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cat stories: 74 news summaries

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 4-Eared Cat Breeds 
 Legion of Fans 

Yoda is internet hit, and TV coverage is on the way

Aug 22, 08 1:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - Yoda the four-eared cat, once kept around by a bar owner to amuse patrons, has now achieved Internet fame, the Chicago Tribune reports. Yoda’s current owners, who adopted him as a kitten from his former home, posted pictures of the curious cat online, eventually leading to their publication in... More »

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Internet • cat

 I'M IN UR LOLYMPICS,
 BEIN UR PREZIDENT

British paper turns Bush into laughing-out-loud stock

Aug 13, 08 2:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - By now you’ve probably encountered “LOLcats,” the photos of cats with superimposed text designed to make people “laugh out loud,” as the kids say. Now, the fine folks at the Guardian have turned some highlights from President Bush’s visit to Beijing into “... More »

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Internet • 2008 Beijing Olympics • comedy • LOLcats • cat • George W. Bush • I Can Haz Cheezburger

Move Over, Garfield, There's a New Fat Cat
in Town

NJ feline tips scales
at 44 pounds

Jul 30, 08 4:15 PM CDT
(AP) - Talk about New Jersey's fat cats. A 44-pound feline was found waddling around last week without a collar, and officials at the Camden County Animal Shelter hope she gets a nice—and hopefully, diet-friendly—home. Shelter officials are calling the porky cutie "Princess Chunk." "She's built like... More »

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pets • cat • animal shelters

 Aussies May Have
 Slipped Pope a Cat 

Vatican denies presence of papal loaner for company

Jul 15, 08 1:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - There’s a new papal mystery swirling around the Outback—is Pope Benedict hanging out with a borrowed kitten? Organizers of the Catholic youth festival say they gave Benedict a gray loaner named Bella to keep the cat-loving pontiff company during his Australian sojurn. But when pressed, a Vatican spokesman... More »

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Pope Benedict XVI • Australia • Catholic Church • Vatican • cat • World Youth Day

 Tabby Adopts Red Panda Cub 

Dutch zookeeper's cat lets abandoned panda join her litter

Jul 10, 08 9:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - A newborn red panda rejected by its mother has been adopted by a zookeeper's cat, the BBC reports. The panda and its sibling were first put on an incubator at the Dutch zoo but the tabby cat, who had recently given birth, proved willing to take the kitten-sized panda cubs... More »

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endangered species • zoo • panda • zookeeper • cat • kitten • animal

 Facebook Boots
 Kitty-Eating Kids 

Site repulsed by activist dinner party photos

Jun 12, 08 1:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - A group of Danish students were kicked off Facebook when they posted photos of themselves cooking and eating a cat, the Copenhagen Post reports. The students intended to point out the hypocrisy in designating some animals pets and others food, but have infuriated the almighty social-networking site and animal rights... More »

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pets • cooking • abuse • animal rights • Denmark • activist • cat

Tainted Pet
Food Firms Settle With Owners

$24M deal intended
to cover expenses

May 23, 08 8:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - Pet-food companies have agreed to a $24-million settlement with pet owners after their products were tied to the deaths of thousands of animals, the AP reports. Under the deal, pet owners can be reimbursed for financial losses, such as vet bills, burial costs, and the market value of their lost... More »

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pet food recall • food contamination • lawsuit • dog • cat

 Like eHarmony, Only for Kitties 

Shelters using Feline-ality program to match cats to owners

May 17, 08 6:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - There's no shortage of dating websites that use personality profiles to come up with "scores" and assess compatibility; now, the AP reports, animal shelters are using a similar program to help pair famously fickle felines with owners. Some 45 facilities use Feline-ality, which assigns cats colorful personality types: leader... More »

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pets • adoption • personality • cat • animal • ASPCA • personality test

Cat and Mouse Cause Massive Albanian Blackout

Cat-mouse battle leads to blackout in  parts of Albanian capital

May 16, 08 6:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - It’s an unlikely reason for a power outage: A cat and mouse engaged in a chase accidentally ran into high-voltage cables at the main power station in Tirana, frying themselves and causing a 72-hour blackout in some districts of the Albanian capital, Reuters reports. Outages are relatively common in... More »

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weird • Albania • power outage • mouse • cat • blackout • Tirana

 To Animal Lovers,
 He's the Cat's Meow 

Longtime fondness for felines embraced by fellow Catholic cat fanciers

Apr 21, 08 9:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - One group of Catholics who weren't surprised to see Pope Benedict XVI's "softer side" on his visit to the US are devout cat lovers. Benedict harbors a legendary fondness for felines; his house in Germany was filled with them, and in his former Vatican post he looked after cats... More »

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Pope Benedict XVI • animal rights • children's books • cat • Pope Benedict's US visit

 Fertile
 Felines May
 Require New Laws 

Cat population could reach dangerous heights: researcher

Apr 17, 08 3:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - America’s wandering cat population is growing—and if communities don’t address the issue, their numbers could spiral to alarming heights, LiveScience reports. As it stands, there’s a cat for every 3.5 Americans, and reproducing roamers contribute to the 5 million cats euthanized yearly. Cities may need... More »

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Los Angeles • overpopulation • feral cats • cat • feline

 Foreclosure Victims Also Furry 

As more people lose their homes, so do their pets

Mar 25, 08 1:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - As foreclosure rates skyrocket around the country, animal shelters are feeling a heartbreaking byproduct: an influx of pets being surrendered, USA Today reports. Across the country, areas with high foreclosures are seeing increased rates of pet abandonment, and shelters worry that even more could be coming as unemployment rates rise... More »

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pets • foreclosure • Humane Society • housing crisis • abandonment • dog • cat • ASPCA

opinion

 Man Eats Man's Best Friend 

Slate's Ted Kerasote protests animal cruelty in China

Mar 24, 08 1:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - While you're busy worrying about human rights in China, author and journalist Ted Kerasote argues, add animal rights to the list. After a trip to a ski camp in China where he was befriended by a "dead ringer for Lassie," he was appalled to find his canine pal... More »

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China • pets • human rights • 2008 Beijing Olympics • animal cruelty • animal rights • dog • cat • fur trade

Researchers
Let the Cats
Out of the Bag

Feline genes reveal lessons of past, guidance for future

Mar 17, 08 12:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - Cats don't talk, but their genes can tell a good story, and they're revealing plenty about the animal's 10,000-year history. DNA samples from more than 1,100 cats, from fancy show breeds to wild animals from around the world, are confirming earlier discoveries as well as refuting some claims,... More »

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genetics • DNA • genes • cat • Burmese cat • Persian longhair • inbreeding • feline • Fertile Crescent • Leslie Lyons

Stowaway Cat Headed Home After 3 Weeks

Meatloaf survived trip from Florida to Phoenix without food, water

Feb 27, 08 12:23 PM CST
(Newser) - Being a bit on the chubby side probably saved Meatloaf the cat's life, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports. The year-old feline wandered into a man's moving container in Florida and was rescued three weeks later when an employee at a Phoenix warehouse heard meowing coming from a crate. Meatloaf, emaciated... More »

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Florida • Arizona • Humane Society • stowaway • cat • Meatloaf the cat • moving container • tracking chip

Purr-fect Kitty Survives Subway

Feisty feline survived 25 days in tunnel

Feb 18, 08 4:18 AM CST
(Newser) - A scared black kitten lost in the New York City Subway system more than three weeks ago has been found safe and well. Georgia escaped from a carrying case 25 days ago and scampered into a subway station to survive passing trains, the electrified third rail and some of Manhattan's... More »

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NYC Subway • New York Subway • cat • kitten • lost cat • microchip • MTA • Mark Dalessio • Efrain LaPorte • Ashley Phillips • Con Ed

Did You Pack This Cat Yourself, Sir?

Feline stowaway jumps out of stranger's suitcase 4 states away

Jan 23, 08 12:38 PM CST
(Newser) - A Texas man got a shock after realizing he'd brought home the wrong suitcase from the airport—and found a cat in it. "I was going to close it, and a kitten jumped out and ran under the bed. I screamed like a little girl," the surprised traveler... More »

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Florida • Texas • airline • air travel • Gracie Mae • stowaway • cat

NYC Fines for Rat-Hunting Cats

Inspectors charge $300 and up for feline guardians

Dec 22, 07 2:32 PM CST
(Newser) - New York food shops and delis have a way to deal with rats, but health inspectors aren’t purring: Many NYC stores have a cat around to keep out rodents, the New York Times reports. Unfortunately, health inspectors frown on cats and rats with equal fervor. “Any animal... More »

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New York City • rats • restaurant • rodents • grocery stores • cat

Genes Make Mouse That Roared

Genetically altered Mickey has no fear of cats

Dec 13, 07 10:25 AM CST
(Newser) - Japanese scientists have modified mouse genes to make rodents unafraid of cats in a dramatic experiment that offers insight into the origins of terror. The breakthrough shows that fear is largely genetically hardwired rather than learned through painful experience, researchers say. Some of the mice, whose nasal cells were altered... More »

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genetics • genes • experiments • fear • mouse • University of Tokyo • cat

Cat Diabetes Becoming
a Weighty Problem

Some vets think dry, high-carb kibble is a major culprit

Dec 5, 07 9:04 PM CST
(Newser) - If your cat is fat, he might have an even bigger problem. The rate of type 2 diabetes among pets—particularly cats—is soaring, reports the Chicago Tribune. Experts aren't in total agreement about why, but in general they think that our furry feline companions are developing the disease for... More »

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pets • obese • overweight • carbs • cat

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