<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"></head><body dir="auto"><div><span></span></div><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"><div><span></span></div><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div><span></span></div><div>Courtesy of <i>The Mirror</i> (London, England) at:</div><div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/technology-science/technology/create-incredible-cardboard-castles-cats-4927994">http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/technology-science/technology/create-incredible-cardboard-castles-cats-4927994</a></div><div><br></div><div>--------------------------------------</div><div><br></div><div><h1 class="" itemprop="headline name" style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1; font-size: 4.61538462em; font-family: MirrorExtraCondBold, Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 17, 17);">Create incredible cardboard castles for cats with Poopy Cat's BLOCKS</h1><p style="margin: 0px 0px 0.58823529em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">We all know that cats like boxes. And that cats have a superiority complex. So castles made out of modular cardboard boxes are sure to appeal to our feline overlords.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 0.58823529em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Poopy Cat usually makes disposable cardboard litter trays, but it's branched out into making incredible modular structures for cats that can be assembled, like flatpack IKEA furniture, into enormous palaces, playhouses and other furr-brications. </span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 0.58823529em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The BLOCKS system comes with two beams, two cubes, a tunnel, a bridge, a slide and two types of connectors. They just need to be folded into shape and slotted together.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 0.58823529em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Although only made from cardboard, the BLOCKS are incredibly sturdy once assembled - and can support the weight of a human.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 0.58823529em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The company says that the system "stimulates mental and physical exercise in a natural way for cats of all ages" adding that it helps indoor cats fight against boredom and obesity.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 0.58823529em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Thomas Vles, the founder of Poopy Cat, told Mirror Online that coming up with the idea wasn't the difficult part. "The elements and connection method were logical and modular," he told us.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 0.58823529em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">However, the fine-tuning to make sure that the modules slotted together correctly was a challenge. "We needed to test prototypes with variations as small as 0.5 mm to get it just right."</span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 0.58823529em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Poopy Cat has been raising money for <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/95533349/build-your-own-cat-playhouse-with-blocks-again-and" sl-processed="1" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; text-decoration: none; outline-style: none;">BLOCKS through preorders on Kickstarter</a> and has already smashed its goal.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 0.58823529em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">If you are worried whether your cat will fit through the holes in the modules, Poopy Cat says it's been tested extensively.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 0.58823529em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"Basically everything up until ragdoll-sized cats will have fun in BLOCKS. Still doubting if your obese or overly masculine kitty will fit? Send us a picture and we will let you know.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 0.58823529em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">--------------------</span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 0.58823529em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Photos</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 0.58823529em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><img src="cid:06903A4F-581A-46BD-B47C-7A08CBA0A213" alt="image1.jpeg" id="06903A4F-581A-46BD-B47C-7A08CBA0A213"></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 0.58823529em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://www.moscowcares.com/Caturday/Caturday_011015_01.jpg">http://www.moscowcares.com/Caturday/Caturday_011015_01.jpg</a></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 0.58823529em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><img src="cid:C221651F-2AB7-45CC-90A6-DB6516675153" alt="image1.jpeg" id="C221651F-2AB7-45CC-90A6-DB6516675153"></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 0.58823529em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://www.moscowcares.com/Caturday/Caturday_011015_02.jpg">http://www.moscowcares.com/Caturday/Caturday_011015_02.jpg</a></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 0.58823529em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">--------------------</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 0.58823529em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Video</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 0.58823529em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OH3khYTmjuA">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OH3khYTmjuA</a></p></div><div>--------------------------------------<br><br><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)</span></div><div><a href="http://www.moscowcares.com/" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000">http://www.MoscowCares.com</font></a></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></div><div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Tom Hansen</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Moscow, Idaho</span></div></div><div> </div></div></div></div></div></body></html>