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Two Brief Cat Items

And one is really tiny. Literally! From the Washington Times:

London, England, Sep. 30 (UPI) -- Mr. Peebles is an itty bitty kitty -- the world's smallest cat, in fact, according to the Guinness Book of Records.

The frisky 3.3-pound 2-year-old was born in Illinois with a genetic defect that stunted growth.

Owner Robin Svendon named the cat after a ventriloquist's dummy in the U.S. sitcom "Seinfeld."

Now living in England, Mr. Peebles has a guinea pig for a playmate.

I'd love to see a picture of the cat with his playmate!

The other story is also a small one From the Sunday Mail (UK):

A FAMILY have been reunited with their cat after it was scared off by Guy Fawkes Night fireworks two years ago.

Mum Carolann Main, of Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, tracked Fluffy to a wildlife sanctuary 20 miles away.

Carolann said: 'As soon as my son saw her he burst into tears.'

That was the entire article. I think newspapers just use these stories as "fillers" for an inch or two of white space in a column. What the heck, I'll seek them out and use them here, too.

Posted by Jeff Soyer at October 2, 2004 11:09 PM