Monday News Reel – Kitten Gets New Legs and Lease on Life
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Corky, a stray cat born with a rare congenital birth defect was set to be euthanized in Fargo, N.D. He was given a new lease on life when he was picked up at a local shelter, Cat’s Cradle, at the end of March.
Corky was born with a genetic deformity called bilateral arthrogryposis of the tarsus, where his legs were backwards and overlapping.
Monday News Reel – Mummified Kitten Bred to be Egyptian Offering
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Two thousand years ago, an Egyptian purchased a mummified kitten from a breeder, to offer as a sacrifice to the goddess Bastet, new research suggests.
Between about 332 B.C. and 30 B.C. in Egypt, cats were bred near temples specifically to be mummified and used as offerings.
The cat mummy came from the Egyptian Collection of the National Archeological Museum in Parma, Italy. It was bought by the museum in the 18th century from a collector. Because of how the museum acquired it, there’s no documentation about where the mummy came from.
Monday News Reel: Puppy Nurses Kittens
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Monday News Reel – Blind woman’s heatbreaking search for blind kitten
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Leyna Coleman knows just how hard it would be for her missing kitten Moses to find his way home.
Like Leyna, 23, and her sister Petra, 21, Moses has been blind since birth.
The tabby has been missing from their Ranui flat since March 16.
Coleman says the 14-month-old’s disappearance from Elvira Ave has been heartbreaking.
”I’ve always grown up with pets but I had a special attachment to him. There’s been a lot of tears,” she said.
”Not knowing is the hardest part.


