AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) - In the pet world, they are the big two: dogs and cats. I'm a cat person, I've raised like four or five cats in my lifetime.

“I got another cat a month ago and then I got a kitten. I now have three cats,” said Melissa Merier.

Talk about the cat's meow, it's International Cat Day.

“International cat day. Are you going to brag on the dog people?”

“Absolutely, I think so,” said Fatima Deyede.

Cats make great pets, but they’re not for every pet owner.

“What do you like better cats or dogs?"

"I'm not going to lie, I got four dogs,” said Pam Lawson.

They say they fight like cats and dogs, but even on International Cat Day, dog people will bark the praises of their archrival.

"Oh, I love cats,” said Susan Davenport.

"But you’re a dog person.

“I am and a cat person,

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