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Cat keeps Miami Firefighters on their toes.

Posted by on Feb 13 2008 | Cats In The News

Cat pulls a fast one on firefighters

MIAMI – It was the stereotypical firefighters-try-to-rescue-cat story, but with a twist. Firefighters from the South Florida city of Weston spent a sopping hour in pouring rain Tuesday trying to extract a kitten squeezed in the undercarriage of a stranger’s Volvo.

The crew tried jacking up the car and taking off a wheel, all for naught. The feline ducked out of reach at each attempt to grab it.

At some point, the cat escaped undetected, prompting the crew to spend another hour peering in bushes and scouring a Walgreens parking lot.
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This Cat is a real ‘Tiger’!

Posted by on Jan 11 2008 | Cats In The News

This may be the closest you’ll get to owning your own Tiger. This is a purebred cat that has been registered with the International Cat Association (TICA) under the name “Toyger”.

Cats in the News - Toygers

The Toyger was created by Judy Sudgen to inspire more people to help more with wild tiger conservation.

The image above is from a National Geographic New Photo Gallery that was one of the top ten news photo galleries of 2007.

Click here for the ”Toygers” vs. Tigers” news photo gallery.

It would be interesting to see how the Band of Cats would react to a Toyger in the house. It would definitely take some getting used to for them and things would, well, be rather ‘interesting’ for a while to say the least.

Prices start around $800. and go all the way up to $3500. for ‘show quality’ toygers. With those prices I don’t think Spooky, Dax, Jasmine and Jade have to worry about any Toygers around here for a while.

Primaeval Cattery is a breeder of Toygers. Check them out for more great pictures and if you’re interested in learning more about these mini-tigers.

You can find a complete list of Toyger breeders at the Toyger Cat Society web site.

Do you know of anyone with a Toyger? Send us a comment and let us know what you think of this relatively new breed of cat.

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