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Hemmingway Cats
http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/07/09/hem....ap/index.html
KEY WEST, Florida (AP) -- City officials have sided with Ernest Hemingway's former home and its celebrated six-toed felines in its cat fight with the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Patches, a descendant of Ernest Hemingway's six-toed cats, is on the prowl in Key West, Florida. The Key West City Commission exempted the home from a city law prohibiting more than four domestic animals per household. About 50 cats live there. The house has been locked in a dispute with the USDA, which claims the museum is an "exhibitor" of cats and needs a special license, a claim the home disputes. The new ordinance reads in part, "The cats reside on the property just as the cats did in the time of Hemingway himself. They are not on exhibition in the manner of circus animals. ... The City Commission finds that family of polydactyl Hemingway cats are indeed animals of historic, social and tourism significance." It also states that the cats are "an integral part of the history and ambiance of the Hemingway House." A USDA spokesman did not return messages left late Sunday. The cats are descendants of a six-toed cat given as a gift to the writer in 1935. All carry the gene for six toes, though not all display the trait. -- Hugs, CatNipped See all my masters he http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped/ |
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Hemmingway Cats
On 9 Jul, 17:29, "CatNipped" wrote:
http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/07/09/hem....ap/index.html KEY WEST, Florida (AP) -- City officials have sided with Ernest Hemingway's former home and its celebrated six-toed felines in its cat fight with the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Patches, a descendant of Ernest Hemingway's six-toed cats, is on the prowl in Key West, Florida. The Key West City Commission exempted the home from a city law prohibiting more than four domestic animals per household. About 50 cats live there. The house has been locked in a dispute with the USDA, which claims the museum is an "exhibitor" of cats and needs a special license, a claim the home disputes. The new ordinance reads in part, "The cats reside on the property just as the cats did in the time of Hemingway himself. They are not on exhibition in the manner of circus animals. ... The City Commission finds that family of polydactyl Hemingway cats are indeed animals of historic, social and tourism significance." It also states that the cats are "an integral part of the history and ambiance of the Hemingway House." A USDA spokesman did not return messages left late Sunday. The cats are descendants of a six-toed cat given as a gift to the writer in 1935. All carry the gene for six toes, though not all display the trait. -- Hugs, CatNipped See all my masters hehttp://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped/ Yeah, I saw this one too. What a victory for ouer feline friends hey? S;o) |
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Hemmingway Cats
On Jul 9, 12:29 pm, "CatNipped" wrote:
http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/07/09/hem....ap/index.html KEY WEST, Florida (AP) -- City officials have sided with Ernest Hemingway's former home and its celebrated six-toed felines in its cat fight with the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Patches, a descendant of Ernest Hemingway's six-toed cats, is on the prowl in Key West, Florida. The Key West City Commission exempted the home from a city law prohibiting more than four domestic animals per household. About 50 cats live there. The house has been locked in a dispute with the USDA, which claims the museum is an "exhibitor" of cats and needs a special license, a claim the home disputes. The new ordinance reads in part, "The cats reside on the property just as the cats did in the time of Hemingway himself. They are not on exhibition in the manner of circus animals. ... The City Commission finds that family of polydactyl Hemingway cats are indeed animals of historic, social and tourism significance." It also states that the cats are "an integral part of the history and ambiance of the Hemingway House." A USDA spokesman did not return messages left late Sunday. The cats are descendants of a six-toed cat given as a gift to the writer in 1935. All carry the gene for six toes, though not all display the trait. -- Hugs, CatNipped See all my masters hehttp://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped/ On another note, Rusty is a 4-toed cat. The vet said syndactly is an inherited trait. Rusty is fixed and so he can't pass this trait onto any offspring unless he fathered kittens before ending up in Humane. But so far I haven't heard anyone else has a 4-toed cat. I believe I have a very unique and special cat in Rusty. Winnie |
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Hemmingway Cats
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HAPPY DANCE "CatNipped" wrote in message ... http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/07/09/hem....ap/index.html KEY WEST, Florida (AP) -- City officials have sided with Ernest Hemingway's former home and its celebrated six-toed felines in its cat fight with the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Patches, a descendant of Ernest Hemingway's six-toed cats, is on the prowl in Key West, Florida. The Key West City Commission exempted the home from a city law prohibiting more than four domestic animals per household. About 50 cats live there. The house has been locked in a dispute with the USDA, which claims the museum is an "exhibitor" of cats and needs a special license, a claim the home disputes. The new ordinance reads in part, "The cats reside on the property just as the cats did in the time of Hemingway himself. They are not on exhibition in the manner of circus animals. ... The City Commission finds that family of polydactyl Hemingway cats are indeed animals of historic, social and tourism significance." It also states that the cats are "an integral part of the history and ambiance of the Hemingway House." A USDA spokesman did not return messages left late Sunday. The cats are descendants of a six-toed cat given as a gift to the writer in 1935. All carry the gene for six toes, though not all display the trait. -- Hugs, CatNipped See all my masters he http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped/ |
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On 2007-07-09, CatNipped wrote:
The new ordinance reads in part, "The cats reside on the property just as the cats did in the time of Hemingway himself. They are not on exhibition in the manner of circus animals. ... The City Commission finds that family of polydactyl Hemingway cats are indeed animals of historic, social and tourism significance." It also states that the cats are "an integral part of the history and ambiance of the Hemingway House." A USDA spokesman did not return messages left late Sunday. Bully for the city council! That's smackin' it to the Feds! *Lee* -- A biologist, a statistician, a mathematician and a computer scientist are on a photo-safari in Africa. As they're driving along the savannah in their jeep, they stop and scout the horizon with their binoculars. The biologist: "Look! A herd of zebras! And there's a white zebra! Fantastic! We'll be famous!" The statistician: "Hey, calm down, it's not significant. We only know there's one white zebra." The mathematician: "Actually, we only know there exists a zebra, which is white on one side." The computer scientist : "Oh, no! A special case!" |
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