Wanted: 1 home, giant fridge, bushels of cat litter

Philadelphia Inquirer ^ | July 29, 2008 | Dan Lieberman

[Daffynition]

PHILADELPHIA -- There are fat cats and then there are fat cats.

South Jersey, to be sure, has seen its fair share of the indictable variety, but never before has it seen the likes of the portly pussycat found waddling in Voorhees.

Meet Princess Chunky -- all 44 pounds of her and just two pounds shy of the 1987 Guinness World Record for overweight cats.

Camden County Animal Control Officer Jim McCleery got the call Friday. There was a stray cat prowling on a patio in the Ashley Run condominium development.

"We picked him up and I knew from the get-go it wouldn't fit in the regular cat carrier, so we had to put him in a dog carrier ... it was a big cat, the biggest one this year," said McCleery, of the Camden County Joint Municipal Animal Control Program.

Employees at Camden County Animal Shelter called the feline "Captain Chunk." Realizing she was female, the name was quickly changed to "Princess Chunk." Her "foster mom" -- shelter volunteer Deborah Wright -- calls her "Princess Chunky."

As the shelter seeks to find the feline's owner, Princess Chunky is now in "foster care" at Wright's Sicklerville home. She is fed only wet and dry cat food.

Wright is trying to develop an exercise routine for the orange and white, short-haired domestic cat, estimated to be about 4 years old.

[Daffynition]

Thanks S&A and hwp. I heard a broadcast yesterday about shelters becoming crowded with animals from those who have experienced foreclosures. And the new bad news, horses are
being brought in. Sad.

[Slings and Arrows]

Put that cat on the Atkins diet (or some form of a raw diet), quickly!

The Catkins diet?

[Tunehead54]

Reminder bump for non-FR cat lovers/haters! ;-)

[pbmaltzman]

The Catkins diet?

That'll work! LOL!

[nw_arizona_granny]

LOL, the cat fits the cheap litter photo, good one.

Did you see the update on this in post #38?

and found this:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080731/ap_on_fe_st/odd_adopted_tigers;_ylt=Am0m0wV.qAGNj.x1Ee77ysguQE4F

Golden retriever adopts tiger cubs at Kansas zoo

[Biggirl]

Turned out that Princess Chunk is a Prince Chunk, not a girl, but a boy cat by the name of Powder. =^..^=

[Biggirl]

Read the update about Powder the boy cat. May he find an excellent loving forever home and family. May he also get help on his weight. =^..^=

[Daffynition]

Thanks for the heads-up BG .... hope *he* can get on a low-carb ...

[rockinqsranch]

OMG LucyT, That cat is identical twin to one of ours named Domino. The markings are exactly the same. The expression in the eyes says to me the same attitude as well. NOT a best friend.

16 cats...I buy cheap litter.