A disastrous war, the Constitution in tatters, economic upheaval, a housing crisis/mortgage meltdown, the McBama, doing McBama-ey stuff to get media and voter attention. None of this- not even Batman can’t compete with the new pudgy national celebrity- who proves wrong the saying one can never be too rich or too thin. And there’s a tale of personal tragedy tied into the faltering economy as well. what more could one possibly want?
Of course I’m referring to Powder- AKA Princess Chunk, the awesome, amazingly obese, 44 pound homeless feline…
The Chunkster and his slightly slimmer ( only 25 pounds) twin, Puff were owned by an elderly New Jersey lady who lost her home through foreclosure. She’s now living with friends, and apparently she found someone to take Puff, but not him. Local animal shelters, already overflowing with unwanted pets had a policy of only picking up strays, so she had another friend call them and report this humongous creature wandering about. The ruse was successful and the media frenzy began.
The Chunkster
After all- who doesn’t love a 44 pound cat… Especially one who seems to have such anamazingly laidback, sweet and tolerant personality.
But just maybe all this hype will result in people paying attention to the most innocent victims of the housing crises- pets of all manner and species being given away, dumped off at the pound or just abandoned by their families who can no longer care for them. It would be nice if some of the many people who had offered to adopt Powder end up rescuing other unwanted animals- ones who despite not appearing on tv with annoying humans – could still be loyal, loving companions, even if they’re not celebricats.
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