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Purr-fect ending to battle over Hemingway's cats
WFAA ^
| September 25, 2008
| staff reporter
Posted on 09/27/2008 9:55:31 AM PDT by Daffynition
KEY WEST, Fla. -- The famed six-toed cats at Ernest Hemingway's island home aren't going anywhere.
The Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum announced Thursday it reached an agreement with the federal government that lets the 50 or so cats continue roaming the grounds, ending a five-year battle that could have resulted in them being removed or caged.
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TOPICS: Arts/Photography; History; Outdoors; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: cats; hemingway; polydactyl; polydactylism
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To: Daffynition
In spite of all the important news, it's still Caturday ...somewhere. Yippee! Hurray for the Hemingway kitties! (^..^)/
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posted on
09/27/2008 2:54:32 PM PDT
by
mewzilla
(In politics the middle way is none at all. John Adams)
To: meowmeow
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posted on
09/27/2008 2:57:55 PM PDT
by
mewzilla
(In politics the middle way is none at all. John Adams)
To: AnAmericanMother
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posted on
09/27/2008 3:02:55 PM PDT
by
Daffynition
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To: Pyro7480
A direct descendants of “Snowball” ... beautiful!
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posted on
09/27/2008 3:03:47 PM PDT
by
Daffynition
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To: Petronski
They’re more likely to knead with their paws if they were weaned too early or separated from mama too young. I’ve got a 7-year-old cat who was orphaned by the time her eyes were open. She nuzzles and kneads my armpits something fierce, and always has, so I guess I’m literally a “cat mommy.”
To: robomatik; Slings and Arrows; B-Chan; Rocky; yorkie
Ernest Hemingway with cat at Hemingway's home in Cuba, the Finca Vigia. Photographer unknown. Ernest Hemingway Collection, John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston
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posted on
09/27/2008 3:09:39 PM PDT
by
Daffynition
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To: Petronski; Lady Jag
Many of my daughter’s rescues make bread..all were separated from their mom way too young..I am going to take 2 of her most recently rescued kittens that were 6 and 8 ounces when found starving..They are healthy now but the youngest kneads a soft throw I have often..also likes to knead on me at times..They will also suck on the soft throw...as will one adult kitty.
I have some puncture wounds on my leg..Must remember to add a thicker layer before she starts kneading.
;o)
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posted on
09/27/2008 3:10:15 PM PDT
by
MEG33
(God Bless Our Military)
To: Daffynition
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posted on
09/27/2008 3:12:31 PM PDT
by
MEG33
(God Bless Our Military)
To: Rocky
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posted on
09/27/2008 3:12:43 PM PDT
by
Daffynition
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To: mewzilla
LOL!!! We have two and one sits at the top of the stairs and the other at the bottom and they just stare at each other. There are usually toys strewn down the steps.
We can't figure out the point of the game but it seems to mean something to them...maybe they are playing "Basement Cat"
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posted on
09/27/2008 3:13:36 PM PDT
by
meowmeow
(In Loving Memory of Our Dear Viking Kitty (1987-2006))
To: Lady Jag
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posted on
09/27/2008 3:17:20 PM PDT
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Daffynition
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To: Lady Jag
Every now and then, as I sit in my recliner watching this war film or that, here he comes up onto my ample belly.
He stays for 10-15 minutes just kneading away. It does a heart good, I gotta tell you.
“Excuse me, cat: can I have a life?”
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09/27/2008 3:17:45 PM PDT
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Petronski
(Please pray for the success of McCain and Palin. Every day, whenever you pray.)
To: Petronski
Hmmmmmmmmmmm... ThinkingCat sez shez speshell ...
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posted on
09/27/2008 3:20:36 PM PDT
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Daffynition
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To: mewzilla
PHEW indeed! I can't imagine the homestead without them.
Ernest Hemingway Collection, JFK Presidential Library and Museum, Boston
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posted on
09/27/2008 3:24:14 PM PDT
by
Daffynition
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To: Daffynition
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posted on
09/27/2008 3:25:03 PM PDT
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: Daffynition
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posted on
09/27/2008 3:26:45 PM PDT
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: meowmeow
Your baby must have been frantic! She won't do that again soon!
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posted on
09/27/2008 3:27:08 PM PDT
by
Daffynition
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To: MEG33
Key West was not the only town known for Hemingway cats. In Cuba, Ernest’s hilltop home, Finca Vigia [Lookout Farm], once had fifty-seven cats roaming its grounds.
Evry year, I manage to reread one of “Papa’s” books. I love the idea of him. ;)
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posted on
09/27/2008 3:35:06 PM PDT
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Daffynition
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To: trisham
Yes they are ;-D
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posted on
09/27/2008 3:37:20 PM PDT
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Daffynition
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To: Daffynition
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posted on
09/27/2008 3:41:40 PM PDT
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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