Sad face: Arizona’s Grumpy Cat dies after illness at age 7
May 17, 2019, 6:30 AM | Updated: 8:41 am
(Getty Images Photo for Civic Entertainment Group/Steve Jennings)
(Getty Images Photo for Civic Entertainment Group/Steve Jennings)
PHOENIX – Grumpy Cat, the Arizona pet whose frowning face delighted the internet for the past few years, has died at age 7.
Grumpy Cat’s owners posted to social media Friday that the Phoenix-area animal star had “passed away peacefully … in the arms of her mommy” earlier this week.
The note said the cat had died Tuesday from complications of a urinary tract infection.
The cat, whose real name was Tardar Sauce, first gained attention from her Morristown, Arizona, home in 2012, when owner Tabatha Bundesen first posted photos of the sourpuss.
Some days are grumpier than others… pic.twitter.com/ws209VWl97
— Grumpy Cat (@RealGrumpyCat) May 17, 2019
No matter the situation, whether she was sitting in an Easter basket, wearing Santa hats or having her photo taken with Marvel Comics legend Stan Lee, Grumpy mostly looked angry or bored.
And people loved it.
She had more than 2 million followers on Instagram and more than 1 million on Twitter.
The cat’s popularity turned into business – a movie, commercials, toys, endorsements, appearances and clothing, among many ventures.
Her likeness was on dispay in Madame Tussauds’ Wax Museum in San Francisco.
The family’s online bio of the cat said, “Her petite size and famous face is likely due to feline dwarfism.”
The internet said goodbye in its own unique way.
I'm actually bummed about this.
RIP #GrumpyCat pic.twitter.com/siILNBlH2R
— 𝕋ℍ𝔼 𝕊𝕦𝕫𝕪◇𝔼𝕝𝕚𝕫𝕒𝕓𝕖𝕥𝕙 (@Suzy_LizzyM) May 17, 2019
RIP #GrumpyCat we loved your face so much 😞 pic.twitter.com/sdV0iTSUcB
— Félix Fauredecafé (@fauredecafe) May 17, 2019
We’ll miss you a latte, Grumpy Cat 💕#GrumpyCat pic.twitter.com/8sORUzsCJb
— Tastemade UK (@tastemadeuk) May 17, 2019
My tribute to #GrumpyCat pic.twitter.com/YPdqmQOvcH
— Elizabeth Murphy (@funnyhorse) May 17, 2019
