Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Cat House, Riga" in English language version.
...un tikai pēc pilsētas kungu pavēles metāla runcis pagriezts otrādi.
Runču astes uzslietas pret Rātsnamu, jo, stāsta, ka namīpašniekam bijušas dusmas pret rātskungu ... Īpašnieks būvi ļoti steidzinājis, jo bijis sastrīdējies ar rāti.
...and the building was commissioned by a wealthy tradesman who had been refused membership in the Large Guild. Seeking revenge, the tradesman put two angry-looking cats on the towers of his building, initially their tails were raised against the guild house.