Cyryl the Independent Cat

Cyryl the Independent Cat (Polish: Niezależny Kot Cyryl), also known as the Independent Cat Monument (Polish: Pomnik Niezależnego Kota), is a bronze statue of a cat in Warsaw, Poland, placed in the Balaton Park, within the district of Praga-South.

It was designed by Bogna Czechowska, who previously also made the Happy Dog Monument, also proposed by the magazine.

[2] Every year, in the anniversary of the event, the Cztery Łapy magazine gives "Cyryl" awards to people who help strey cats.

[3] The bronze sculpture depicts a stretching cat, with its head placed low, resting on its front paws, and its bottom risen up, and with a curly tail.

The sculpture is meant to symbolize strey cats, as well as, human love and respect to animals.