Today is International Cat Day, and Cheddar News salutes one special feline friend who is making a difference in his home country of Ukraine. Stepan and his human friend Anna had to flee to France, where he has become quite the celebrity, receiving the red-carpet treatment on TikTok and winning a best-influencer award — all while raising more than $10,000 for at-risk animals in Ukraine.


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International Cat Day: Influencer Cat Raises Funds for Ukraine

well switching gears now, it's a perfect day for international cat day in the Internet. It agrees users taking to twitter to showcase how their cats and kittens are. Just a whisker away from being cute, playful and downright mischievous and on this special day for little users, we'd like to recognize one special feline. This is step on a Ukrainian kitty who loves to strike a human like pose after a long day of grooming As step on chills with the Cold one. He's also managed to rack up more than 1.5 million followers on Instagram. Well it turns out that's not all during Russia's invasion. He and his owner, Anna had a had to flee Ukraine and are currently staying with a host family in nice France a while away from their home country step on and Anna have been raising money for at risk animals. Step onto efforts even won him a red carpet debut with Tiktok star Kavi lame and also an award for world's best influencers and bloggers. Well, Stepan has managed to raise over $10,000 to help Ukrainian animals. That's one cat right there. That proves anything is possible. You can follow him on instagram under the handle, love you step on to keep up with his adventures and what he is drinking next