are reportedly easy to clean.
Japanese construction company Asahi Kasei created a home that includes platforms, hidden tunnels and even a litter box situated next to the toilet.
The Japan Daily Press has several photos from inside the new kitty castle. You can also watch this video (which has unusually emotional piano music):
And as the Time article notes, the house itself is even built from scratch-resistant materials that are reportedly easy to clean.
All that's missing is a TV tuned to the channel that Bill Murray quit at the beginning of Scrooged. "Programming... for cats."
