<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.fark.com/goto/11377098/people.com/pets/woman-who-adopted-zombie-cat-says-animal-is-doing-amazing/%3Futm_source%3Dfark%26utm" target="_blank" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="color: black; text-decoration: none;"> Zombie cat wants chicken instead of brains on Caturday</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">.</span><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></div><div dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"></div><div dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Courtesy of <i>People Magazine</i> at:</div><div dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></div><div dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><a href="https://people.com/pets/woman-who-adopted-zombie-cat-says-animal-is-doing-amazing/?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&ICID=ref_fark">https://people.com/pets/woman-who-adopted-zombie-cat-says-animal-is-doing-amazing/?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&ICID=ref_fark</a><br><div dir="ltr"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">————————————————-</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr"><div class="intro article-info" style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.95); color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.95); font-family: Lora, serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><div class="headline-wrapper" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between;"><h1 class="headline heading-content" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Basel, serif; font-size: 48px; line-height: 52px; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; border-left-width: 0px;">'Zombie Cat' Who Survived Being Buried Alive in 2015 Is Doing 'Amazing' Today, Adopter Says</h1><div id="karma-lazy-sponsorLogo" class="sponsor-logo" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-align: center;"></div></div></div><p class="dek margin-16-tb padded-mobile" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Limerick, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 28px; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; color: rgb(40, 47, 47); padding: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">"He's just the coolest cat — he really and truly is. He's a happy boy," the woman who adopted Bart the "Zombie Cat" said</p><p class="dek margin-16-tb padded-mobile" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Limerick, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 28px; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; color: rgb(40, 47, 47); padding: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 21pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">"Zombie Cat" is living the life he always deserved.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 21pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The feline, whose real name is Bart, made headlines in January 2015 when he seemingly <a href="https://people.com/pets/zombie-cat-officially-adopted-into-forever-home-after-long-legal-battle/"><span style="color: rgb(89, 89, 89); text-decoration: none;">came back from the dead</span></a> by digging himself out of the grave his previous owners, who thought the feline was deceased following a car accident, buried him in. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 21pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Following Bart's reappearance, a 20-month-long legal battle ensued for custody of the cat between Bart's original owners and the <a href="https://humanesocietytampa.org/" target="_blank" title="(opens new window)"><span style="color: rgb(89, 89, 89); text-decoration: none;">Humane Society of Tampa Bay</span></a>, which treated Bart's extensive injuries after he emerged from the dirt five days after being buried. The organization eventually settled with Bart's previous owners outside of court. Bart was then adopted by the shelter employee who had been fostering him during his time at the Humane Society of Tampa Bay. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 21pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Now, speaking with <i><a href="https://www.today.com/pets/zombie-cat-who-survived-being-buried-alive-relishes-life-new-t216374" target="_blank" title="(opens new window)"><span style="color: rgb(89, 89, 89); text-decoration: none;">Today</span></a></i>, his adopter Valerie — who asked for her last name to be kept private — opened up about life with the animal and what it was like welcoming him into his new home.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 21pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">According to Valerie, Bart has always been a "sweetheart" — even through his heartbreaking predicament — and has made the best of his given situation.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 21pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">"Even in the worst of times when he had just arrived, he would head-butt people just to try and get some pets," the woman told<i> Today</i>. "He's always been a big, old love."<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 21pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">"He wants to be around people and to play and be loved, and that's it," she added.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 21pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Valerie also told the outlet that she was worried that the three cats she already owned would not adjust well to another feline in the house when she first brought Bart home with her. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 21pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">But, as she noted to <i>Today</i>, her three cats — Max, Cecelia, and Jack — took to Bart right away, with Max even sticking his head into Bart's carrier and grooming him before he could even step out.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 21pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">"I thought that was just the cutest thing, that that was his welcome to the house," she said. "He wasn't even out of the carrier, and Max is in there going, 'Hey, who are you? Welcome! — Come on out!'"<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 21pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Along with spending time with his new siblings, Bart also loves toys, as well as Boar's Head chicken.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 21pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">"He's doing amazing," Valerie said. "He has definitely put on more weight than he probably should have, but he's very, very hard to deny, as you can imagine, after everything he went through."<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 21pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Added Valerie of her feline friend: "He has by far the best personality. He is the first one to go to the door and greet whoever comes through that door. He's just always happy-go-lucky Bart. He's just the coolest cat — he really and truly is. He's a happy boy."<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 21pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Valerie is hopeful that by sharing Bart's story with the public, more people will be interested in supporting their local shelters and all the animals they help.</span></p></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">————————-</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Photos . . .</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><a href="http://www.tomandrodna.com/MoscowCares/Caturday/Caturday_050121_01.jpg">http://www.tomandrodna.com/MoscowCares/Caturday/Caturday_050121_01.jpg</a></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><a href="http://www.tomandrodna.com/MoscowCares/Caturday/Caturday_050121_02.jpg">http://www.tomandrodna.com/MoscowCares/Caturday/Caturday_050121_02.jpg</a></div></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Video . . .</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4l9qCkRl4k">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4l9qCkRl4k</a></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">————————————————-</span></div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><div><b>“Caturday”</b><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> by Linus Petit</span></div><div><a href="http://www.tomandrodna.com/MoscowCares/Caturday/Caturday_by_Linus_Petit.mp3">http://www.tomandrodna.com/MoscowCares/Caturday/Caturday_by_Linus_Petit.mp3</a></div></div></div><br><div dir="ltr"><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/">http://www.moscowcares.com/</a></div><div><br></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>“A stranger is just a friend you haven’t met.”</div><div>- Roy E. 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