June - National Adopt-a-Shelter-Cat Month

Be the love of nine lives. Adopt a shelter cat.

According to the American Humane Association, the estimated population of homeless cats in the United States is 70 million. That almost equals the number of pet households owning felines which is estimated at 75 million.

Shelters around the country hope to send a lot of cats packing this month.

According to The Berlin Longevity Institute, cats can add as much as 10 years to their owners' lives. Picking up a cat has a nearly instantaneous calming effect on humans causing blood pressure to drop and the heart rate to slow.

Visit a shelter near you.