Rimashevsky Igor Vileorovich, an artist from Belarus, also enjoys endearing friendships with his four cats, with the oldest being 24 years old and youngest around 5.

"I live with them and I observe them. Sometimes they sleep on my desk, which is full of paint tubes and sometimes they rub against my ankles with their heads while I am painting," says Vileorovich. "We also sleep together and they sometimes perch on top of my head. The role that my cats play in my life is hard to ignore."