πŸ“† – from sleepy kittens to dramatic window gazes.

Oya was given a suspended sentence, which many animal rights activists viewed as insufficient and an injustice for the lives of the 13 cats, nine of which died, and four of which suffered severe injuries.

In a digital landscape that screams for clicks, Makoto Oya’s 2021 cat videos were a whisper. And sometimes, that whisper is exactly what we need to hear.

The phrase likely refers to a specific short video he released or popularized in 2021 . However, Makoto Oya’s most famous cat-related work is the "Cat at the Kotatsu" series, which actually went viral earlier (around 2019–2020), but continued to be shared in 2021.