<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><span></span></div><div><div><a rel="nofollow" class="outbound_link" target="_blank" href="http://www.fark.com/goto/9006220/www.sfgate.com/news/article/San-Jose-Maine-Coon-27-pound-house-cat-wild-animal-6768570.php%3Futm_sou" style="max-height: 1000000px; text-decoration: none; height: 57px; vertical-align: middle; display: block !important;"><font color="#000000"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Massive 27-pound Maine Coon cat named Spock mistaken for an illegal wild animal would like the good Caturday people of the San Jose area to know he's just a precious domesticated kitty cat.</span></font></a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Courtesy of SFGate (San Francisco) at:</div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/San-Jose-Maine-Coon-27-pound-house-cat-wild-animal-6768570.php?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link">http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/San-Jose-Maine-Coon-27-pound-house-cat-wild-animal-6768570.php?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link</a></div><div><br></div><div>--------------------------------</div><div><h1 class="headline entry-title" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Sofia Pro Bold', sans-serif; font-size: 44px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 44px; vertical-align: baseline; clear: both; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">San Jose neighbors mistake massive 27-pound house cat for a wild animal</h1></div><div><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 24px; border: 0px; line-height: 26px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 24px; border: 0px; line-height: 26px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Over the past year, three or four strangers have knocked on Colleen Pizarev's door to warn her that a wild animal is in her house.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 24px; border: 0px; line-height: 26px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">These people are usually walking to the park near Pizarev's home in San Jose, Calif., and when they spot her 27-pound Maine Coon named Spock in the window, they mistake the cat for a bobcat or a lynx.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 24px; border: 0px; line-height: 26px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"They're worried that I'm keeping an illegal wild animal," Pizarev said in an interview. "I'm always like, 'No! Look, he has a tail.'" </span></p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 24px; border: 0px; line-height: 26px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">She added: "In most cases, I've been able to diffuse it."</span></p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 24px; border: 0px; line-height: 26px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Pizarev is a lover of the Maine Coon breed, among the largest of the domesticated cat breeds. Several years ago, she adopted a rescue through <a href="http://mainecoonadoptions.com/index.shtml" style="display: inline; text-decoration: none;">Maine Coon Adoptions</a> in Oakland. When that cat passed away, she adopted a Maine Coon-Abyssinian mix named Fluff Ball. And four years ago, Spock came to her through a breeder. Spock was originally supposed to be a show cat but wasn't able to follow this path when one of his eyes turned a color unacceptable for competition.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 24px; border: 0px; line-height: 26px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"He'll jump on a small table and the table knocks over because of the momentum and weight," Pizarev said. "We have to lock up our table lamps because he knocks them over on the floor. We only bring them out if we're having guests."</span></p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 24px; border: 0px; line-height: 26px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">All of that said, Spock is a gentle giant. "I love this breed because they're very smart," Pizarev said. "They don't bite or scratch. They're extremely affectionate."</span></p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 24px; border: 0px; line-height: 26px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">She added: "He's a lap cat and likes to sit on laps." And that's something a wild animal would never do.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 24px; border: 0px; line-height: 26px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">--------------------</span></p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 24px; border: 0px; line-height: 26px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Video</span></p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 24px; border: 0px; line-height: 26px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="https://social.newsinc.com/media/json/69017/30221723/singleVideoOG.html?videoId=30221723&type=VideoPlayer/16x9&widgetId=2&trackingGroup=69017">https://social.newsinc.com/media/json/69017/30221723/singleVideoOG.html?videoId=30221723&type=VideoPlayer/16x9&widgetId=2&trackingGroup=69017</a></span></p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 24px; border: 0px; line-height: 26px; vertical-align: baseline;">Photos:</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 24px; border: 0px; line-height: 26px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://www.moscowcares.com/Caturday/Caturday_012316_01.jpg">http://www.MoscowCares.com/Caturday/Caturday_012316_01.jpg</a></p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 24px; border: 0px; line-height: 26px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="http://www.moscowcares.com/Caturday/Caturday_012316_02.jpg">http://www.MoscowCares.com/Caturday/Caturday_012316_02.jpg</a></span></p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 24px; border: 0px; line-height: 26px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="http://www.moscowcares.com/Caturday/Caturday_012316_03.jpg">http://www.MoscowCares.com/Caturday/Caturday_012316_03.jpg</a></span></p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 24px; border: 0px; line-height: 26px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="http://www.moscowcares.com/Caturday/Caturday_012316_04.jpg">http://www.MoscowCares.com/Caturday/Caturday_012316_04.jpg</a></span></p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 24px; border: 0px; line-height: 26px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="http://www.moscowcares.com/Caturday/Caturday_012316_05.jpg">http://www.MoscowCares.com/Caturday/Caturday_012316_05.jpg</a></span></p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 24px; border: 0px; line-height: 26px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="http://www.moscowcares.com/Caturday/Caturday_012316_06.jpg">http://www.MoscowCares.com/Caturday/Caturday_012316_06.jpg</a></span></p></div><div>--------------------------------<br><br><div><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> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>