# The first cat video

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-cat-video/588068>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [July 6, 2011, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-cat-video/588068 "2011-07-06T18:25:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2011, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-cat-video/588068/1 "2011-07-06T18:25:47Z")

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I give you [Prof. Welton’s boxing cats](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qre61opE_g), which was filmed in 1894. That’s almost a full century before the web, which more or less dates to 1993. Apparently the desire to dress cats up and make them do silly things has been with us for a long time.

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**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2011, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-cat-video/588068/2 "2011-07-06T18:33:12Z")

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Rock 'em sock 'em kitties!

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**Author:** ![Rushgeekgirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rushgeekgirl/32/3715_2.png) [@Rushgeekgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rushgeekgirl)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2011, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-cat-video/588068/3 "2011-07-08T20:15:54Z")

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I’ve spent a good portion of my day looking at those old videos. Awesome link!