Posted on 12/11/2011 8:49:52 PM PST by nickcarraway
In a reversal of fortunes, a once-unwanted cat has come to the rescue of an animal shelter in need of a new home.
However, this orange-and-white tabby named Daniel is no typical cat. He has a near-record 26 toes, a phenomenon that is helping the nonprofit Milwaukee Animal Rescue Center raise money to relocate to a new building.
Normal cats have 18 toes, but Daniel has two extra on each foot due to a genetic mutation called polydactylism.
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I would adopt him in a heartbeat! What a cutie!
The reporter is named CARRIE ANTLFINGER? LOLOLOLOL!
Slightly OT. The shelter lost its lease. 20 miles up the road in Grafton, WI, I know of multiple businesses that have lost their leases and have had to close. What is going on. It’s not like there are many businesses just waiting to move in. These buildings are sitting empty. I know of one that has been empty for nearly 10 years — remodeled, good parking, nice location, etc. What’s going on with these landlords?
Nearer to where this animal shelter was located are 2 whole shopping centers (formerly thriving) — totally empty for at least 15 years. Who is paying those taxes? Why do these landlords think that no tenant is better than the tenant they already had?
In a couple of cases that I know about, the reasing the buildings are empty is that the landlord tripled the cost of the lease. Tenant moved out. Building is still empty half a decade later. I don’t get it.
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