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Tubby tabby
COMPILED BY SUBAJAYANTHI
Photo: AP
Prince Chunk: A trifle too heavy.
Fat, happy and no longer homeless. That describes life for the 44-pound New Jersey cat who became an overnight sensation. The cat was found waddling around without a collar in Voorhees, and was taken to the Camden County Animal Shelter. The doctor has found “Prince Chunk” healthy aside from his weight. The big cat doesn’t have a thyroid condition, after all. The doctor has prescribed a high-protein, low-carbohydrate diet for the tubby tabby, who is within three pounds of the heaviest on record. The largest tabby on record weighed 46 pounds, 15 ounces. That cat, which lived in Australia, died in the 1980s. The Guinness World Records has since dropped the category, fearing cat owners might harm their animals in an attempt to break the record. Some 400 people applied to adopt the 10-year-old cat. But the Camden County Animal Shelter has selected a south Jersey family who already has two cats. “Prince Chunk” is to go there next week.
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