Leading feline welfare charity Cats Protection has found that women think cat-loving men possess many qualities they find attractive when looking for love.

Their research found that six in 10 women across the UK think men who own cats are more caring, making them more appealing as a partner.

And far from being seen as wimpy, cat ownership appears to be a manly quality, as just 27% of women think cat-owning men are soppy.

The feline-friendly research also suggested that 48% of women think having a cat enhances human relationships, 42% of women think men who own cats are more loving, and 44% of women think men who own cats are kinder.

That must be miaow-sic to the ears of all the single cat-owning men out there...

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