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Scarlett (June or July 1995 – October 11, 2008) was a former stray cat from Brooklyn, New York, whose efforts to save her kittens from a fire attracted worldwide media attention, and has been described in a number of non-fiction books. If the kittens were her first litter, Scarlett was probably about nine months old.
Simon (c. 1947 – 28 November 1949) was a ship's cat who served on the Royal Navy sloop-of-war HMS Amethyst.In 1949, during the Yangtze Incident, he received the PDSA's Dickin Medal after surviving injuries from an artillery shell, raising morale, and killing off a rat infestation during his service.
A few days later, minor league baseball team Bakersfield Blaze invited the cat, assisted by Jeremy's family, to throw the first pitch at a Bakersfield minor league baseball game in Sam Lynn Ballpark as a recognition for her deed. [11] In the same spirit, Cat Fanciers' Association announced Tara as the recipient of its first-ever Cat Hero Award ...
The post How Simon, a Heroic Cat, Saved Royal Navy’s Food Supply appeared first on CatTime. Cats have been brought on ships for various purposes throughout history, the most common one being to ...
Gizmo isn't the first cat to survive a big fall. Back in May, a cat in an unidentified location fell three stories after losing its grip on the side of a building. It sprung back up, and ran off.
The sinking of the R.M.S. Titanic is widely regarded as one of the most tragic events of the 20th century. While the deaths of thousands of passengers and several animals, including dogs and ...
Mayor Stubbs, a cat who was honorary mayor of the town of Talkeetna, Alaska, from 1997 until his death in 2017; CC (Copy Cat, or Carbon Cat), the first cloned cat. Dusty the Klepto Kitty (US), notorious for being an expert night cat burglar. [31] Tarmac The Weather Cat seen outside the National Weather Service office in Little Rock, Arkansas
Now nicknamed "Unsinkable Sam", the cat was soon transferred to the aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal, which coincidentally had been instrumental in the destruction of Bismarck (along with Cossack). However, Sam was to find no better luck there, and when returning from Malta on 14 November 1941, the ship was torpedoed, this time by U-81 .