Mittens the cat has paws all over New Zealand capital

[KY_EnviroGuy]

'The best thing about Wellington': Mittens the cat has paws all over New Zealand capital
Turkish Angora roams tattoo parlours, office towers and churches, posing for social media snapshots along the way

Link to story: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/04/the-best-thing-about-wellington-mittens-the-cat-has-paws-all-over-new-zealand-capital

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A feline that roams New Zealand’s capital city and is welcomed into tattoo parlours, hairdressers and office towers has become a social media star, with 30,000 followers who track his every movement online.

Mittens first came to attention in 2018 after repeatedly wandering inner-city dwellings, including the university, the post office, and a Catholic church. Mittens was also reportedly taken to the police station by concerned locals.

After repeated encounters with Mittens, an SPCA employee started a Facebook page to reassure locals that the cat wasn’t lost and didn’t need to be “rescued” – he was just adventurous.

The Facebook page now has 30,000 followers with locals tracking Mittens’ daily activities around town.

The article includes links to the Facebook page and other related sites..........

[hlthe2b]

1. 'Love his faux "lion's mane"...

[wnylib]

2. I noticed at the link that his brother

is a homebody who does not share the wanderlust of Mittens. But I wonder if this wandering trait is common among angoras. I once had a solid black half angora named Merlin. He was supposed to be a house cat, but was forever slipping out the door to wander about, visit several places, and return on his own time. He was so good at escaping that a friend told me I should rename him Houdini.

He acted like a tough guy, above such things as cuddling, but every night (when he was home) he perched on my headboard to keep guard, I guess, while I slept. I often sleep on my stomach and would wake up to find that he had curled up on my back when I was in such a deep sleep stage that I didn't notice.