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Compulsive glove stealer

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IRRESISTIBLE: Can't get enough.

Ever heard of a cat that steals gloves? Willy, a cat in Pelham, New York, sneaks into various houses and makes off with gardening gloves. Willy's owners Jennifer and Dan Pifer, have put up a clothesline on which they string the gloves with a notice, "Our cat is a glove snatcher. Please take these if yours." Jennifer Pifer told AP, "This started about the time people began working in their gardens, I guess March or April. Willy would just show up with a glove, or we'd see them on the front steps. I guess it's better than bringing home dead birds." Once he's stolen the gloves, Willy is not bothered by what happens to them. In the off-season, Willy is reduced to stealing dirty socks from the laundry.

R. KRITHIKA

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