A cat in Korat, Thailand

A cat in Korat, Thailand in August 2017

Please keep the noise down sign with cats at 10mm cafe in Korat, Thailand

Please keep the noise down sign with cats at 10mm cafe in Korat, Thailand in August 2017

Painting of a cat and the slogan please check in at 10mm cafe in Korat, Thailand

Painting of a cat and the slogan please check in at 10mm cafe in Korat, Thailand in August 2017

Cat books on a small chair outside 10mm cafe in Korat, Thailand. I am Maru

Cat books on a small chair outside 10mm cafe in Korat, Thailand in August 2017. I am Maru

Please order and pay at the counter sign and an image of a cat at 10mm cafe in Korat, Thailand

Please order and pay at the counter sign and an image of a cat at 10mm cafe in Korat, Thailand in August 2017

Woman showing her tattoos in Ulladulla, NSW in November 2017

Woman showing her tattoos in Ulladulla, NSW in November 2017

Mural on a wall of a dog chasing a cat chasing a mouse chasing a mousetrap with cheese in Malacca, Malaysia

Mural on a wall of a dog chasing a cat chasing a mouse chasing a mousetrap with cheese in Malacca, Malaysia, in August 2017

Garfield the cat as a letter box at Hellhole Creek on the Mt Beauty Rd in Victoria

Garfield the cat as a letter box at Hellhole Creek  on the Mt Beauty Rd in Victoria in February 2018

A photo of two cats, one saying, "you don't use handmade soap??" Seen at a natural soap stand at the Farmers Market in Albury, NSW

A photo of two cats, one saying, "you don't use handmade soap??" Seen at a natural soap stand at the Farmers Market in Albury, NSW in February 2018

Painting of a world weary cat in a shop in Albury, NSW

Painting of a world weary cat in a shop  in Albury, NSW in October 2017

A tin with two cats and a ball of wool and the slogan cats and kittens come out and play in a shop in Albury, NSW

A tin with two cats and a ball of wool and the slogan cats and kittens come out and play in a shop  in Albury, NSW in October 2017

A car covered with Hello Kitty signs and illustrations in Khon Kaen, Thailand

A car covered with Hello Kitty signs and illustrations in Khon Kaen, Thailand in August 2016

Soi Dog Foundation van in Phuket, Thailand. Sterilising and treating Thailand's street dogs and cats

Soi Dog Foundation van in Phuket, Thailand in August 2017. Sterilising and treating Thailand's street dogs and cats

Woman with a hello Kitty apron and hello Kitty tattoos on her arm in Bangkok, Thailand

Woman with a hello Kitty apron and hello Kitty tattoos on her arm in Bangkok, Thailand in August 2017

A sign with a cat and selling banana toast at a market in Bangkok, Thailand

A sign with a cat and selling banana toast at a market in Bangkok, Thailand in August 2017

A poster of a painting of a woman with a cat in Fukuoka, Japan

A poster of a painting of a woman with a cat in Fukuoka, Japan in March 2015

A poster of a big cat in Kurashiki, Japan

A poster of a big cat in Kurashiki, Japan in March 2015

A cushion cover with a drawing of a cat in a shop in a shopping arcade in Nara, Japan

A cushion cover with a drawing of a cat in a shop in a shopping arcade in Nara, Japan in March 2015

An artistic cat at a house in Parkhurst, Johannesburg, South Africa

An artistic cat at a house in Parkhurst, Johannesburg, South Africa in February 2015

Hello kitty in Kurashiki, Japan

Hello kitty in Kurashiki, Japan in March 2015