<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div><span></span></div><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div><span></span></div><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div><span></span></div><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div><span></span></div><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span></span></div><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span></span></div><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span></span></div><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span></span></div><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Courtesy of Mail Online (London, England) at:</div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2739095/Downtrodden-looking-cat-Tucker-taken-adoption-new-home.html">http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2739095/Downtrodden-looking-cat-Tucker-taken-adoption-new-home.html</a></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">--------------------------------------</div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></div><div><h1 style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 1em; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">That should cheer her up! Downtrodden-looking cat Tucker put up for adoption by owners has finally found a new home</h1><div><br></div><ul class="article-summary news" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 10px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><li style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; list-style: none;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><font style="font-size: 1.4em;">Tucker, aged one, has unusual appearance due to genetic abnormalities</font></span></li><li style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; list-style: none;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><font style="font-size: 1.4em;">Put up for adoption at Purrfect Pals cat shelter in Arlington, Washington</font></span></li><li style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; list-style: none;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><font style="font-size: 1.4em;">Suffers from auto-immune disease making her skin thin and easy to bruise</font></span></li></ul><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><font style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px;"><br><br></span></font></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><font style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">A feline described as ‘the world’s saddest cat’ has found a new home after she was put up for adoption, it was revealed today.</font></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><font style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Tucker, a one-year-old cat with an unusual appearance due to genetic abnormalities, was taken to the Purrfect Pals cat shelter in Arlington, Washington, after her owners no longer wanted to keep her.</font></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><font style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">She suffers from an auto-immune disease making her skin very thin and easy to bruise. The cat also has hair loss because of scabs that she pulls off - and is therefore dressed in T-shirts to prevent this.</font></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><font style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Tucker is said by animal workers to enjoy sitting on laps and playing with string toys, as well as being petted under the chin and behind the ears – and especially likes being around children.</font></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><font style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">And after a media campaign that attracted attention on both sides of the Atlantic, workers at the centre were swamped with requests from people around the world who wanted to adopt her.</font></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><font style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Now, she has been given to a woman known only as ‘Katie’, who works at a vet clinic and already has experience of caring for special-needs kittens with her husband.</font></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><font style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The couple already have a cat called Poe with many of the same problems faced by Tucker - whose story was first published by media outlets about a month ago.</font></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><font style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">A <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://purrfectpals.org/" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px; text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer; font-weight: bold;">Purrfect Pals</a> spokesman said today: ‘Katie works at a vet clinic and she and her husband have plenty of experience caring for special needs kitties.</font></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><font style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">‘Katie has protective outfits custom made for Poe and their house is already been kitty-proofed with his special needs in mind. We couldn't dream of a better match for Tucker.’</span>‘They actually already have a cat, Poe, with many of the same symptoms that Tucker has. His skin bruises and tears very easily and he also has similar leg deformities.</font></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><font style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Purrfect Pals has been taking in cats in Washington state for more than 25 years, and currently has space for up to 225 cats. It also houses a further 250 cats in foster care.</font></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><font style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></font></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><font style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">--------------------</font></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><font style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></font></p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><font><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Put up for adoption: Tucker is a one-year-old cat with an unusual appearance due to genetic abnormalities<br><br></span><img src="cid:210F1D6C-43E4-4C85-84B5-86516537D984" alt="article-2739095-20F640A300000578-604_634x422.jpg" id="210F1D6C-43E4-4C85-84B5-86516537D984" width="634" height="422"><br><br></font></p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"></p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;">--------------------</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><br></p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Problems: She suffers from an auto-immune disease making her skin very thin and easy to bruise<br><br></span><img src="cid:9ED1C906-E417-42E1-A00C-5F80AB71EE4D" alt="article-2739095-20F640E800000578-751_634x574.jpg" id="9ED1C906-E417-42E1-A00C-5F80AB71EE4D" width="634" height="574"></p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><br></p></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">--------------------------------------<br><br><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)</span></div><div><a href="http://www.moscowcares.com/" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000">http://www.MoscowCares.com</font></a></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></div><div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Tom Hansen</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Moscow, Idaho</span></div></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>