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Taycat wrote on 2013-09-04 20:52
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(CNN) -- He's a beloved mayor, who's held the top office in Talkeetna, Alaska, for 16 years. So imagine the townfolks' shock when he was attacked.
Brutally mauled.
By a dog.
Oh, did we mention, this mayor's a cat?
Mayor Stubbs, a yellow tabby with more responsibility than your average cat, survived -- but is in bad shape.
A punctured lung. A fractured sternum. A 5-inch gash on his side.
Doctors took out a chest tube Tuesday, and he was breathing on his own for the first time since the weekend attack.
"It's a shame," said Ashley Kearns, who works at a pizza shop in the small town about 110 miles north of Anchorage. "He's the mayor, it's not a joke. I know it's ridiculous, but the town is run really well."
Political career
The story of how Mayor Stubbs rose to power made international news after he was found in a box full of kittens in front of Nagley's General Store in town.
Lauri Stec, manager of the general store, decided to keep one kitten and named it "Stubbs" because he had no tail.
Soon afterward, residents weren't happy with any of the human candidates in the upcoming mayoral election and voted for Stubbs as a write-in candidate.
The kitten won, set up its unofficial mayor's office in the general store and spent more than a decade running the town.
Because the town of Talkeetna is a "historical district," the mayoral post is more symbolic than functional, locals say. That distinction makes it easy for the community of about 800 human beings to be led by a feline.
The weekend attack
Even though dogs run loose and outnumber people in Talkeetna, the canines seem to respect Stubbs' authority, Todd Basilone, owner of Mountain High Pizza Pie told CNN last year.
But at least one dog may have had a problem with him.
Stubbs was strolling about the town Saturday night as he does every night, when an unleashed dog came running across the street and bit into him.
"He had a big gash on his side about 4-5 inches long and once we got him to the vet we found out the gash went down to his organs," said Stec. "Right now is a crucial time cause he's heavily sedated on pain meds. He's in a lot of pain."
Stubbs' medical bills could top $2,000, Stec said.
And as the mayor fights for his life, there has been no word on the suspect.
"He is a large dog," Stec said. "He's a local dog."
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THIS IS AN OUTRAGE, SOMEBODY EUTHANIZE THE DOG! :shoe:[/SIZE]
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Cynic wrote on 2013-09-04 20:55
No.. but really, that dog obviously needs to be put down. There's a difference between just biting a cat, and fucking mauling it. Normal dogs don't maul harmless things. Period.
There's obviously something really wrong with the dog, and probably its owner as well.
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Taycat wrote on 2013-09-04 20:57
[SIZE="3"]Perhaps the owner thought the cat as a mayor was an outrage and decided to finally take action?[/SIZE]
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Yai wrote on 2013-09-04 21:07
I'm more concerned about them letting a cat rule them. Don't they realise cats are actually evil?
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GODZILLA wrote on 2013-09-04 21:09
The story of how Mayor Stubbs rose to power
That made me laugh more then I've laughed all week. I like the way this article is written.
Also, dogs outnumber people there? I like dogs but that kinda scares me.
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Kingofrunes wrote on 2013-09-04 21:09
Quote from Taycat;1144265:
[SIZE="3"]Perhaps the owner thought the cat as a mayor was an outrage and decided to finally take action?[/SIZE]
Oh god I can see where this is going.
*abandon joke*
I hope the mayor is able to survive this and that the evil dog is brought to justice for it's crimes against humanity.
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Kaeporo wrote on 2013-09-04 23:16
[PRE]2013 Assassination Attempt[edit source | editbeta]
On August 31, 2013, Stubbs was attacked by a dog, in what the The Huffington Post described as an "assassination attempt comparable to that of other high profile political assassination attempts.[10][11] Three days later, Stubbs was reported to be recovering under heavy sedation at a veterinary hospital, having suffered a punctured lung and fractured sternum; the assailing dog had not been found.[12] A crowdsourcing page was set up to help pay for Stubbs' medical bills.
Personal life[edit source | editbeta]
Every afternoon, Stubbs drinks water out of a wineglass laden with catnip.[13][/PRE]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stubbs_(cat)
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Osayidan wrote on 2013-09-04 23:29
Obama needs to get approval from senate to launch strategic missile strikes on Talkeetna dog strongholds.
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Mentosftw wrote on 2013-09-04 23:35
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Royale wrote on 2013-09-05 02:16
This is a political assassination, and the dog obviously works for al-qaeda, lets go invade Mexico.