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Reader Photo of the Day: Cat + Feather Duster = Mess
Offbeat  (tags: cat, defiant, feather duster, playful, mess, funny )

Simone
- 7 days ago - latimesblogs.latimes.com
Submitter socalcde was kind enough to share this photographic evidence of the dangers of leaving one's cat alone with a feather duster. (Our favorite viewer comment on this photo: "Another one bites the duster." Well put, commenter amsterdandi, well
3 comments
Cat Banned From Visiting Buddhist Bank Robber in Jail
Offbeat  (tags: buddahist bank robber, visistation rights, cat, banned, jail )

Simone
- 43 days ago - telegraph.co.uk
Peter Keonig, 46, is serving five-years for armed robberies in Whirl, Germany. He went to court this week demanding the right for his cat Gisela to be allowed to visit him in jail "because she is my dead mum".
6 comments
British Cat Catches Local Train to Visit Penguins and Fish
Offbeat  (tags: domestic, cat, marine, fish, penguins, offbeat )

Jenny
- 58 days ago - pawnation.com
Percy, a six-year-old domesticated cat from the British city of Scarborough, hops the local North Bay Railway to a nearby marine sanctuary, where he spends the day watching the fish and penguins...
2 comments
Oreo - One Sweet Cookie
Offbeat  (tags: oreo, surivor, neglected, medical treatment, cat, adoptions )

Simone
- 61 days ago - pasadosafehaven.org
It's not hard to see how Oreo earned her name. With her black and white coloring, Oreo is a double-stuffed sweetie. But her past hasn't all been "cookies and cream."
3 comments
Baby Hates Cat... Cat Doesn't Care
Offbeat  (tags: unusual, odd, children, animals, cat, off-beat, interesting, funny, bizarre, humor )

Suzybell
- 89 days ago - buzzfeed.com
This cat's love for babies is enough for him to tolerate any amount of abuse.This Truly has patience!
9 comments
More Child Porn Charges Filed Against Man Who Blamed His Cat -
Offbeat  (tags: child porn, cat, computer, downloading, arrest, investigation )

Raffi
- 90 days ago - sun-sentinel.com
Authorities have filed another 90 charges of possession of child pornography against a Martin County man who blamed the crime on his cat. According to a sheriff's report, Jensen Beach resident Keith Griffin told investigators that pornographic images
19 comments
Australian Cat Strays 2,400 Miles, Returns Home -
Offbeat  (tags: cat, odd, off-beat, bizarre, interesting, pictures )

Angela
- 91 days ago - wesh.com
A cat named Clyde was reunited with his owner on Wednesday after a mysterious three-year odyssey in which the long-haired Himalayan strayed 2,400 miles into the Australian Outback.
1 comment
Real-Life Garfield Only Eats Lasagna
Offbeat  (tags: unusual, real-life, Garfield, cat, only eats, lasagna )

Barbaroca
- 92 days ago - lemondrop.com
Meet the real-life Garfield. His name is Humphrey and he's from N. London. His owner, Sophia Atrill, said the cat's pasta obsession began when she let him takes bites off her plate and now that's all he'll eat.
11 comments
Woody the Cat Has Fun on Tap--VIDEO
Offbeat  (tags: animals, cat, funny, bizarre, interesting, performance, off-beat, humor, unusual )

Suzybell
- 101 days ago - metro.co.uk
This cat has come up with a unique way to slow down the jet of a water tap - stick his head in it.Woody tries drinking straight from the fierce stream but soon opts for his preferred method. He dunks his head straight under the water and then simply laps
1 comment
Ksl.Com - Man Fires Shotgun at a Stray Cat, Hits Two People-VIDEO
Offbeat  (tags: drunk, shotgun, cat, birds, humans, pellets, bizarre )

Raffi
- 118 days ago - ksl.com
Lindon police arrested a man for firing a sawed-off shotgun in his own backyard. When the man missed his original target, the stray pellets hit two people. A driving instructor and a student were filling up at a gas station when they were hit.
16 comments
Clever Cat Earns â High School Diploma Online
Offbeat  (tags: diploma, cat, pets, adopted, sting, funny, business, ethics )

Raffi
- 125 days ago - msnbc.msn.com
Cats get a bad rap on the Internet, frequently stereotyped as LOL ignoramuses, forever shredding grammar like a half-dead mouse in what the World Wide Web would have us believe is their endless quest for "cheezburgers." Despite the pigeon-holing
14 comments
Man Blames Cat For Child Porn On Computer
Offbeat  (tags: scum, blames, cat, children porn, computer )

Simone
- 133 days ago - wpbf.com
-- A Jensen Beach man was arrested on charges of child pornography Thursday. The Martin County Sheriff's Office said Keith Griffin told investigators that his cat often jumped on the keyboard when he was out of the room and that strange things would
3 comments
Small Parrot Back Home After 5 Weeks
Offbeat  (tags: off-beat, odd, interesting, pet, quaker, parrot, escapes, rescued, personality, change, friendly, family, dog, cat )

Tom
- 135 days ago - upi.com
A North Carolina woman whose pet Quaker parrot has returned home after five weeks on the loose said "Charlie" used to bite her four sons and tease the family's dogs and cat, but has been friendly and affectionate toward the family since his return.
21 comments
Pet Cat Catches the Daily Bus for Four Years
Offbeat  (tags: cat, casper, catches daily bus, returns home, amazing, clever, animals, unusual )

Simone
- 141 days ago - telegraph.co.uk
Casper, which is 12 years old, boards the No3 service at 10.55am from outside his home in Plymouth, Devon, and travels the entire 11-mile route before returning home about an hour later. On the route, the cat passes an historic dockyard and naval base
2 comments
Parrot Massages Cat's Head   video
Offbeat  (tags: Parrot, cat, cute, funny, interesting )

Teresa
- 151 days ago - youtube.com
Coco the parrot massages Lucky's head and face. Both are curious about one another
13 comments
 
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