A mother with a severe, lifelong cat phobia is devastated when her youngest son adopts a kitten. When her other son defends the decision, she feels betrayed, leading to an emotional fallout. Now, ...

Many people are afraid of cats or dislike them, but Mrs. A. was an extreme case. At 37 she was sent to suburban London’s Bethlem Royal Hospital because her cat phobia was running and ruining her life.

On Scare Tactics, if you’re not the person being pranked, you’re just trying to maintain your composure and not give anything away before the big reveal — the moment when the cat’s out of the bag, so ...

Napoleon III ruled France and its empire from 1852 to 1870, yet his fear of cats could not be kept a secret. According to some accounts from the time, his ailurophobia was so intense that just seeing ...