The Internet's Favourite Cat Lil BUB Dead at 8
Rest in peace sweet angel

News of her passing comes today from BUB's various social media profiles care of her "dude" Mike Bridavsky.
"I have always been fully transparent about BUB's health," Bridavsky writes in an Instagram post. "And it was no secret that she was battling a persistent and aggressive bone infection. Even knowing this, we weren't expecting her to pass so soon or so abruptly without warning. I truly believe that she willingly made the decision to leave her failing body so that our family would not have to make that difficult decision ourselves."
BUB was a polydactyl and toothless special-needs feline born in 2011. She was characterized by her extremely photogenic qualities and had hundreds of thousands of fans worldwide. She was the face of a number of charitable causes, helping to raise over $700,000 USD for homeless animals in her short lifetime.
Back in 2015, she also released her debut album Science and Magic: A Soundtrack to the Universe, and often collaborated with a number of A-lister musicians including Andrew W.K., Run the Jewels and Ryan Adams.
To learn more about BUB's charity work, head over to Lil BUB's Big Fund for the ASPCA.
Read Bridavsky's announcement below, where you'll also find heartfelt tributes from BUB's many fans.
Lil bub passed away. I'm sad 😭😭 pic.twitter.com/3JZo6jpsWm
— Melody (@mel_o_dee) December 2, 2019
Really, truly devastated by this. All of the good that Lil BUB and her owner Mike Bridavsky have done for special needs animals has been nothing short of inspiring.
— Christian Ryan (@ChristianRyanNS) December 2, 2019
Leave it to the littlest cat show us people can be better. https://t.co/2DWWuCEkx1
#LilBub has died and nothing else matters today.
— Jill Hopkins (@Jillhopkins) December 2, 2019
Rest well, sweet kitten. You were a good cat and I love you. pic.twitter.com/uKGOxkMLny
Lil Bub has left this plane of existence.
— Kyle Gaddo (@kylegaddo) December 2, 2019
Thank you for bringing so much joy into this world, you sweet, goofy creature.
In our hearts always. pic.twitter.com/rbHbAoeKeR
Run free Lil BUB 😭😔💫💔 I have been following this sweet baby since 2012 before I even had twitter (a star on Tumblr)
— Maru (@midnightr0se) December 2, 2019
Farewell & Cross the rainbow bridge 🌈 You will no longer suffer pain in silence. You were a strong kitty https://t.co/Bvpt8HnNVB
When I walked in this morning, I saw that the flag was at half mast. I thought, "Alright! Another bureaucrat ate it." And then I found out it was Lil Bub. Half mast is too high. Show some damn respect. pic.twitter.com/sSxSP2ZhxI
— Syd (@sydschaefer) December 2, 2019
RIP Lil Bub 😢😭
— Danger Boy (@DangerBoyxMT) December 2, 2019
In 2016 after a long hot bike ride we spotted Bub and her owner Mike with a Japanese pop star (Minami Minegishi) in a park. Mike was kind enough to let us pose for a photo that Minami took. pic.twitter.com/349C4gR7KR
Thinking of @lilbub today. She brought the world so much happiness and helped countless disabled pets just like her. pic.twitter.com/eEUh9DjMJZ
— Mx. Rebecca Esther ♿️ (@RebeccaEstherxo) December 2, 2019