Tuning in the Denver Dumb Friends League's Kitten Cam

While Channel 31's live online stream is only available during newscasts (and, at least last night, a few minutes before), the station offers another video feature that's 24/7 -- one that can feature fighting, eating, defecating and plenty of ridiculous behavior. It's a live "Kitten Cam" focusing on an enclosure...

By Michael Roberts

August 11, 2009

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While Channel 31's live online stream is only available during newscasts (and, at least last night, a few minutes before), the station offers another video feature that's 24/7 -- one that can feature fighting, eating, defecating and plenty of ridiculous behavior. It's a live "Kitten Cam" focusing on an enclosure at the Denver Dumb Friends League. As this Entertainment Weekly article recently noted, cat videos are all the rage these days, and while the Kitten Cam doesn't offer close-up shots of adorableness on par with, say, this clip of Maru, a Japanese cat who repeatedly gets his head stuck in a paper bag, there's something oddly calming about the sight of random felines wandering, leaping and licking themselves in places most of us aren't flexible enough to reach. Me-ow!

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Michael Roberts began his career with Westword in 1990 as music editor. In 1999, he took on a new role, full-time media reporter, as author of a column called The Message. In 2008, he became the lead writer for Westword's news blog, The Latest Word, a position he held until January 2023. Michael continues to freelance for Westword, covering everything from business to sports and the media; he also contributes to Jazziz, a national music magazine. He holds a bachelor's degree from what is now Colorado Mesa University and master's degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles, and Northwestern University.

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