The SHEBA® Brand Partners with Lucien Laviscount on 4AM Stories: A Collection of Calming Audio Books Starring Your Cat

For cat owners jolted awake at the crack of dawn, pairing SHEBA SELECTIONS Filets with personalized bedtime stories helps put early-morning cat "alarms" to bed

FRANKLIN, Tenn., Oct. 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- When the clock strikes 4 a.m., many cat parents sense what's next: That looming wake-up call from their cat, hungry for an early-morning snack. To satisfy cats' cravings and help their owners fall back asleep, the SHEBA brand is launching 4AM Stories: A curated audio story experience alongside an ad campaign starring actor and cat dad Lucien Laviscount and featuring SHEBA SELECTIONS Filets — the brand's newest product.

After feeding your cat the extraordinary SHEBA recipes they demand — like SELECTIONS Filets — restless cat parents can visit www.sheba.com/4amstories to create a personalized tale inspired by their cat and the works of Jane Austen, Edgar Allan Poe and Lewis Carroll. Each short audio story is designed with soothing features like relaxing voices and a "lights-off" feature, helping cat owners catch more z's.

To promote 4AM Stories, the SHEBA brand has teamed up with actor and cat dad Lucien Laviscount, known for his charismatic on-screen presence and real-life love for cats, to underscore the message that every mealtime — and yes, every wake-up call — is a chance to create moments of deeper connection with your cat.

"Naturally I travel a lot, so when I'm home, getting that quality time with my cats Simba and Nala — even during those early-morning wake-ups — is part of the routine," said Laviscount. "While it's tiresome, they're both full of personality and it's one of the things I love most about them. With SHEBA, I know that Nala and Simba will be nourished, satisfied and likely to fall right back asleep next to me."

A global leader in premium cat food, the SHEBA brand understands that cats' behaviors are shaped by both nature and nurture. In fact, this early morning burst of energy can be attributed to their roots as crepuscular creatures — animals that are active at dawn and dusk — though cats are also sensitive to their humans' schedules.

"Being a cat parent entails fostering your unique bond, even in the wee hours of the morning," said Jean-Paul Jansen, Chief Marketing Officer, Mars Pet Nutrition North America. "With a quick serving of SHEBA SELECTIONS Filets and a sleep-inducing tale, cat owners can strengthen their connection with their feline and get some shut-eye."

Each of the trio of SHEBA Stories are tailor-made to your feline friend: Simply enter your cat's name, gender, fur color and character, and the AI-powered program gets to work creating a beautiful short story starring your cat — delivered directly to your device as a book or audio book.

For more information on 4AM Stories and to create your personalized bedtime story, visit www.sheba.com/4amstories. To learn more about the SHEBA brand, head to Instagram, TikTok and Facebook.

ABOUT MARS, INCORPORATED

Mars, Incorporated is driven by the belief that the world we want tomorrow starts with how we do business today. As an approximately $55bn family-owned business, our diverse and expanding portfolio of leading pet care products and veterinary services support pets all around the world and our quality snacking and food products delight millions of people every day. We produce some of the world's best-loved brands including ROYAL CANIN®, PEDIGREE®, WHISKAS®, CESAR®, DOVE®, EXTRA®, M&M'S®, SNICKERS® and BEN'S ORIGINAL™. Our international networks of pet hospitals, including BANFIELD™, BLUEPEARL™, VCA™ and ANICURA™ span preventive, general, specialty, and emergency veterinary care, and our global veterinary diagnostics business ANTECH® offers breakthrough capabilities in pet diagnostics. The Mars Five Principles — Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom — inspire our 150,000 Associates to act every day to help create a better world for people, pets and the planet.

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