From the ArcaMax Publishing, Cats & Dogs Newsletter:
http://www.arcamax.com/news/catsanddogs/s-173670-828775
Garfield is a fictional character in the daily comic strip by Jim
Davis.
He is a lazy, fat, selfish, orange, anthropomorphic tabby cat who
enjoys eating, sleeping, stealing Jon's meals, and being mean to Odie
by kicking him off the table. He hates Mondays because he suffers bad
luck on those days and considers himself to be more intelligent than
humans, dogs, or animals. He also enjoys peforming on a wooden fence
in the middle of the night, usually being booed at. He hates spiders,
and often swats them with a newspaper or whatever may be close to a
paw.
Garfield's birthday is June 19, 1978, the day the first Garfield strip
was published.