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Read these cat jokes with a friend, your family or your class. Pause after each question and see who can guess the playful answer.

Jokes to read aloud

What do you call a pile of kittens?
a meowntain

Why don't cats like online shopping?
They prefer a cat-alogue.

Can a cat fly to the moon?
That sounds im-paws-ible!

Why did the cat wear a dress?
She was feline fine.

What do you call a cat who solves mysteries?
A purr-ivate detective.

Why did the cat put the letter "M" into the fridge?
Because it turns "ice" into "mice"!

What is smarter than a talking cat?
A spelling bee!

Why was the cat sitting on the computer?
To keep an eye on the mouse!

What did the cat say when he lost his toys?
You got to be kitten me.

What is a cat's favorite color?
Purrrple!

What did the alien say to the cat?
Take me to your litter.

What do you get if you cross a cat with a bottle of vinegar?
A sourpuss!

Do you want to hear a bad cat joke?
Just kitten.

What do you call a cat in a station wagon?
A car-pet

What is a French cat's favorite pudding?
Chocolate mousse!

What do you call a cat that wears make up?
Glamourpuss.

What do cats like to read?
Cat-alogues!

What do you call a cat that gets anything it wants?
Purrr-suasive.

What is the cat's favorite TV show?
The evening mews!

What is a cat's favorite dance move?
The Purr-colator.

Why was the cat scared of the tree?
Because of its bark.

What do you feed an invisible cat?
Evaporated milk.

What's worse than raining cats and dogs?
Hailing taxi cabs!

How is cat food sold?
Usually purr can!

What's the unluckiest kind of cat to have?
A catastrophe!

What do you get if you cross a cat with a tree?
A cat-a-logue!

What do you call a cat race?
A meowathon.

What kind of sports car does a cat drive?
A Furrari.

Why did the cat get pulled over by the police?
Because it "littered"

What do you call a cat with eight legs that likes to swim?
An octopuss!

Why did the cat join the Red Cross?
Because she wanted to be a first-aid kit!

What is a cats favorite vegetable?
As-purr-agus.

What would a cat use to draw plans for a pyramid?
Paw-pyrus.

What did the frog say when the cat told a joke?
That was purr-ty funny!

Why are cats so good at video games?
Because they have nine lives!

What's a cat's favorite button on the tv remote?
Paws

Did you hear about the cat that thought she was a dog?
She was purr-plexed.

What do cats like to eat on sunny days?
Mice cream cones!

What do you call Long John Silver when he has a cat on his shoulder?
A purr-ate!

What do you call a cat that smells good?
prrrr-fume.

What is a cat's favourite kitchen tool?
A whisk-er.

What is a cats favorite book?
The prince and the paw-purr.

What did the cat say to the dog?
Check meow-t!

What do you call a cat on ice?
One cool cat.

What is a cats favorite musical instrument?
Purr-cussion.

What do you call a cat that can address the media?
a Press Kit.

What do cats wear at night?
paw-jamas!

What time is it when ten cats chase a mouse?
Ten After One.

What do you call a cat that does tricks?
A magic kit.

What do you call a painting of a cat?
A paw-trait

What do you call a cat when it is huge?
A MEOW-SIVE CAT

What do you call a cat that can put together furniture from Ikea?
an Assembly kit.

Why did the cat go to the river?
Claws it wanted to.

What do you get if you cross a cat with Father Christmas?
Santa Claws!

What kind of car does a fancy cat drive?
A Catillac.

Why was the cat so small?
Because it only ate condensed milk!

What's the first thing you say to a cat?
HELLO KITTY!

What do you call a cat at the top of a mountain?
A purr-fessional climber.

Short animal puns

  • You've got purr-sonality!
  • Happy purr-thday!
  • That picture is purr-fect.
  • Purr-haps we can read another story.
  • You are fur-bulous.
  • You are my best fur-end.
  • Please fur-give my mistake.
  • I will never fur-get this picnic.
  • Put the game on paws.
  • Please be paw-lite.
  • Remain paws-itive.
  • You are the cat's paw-jamas.
  • Do you believe in furry tales?
  • Tabby or not tabby?
  • The rest is hiss-tory.
  • That joke is hiss-terical!
  • You can climb that meow-tain.
  • What a meow-gical day!
  • I find you a-mew-sing.
  • Let's make some mew-sic.

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