[Vision2020] Caturday (April 23, 2011)

[Tom Hansen]

Courtesy of the New York Daily News at:

 

http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2011/04/21/2011-04-21_feisty_feline_wash
ed_away_in_storms_swims_safely_across_new_york_harbor_lands_on.html?print=1
<http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2011/04/21/2011-04-21_feisty_feline_was
hed_away_in_storms_swims_safely_across_new_york_harbor_lands_on.html?print=1
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Feisty feline, washed away in storms, swims safely across New York Harbor,
lands on Gov. Island

 

A feisty feline swam across New York Harbor to Governors Island last
weekend. Officials think the pet was washed away in the storms.

A castaway cat used one of her lives to swim safely to shore on Governors
Island last weekend.

 

The feline floater, her fur matted and caked with seaweed, was discovered
Sunday night by security guards on the remote island's north shore, a
spokeswoman said.

 

"The assumption is that she came over by water," said Elizabeth Rapuano, the
park's director of marketing and communications. "She was wet. Her fur was
salty."

 

Workers suspect drenching rains in New Jersey, part of a ferocious weekend
storm that hit the Southeast and killed at least 45 people, may have swept
up the cuddly calico, causing her to dog-paddle across New York Harbor.

 

"She's very friendly," Rapuano said of the cat, whose name and age are
unknown. "She likes people."

 

The flirty feline has already purred her way into the hearts of staff, who
feed her cans of tuna and cat food near the docks for the Manhattan ferry
boats.

 

"She's a great addition to Governors Island," Rapuano said. "It's certainly
a surprise to have her, but a welcome one."

 

She said the cat appears to be in good shape after the swim, but workers
will take her to a vet to be sure.

 

And the hopes of staff at the 172-acre island - which opens to the public
next month - to find her owner don't appear to be washed up.

 

"Any information that leads her back to her family is appreciated," reads a
post on the island's blog site, govislandblog.com.

 

"Until then, she's getting all the Fancy Feast her brave little heart
desires."

 

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http://assets.nydailynews.com/img/2011/04/21/alg_castaway-kitten.jpg

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Seeya at CommUNITY Walk, Moscow.

 

Tom Hansen

Moscow, Idaho

 

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