Item #: SCP-6302
Object Class: Keter
Special Containment Procedures: Foundation Webcrawler Delta-(SCP-CLAN) is to monitor the web for any content relating to the Warriors book series by Erin Hunter. Individuals affected by SCP-6302 are to be administered Class-C Amnestics.
To reduce the spread of SCP-6302, the Foundation is to advocate for the removal of the Warriors book series from public access under the guise of parental groups upset about the excessive violence portrayed in the series.
Description: SCP-6302 refers to a phenomenon that currently affects thirteen percent of those who have completed at least one book in the Warriors franchise. SCP-6302 causes the affected individual to feel compelled to travel to and enter the nearest forest or woodland area, where they will experience tactile, auditory, and visual hallucinations of a clowder1in the area stationed similarly to the living quarters in the Warriors series are described. Behavior of the felines has been observed to be similar to that of the characters in the books.
If the subject is injured by the hallucinations caused by SCP-6302, only they and other affected individuals will see the injuries. If the injury is fatal, death will appear to be spontaneous to the unaffected. Individuals affected will also gain the firm belief that domestic house cats should not be kept as pets, but rather kept outside to take part in a 'clan'. Many affected by SCP-6302 that owned felines as pets have released them into the wild. If all memories of reading any book of the Warriors franchise are erased from an affected individual's mind, they will no longer experience SCP-6302's effects, but are subject to experiencing them again if the individual is re-exposed to the franchise.
The individuals behind the Erin Hunter pseudonym were investigated and interviewed thoroughly. It has been concluded that none of them had any involvement with the creation of SCP-6302.

Addendum

Addendum-1-Discovery: SCP-6302 first came to the Foundation's attention when a Foundation Webcrawler alerted researchers of multiple abnormal social media posts. Multiple posts having mentioned multiple individuals traveling to the same locations with only some observing these 'clans of cats'.

Addendum-2: On October 29th, 2013, a news story covered by multiple news outlets was released, informing the public of a phenomenon of people releasing their pet felines into the wild was published. All different versions of this story included social media posts and statements from those who were with or against the cause. Examples of these posts are shown below.

Source: Instagram.com
User: xxflameheartxx
Post was a description accompanying a photo of a cat.
Made a hard decision today but after visiting my local forrest and seeing a warrior cat clan (which I'm pretty sure was a form of river clan? they lived by the river and were carrying fish) I decided to release my cat Millie into the wild. She has webbed toes so that must mean she belongs with her fellow clanmates. who am I to keep her trapped inside? I hope the clan helps her choose a nice warrior name!!

Source: Twitter.com
User: Leonaloveslemons
guys my I keep trying to return my cats to the nearby forrest to live with the local clan but they keep coming back?

      Leonaloveslemons in response to Leonaloveslemons
like I still leave food out for them cause I figure it might take a but for them to get used to catching their own food

      Leonaloveslemons in response to Leonaloveslemons
maybe that's the problem, should I stop doing that?

      Flowerchilddd in response to Leonaloveslemons
      I totally agree with your cause! for too long we have forced animals to live with us when they don't belong in captivity! ❀ུ۪

      Flowerchilddd in response to Leonaloveslemons. Flowerchilddd
I for one think something like this should have happened sooner! ❀ུ۪

Source: Twitter.com
User: Elevenseven117
releasing your cats into the wild? are you all fucking crazy? they were raised in captivity YOU STUPID FUCKS

      Elevenseven117 in response to Elevenseven117
      YOUR CATS WILL NOT SURVIVE IN THE WILD WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU THEY CANT FUCKING HUNT

      Flowerchilddd in response to Elevenseven117
but cats have their natural instincts! we have taught them to be lazy!❀ུ۪

      Flowerchilddd in response to Elevenseven117, Flowerchildd
they will know what to do! animals are smart creatures! trust in them!❀ུ۪

      Elevenseven117 in response to Flowerchilddd:
okay whatever you fucking hippie

Source: Twitter.com
User: Elevenseven117
this bullshit better stop or I will adopt every single cat to protect them from you stupid fucks

      Elevenseven117 in response to Elevenseven117
      YOURE GOING TO GET YOUR CATS KILLED

      Elevenseven117 in response to Elevenseven117
      from my understanding its this damn book series. I read it when it first came out nice series

      Elevenseven117 in response to Elevenseven117
      reading it made me love cats not want to RELEASE THEM INTO THE WILD

      Elevenseven117 in response to Elevenseven117
     warrior cats in nice, but it is FICTION. CLANS DO NOT EXIST
      Flowerchilddd in response to Elevenseven117
Of course ignorant people like you would claim that animals don't live in peace without humans!❀ུ۪

      Flowerchilddd in response to Elevenseven117, Flowerchilddd
you humans are so gosh darn self righteous that you think everything revolves around you!❀ུ۪

      Elevenseven117 in response to Flowerchilddd, Elevenseven117
Are you fucking deranged? Like have you even read the book series? The cats don't live in peace they KILL EACH OTHER

      Elevenseven117 in response to Flowerchilddd, Elevenseven117
they die of DISEASE AND SICKNESS AND PREGNANCY IT ISNT SOME FANTASY LIFE

      Elevenseven117 in response to Flowerchilddd, Elevenseven117
I'm not saying that there shouldn't be wild cats but house trained cats will NOT survive in the wild

      Elevenseven117 in response to Flowerchilddd, Elevenseven117
they don't know how to hunt, they won't survive in the cold or in storms, THEY WILL DIE

      Elevenseven117 in response to Flowerchilddd, Elevenseven117
Wait why do you say 'you humans' as if you aren't one yourself
      Flowerchilddd in response to Elevenseven117, Flowerchilddd
is that really so much worse than captivity? do you know what happens when you're locked away? ❀ུ۪

      Flowerchilddd in response to Elevenseven117, Flowerchilddd
it seems like you're all cozy, cared for, it seems like you have people who love you! but you don't! ❀ུ۪

      Flowerchilddd in response to Elevenseven117, Flowerchilddd
they might even think they love you! but you have no free will! everything is decided for you!❀ུ۪

      Flowerchilddd in response to Elevenseven117, Flowerchilddd
warrior cats get to decide how they live! they're strong and take care of themselves! they're free❀ུ۪

      @@ Flowerchilddd in response to Elevenseven117, Flowerchilddd
maybe they die! they may kill each other! but at least they're free! they choose to do it ❀ུ۪

      Elevenseven117 in response to Elevenseven117, Flowerchilddd
I… clearly you have something going on here that I can't help you with

Addendum-3:
On November 10th, 2013, news reports detailing a string of break-ins in Adair County of Kirksville, Missouri began to spread. The only noticeable change in the homes was that any pets residing in the household were missing. Law enforcement found that only homes that had pets were subject to attacks. A Twitter thread regarding the break-ins was posted to twitter by a user who had previously commented on the situation.

      Flowerchilddd: in response to Flowerchilddd
As of last week,so many animals are now where they truly belong.
This was a long time coming, I'm so joyous that it has finally come to be❀ུ۪

      Flowerchilddd: in response to Flowerchilddd
you've probably heard about it, maybe even your precious pet has gone missing. if so I want you to really think about this❀ུ۪

      Flowerchilddd: in response to Flowerchilddd
You are a horrible person. You keep living creatures captive for your entertainment. do you really believe they're happy?❀ུ۪

      Flowerchilddd: in response to Flowerchilddd
You're basically kidnapping animals. but it's not like you care anymore about people being kidnapped❀ུ۪

      Flowerchilddd: in response to Flowerchilddd
millions have been abducted, and very few have returned to their homes❀ུ۪

      Flowerchilddd: in response to Flowerchilddd
animals are not your property, like humans are not your property! but I know some people that can't understand the difference lol❀ུ۪

      Flowerchilddd: in response to Flowerchilddd
if you believe what I've done is kidnapping, then you're just stupid! I'm just doing what is right! yeah it was me good luck finding me❀ུ۪

The IP address of the user who made the post was traced to a computer at a local public library. Due to the public nature of the terminal, it was deemed impossible to link the post to any specific individual.
The culprit remained unknown until home security footage taken on November 24th, 2013 was able to identify the culprit as 24-year-old female Rivina Charles. Charles was listed as a member of one of the city's homeless shelters, but had not been spotted at the location for thirty-four days as of that date. Library staff were able to confirm that Charles was a frequent patron, but had no record of her visiting their establishment since November 14th.
On November 12th, 2013, another post from the Twitter account Charles had previously used was released. The IP address of her latest post was traced to a computer in a house in Kirksville Missouri. The homeowners were investigated but found to have no connection to Charles. Although the digital history of the post had been deleted, Foundation personnel were able to recover the following.

      Flowerchilddd: in response to Flowerchilddd
I've tried living like everyone else, but I cannot be caged anymore. I must find the freedom I am owed❀ུ۪

      Flowerchilddd: in response to Flowerchilddd
This book series has helped me discover who I truly am, and I am thankful for that❀ུ۪

      Flowerchilddd: in response to Flowerchilddd
to the few of you who have seen my posts, this will be my last one. I am going to be where I belong❀ུ۪

Addendum-4:
On December 15th, 2013, a hiker discovered a body while traveling through a forest which was soon identified as Rivina Charles. Initial observation found that Charles' had begun showing atypical physical characteristics including:

A snout developing in place of her nose.
Position of the ears transitioning higher up on the head while developing additional characteristics including sharper tips, pinnae, fur, cartilage, and a deeper ear canal.
Whiskers sprouting from the area around the eyes, nose, and chin.
Patches of fur on various parts of the body.
Sharper, pointed, and thicker nails.

The cause of death was determined to be hypothermia and internal organ failure. Autopsy reports showed that Charles' internal organs, skeletal system was changing to a quadrupedal stance and that the skull was changing in shape.
Foundation researchers sent agents to receive the body and administer Class-A amnestics to all persons who had witnessed the discovery of Charles' body. Charles is the only instance of these effects occurring to date. It was concluded that any person undergoing the observed changes would die before the transformation is completed due to the human body being unable to support the physical nature of the changes.

Footnotes
1. A group of cats.

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