<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>Sappy the cat and Dakota the horse are completely inseparable buddies. Enjoy Caturday with your best bud.</div><div><br></div><div>Courtesy of the <i>Daily Mail</i> (London, England) at:</div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3654300/Dakota-horse-Sappy-cat-heart-warming-bond.html?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link">http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3654300/Dakota-horse-Sappy-cat-heart-warming-bond.html?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link</a></div><div><br></div><div>---------------------------------</div><div><br></div><div><p class="mol-para-with-font" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><font style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b>When good neigh-bors become good friends: The horse and cat who have a heart-warming bond</b></font></p><p class="mol-para-with-font" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><font style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b><br></b></font></p><li class="" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; list-style: none;"><font><strong style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">- Sappy the cat and Dakota the horse are completely inseparable buddies </strong></font></li><li class="" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; list-style: none;"><font><strong style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">- When the cat was a kitten the horse acted like a father figure to him</strong></font></li><li class="" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; list-style: none;"><font><strong id="ext-gen149" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">- Now the two are best friends and spend nearly all their free</strong></font></li><p class="mol-para-with-font" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><font><br></font></p><p class="mol-para-with-font" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><font style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Despite their huge size difference Sappy the cat and Dakota the horse have formed one of the animal kingdom's most unusual bonds.</font></p><p class="mol-para-with-font" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><font style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The pair are totally inseparable spending hours cuddling one another, and they even eat and sleep together at their Fairfield, Illinois ranch.</font></p><p class="mol-para-with-font" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><font style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Sappy formed the unlikely friendship when he was just a kitten when Dakota acted like a father-figure to him, explained the owner.</font></p><p class="mol-para-with-font" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><font style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">'When Sappy was a small kitten, I could tell they had a close bond, the kitten never paid attention to other horses,' said owner Denice Kinney. </font></p><p class="mol-para-with-font" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font></font></span></p><p class="mol-para-with-font" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><font style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">'Sappy was in Dakota's stall all the time and when Dakota was grazing, Sappy would stand by him.'</font></p><p class="mol-para-with-font" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><font style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">On the large size difference between the two, Denice added the horse could technically crush the cat at any time. </font></p><p class="mol-para-with-font" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><font style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">He said: 'Dakota could step on Sappy the cat at any time and destroy him but he chooses not to, they are so cute together!'</font></p><p class="mol-para-with-font" id="ext-gen146" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><font style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The duo spend practically all their free time with each other, and often Sappy enjoys a rest on the horse's back. </font></p><p class="mol-para-with-font" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><font style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The cat clambers up to the spot by climbing up Dakota's tail. </font></p><p class="mol-para-with-font" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><font style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></font></p><p class="mol-para-with-font" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><font style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">--------------------</font></p><p class="mol-para-with-font" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><font style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></font></p><p class="mol-para-with-font" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><font><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Unusual relationship: Sappy the cat has an unbreakable bond with Dakota the horse in Illinois.</span></font></p><p class="mol-para-with-font" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><font><a href="http://www.moscowcares.com/Caturday/Caturday_062516_01.jpg">http://www.moscowcares.com/Caturday/Caturday_062516_01.jpg</a><br><br><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Wonder of the animal world: The two do almost everything together and are now totally inseparable.</span></font></p><p class="mol-para-with-font" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><font><a href="http://www.moscowcares.com/Caturday/Caturday_062516_02.jpg">http://www.moscowcares.com/Caturday/Caturday_062516_02.jpg</a><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br><br>Father-figure: Sappy formed the unlikely friendship when he was just a kitten and Dakota acted like a father.</span></font></p><p class="mol-para-with-font" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><font><a href="http://www.moscowcares.com/Caturday/Caturday_062516_03.jpg">http://www.moscowcares.com/Caturday/Caturday_062516_03.jpg</a></font></p><p class="mol-para-with-font" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><font><a href="http://www.moscowcares.com/Caturday/Caturday_062516_04.jpg">http://www.moscowcares.com/Caturday/Caturday_062516_04.jpg</a><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br><br></span></font></p><p class="mol-para-with-font" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><font><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Comfy bed: Sappy relaxes on the back of Dakota, she gets to the spot by climbing up the horse's tail. </span></font></p><p class="mol-para-with-font" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><font><a href="http://www.moscowcares.com/Caturday/Caturday_062516_05.jpg">http://www.moscowcares.com/Caturday/Caturday_062516_05.jpg</a><br><br><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Affectionate: Despite the massive difference in size Sappy has never been afraid of the large brown horse.</span></font></p><p class="mol-para-with-font" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><font><a href="http://www.moscowcares.com/Caturday/Caturday_062516_06.jpg">http://www.moscowcares.com/Caturday/Caturday_062516_06.jpg</a></font></p><p class="mol-para-with-font" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><font><a href="http://www.moscowcares.com/Caturday/Caturday_062516_07.jpg">http://www.moscowcares.com/Caturday/Caturday_062516_07.jpg</a><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br><br></span></font></p><div itemprop="articleBody" id="ext-gen145" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><div class="artSplitter mol-img-group" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><p class="imageCaption" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Cuddle time: The pair spend almost all their free time together and even sleep and eat together.</span></p><p class="imageCaption" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><a href="http://www.moscowcares.com/Caturday/Caturday_062516_08.jpg">http://www.moscowcares.com/Caturday/Caturday_062516_08.jpg</a></p><p class="imageCaption" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><br></p></div></div></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></body></html>