Hello, I’m Dr. Lauren! Learn my introduction to study extra about me and my two adventurous cats, Pancake and Tiller.

Somedays, I watch cats and surprise, what would it not be prefer to dwell their lifetime of relative leisure? Sleep, eat, repeat. Appears fairly good to me.

Clearly, not all cats dwell like this, however generally, they aren’t doing too unhealthy. An expensive good friend of mine (Dougie’s mother, from a couple of articles again) and I have been discussing this subject the opposite day: possibly cats have gotten this all figured out- we work for them, clear their litter field, feed them, and even purchase them quite a few toys and beds to sleep on.

However what about cats that go the opposite means round, and enter the world of people? Many of those cats aren’t well-known, so I hope to take a couple of articles and write about a few of these fascinating felines from historical past.

Meet Mayor Stubbs

Enter, Stubbs. Or ought to I say, Mayor Stubbs? Present in a field with three different kittens, and the one one with no tail, Stubbs was so named.

Mr. Stubbs is a neighborhood legend to many Alaskans. Voted Mayor of Talkeetna, Alaska, Mayor Stubbs had the doubtful honor of being each a political determine, and a cat.

So why did a cat get elected Mayor of this distant, but attractive stunning Alaskan city? I can’t actually say I ever came upon for sure. Definitely, he was a boon to this tourist-driven city, the gateway to visiting Denali, however what was it, particularly, that noticed him rise to political energy?

Apocryphally, Stubbs grew to become Mayor after a write in poll marketing campaign was begun when not one of the human candidates have been deemed acceptable. Whether or not that was true or not, now not stays the purpose. Stubbs remained the city Mayor till his loss of life at virtually 20 years of age. And he continued despite canine assaults, being shot (not within the line of political responsibility) and falling into the deep fryer at his native pub (it was off). I met him as soon as, he was a real charmer. (Principally he didn’t care, and sat on the bar trying utterly unexcited, for which, sadly, I can’t say the same- I even purchased his t-shirt).

However, regardless, it reveals what extent cats can play in our lives, and our historical past. Particularly in Alaska, land of the Midnight Solar and a very one of many few true wild west spots left on earth. Politically, it’s a bit unpredictable. I imply, who is aware of what you possibly can see out of your kitchen window? Possibly the following cat, planning their political run.

Featured picture credit score: Mayor Stubbs by Jenni Konrad, Wikimedia, licensed beneath CC Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic