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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsOne of world's oldest cats mistakenly put down by Swiss vet
Elderly Miez Maz was picked up by a passer-by after escaping from his home in Tagerwilen, Switzerland.
According to reports in the Swiss town, he had been living contentedly in a local train station where employees were feeding him and taking care of him.
However, a local vet is said to have mistaken him for a stray and removed him to be put to sleep - causing outrage among locals and station staff.
There is no Guinness World Records entry for the world's oldest cat - but last January Welshman Bill Thomas put forward his cat Lucy, 39, as a contender for the oldest living moggy.
Read more: http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/890255-one-of-worlds-oldest-cats-mistakenly-put-down-by-vet
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One of world's oldest cats mistakenly put down by Swiss vet (Original Post)
n2doc
Feb 2012
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yourout
(7,527 posts)1. 39?....what is that in human years?
MarianJack
(10,237 posts)2. That Poor Kitty!
I'm going to go hug my 2 furry boys. By that I DO mean my cats!
PEACE!
gordianot
(15,237 posts)3. So very sad.
He looks like a male calico a rare cat. I am sure he owned the station and all the people who took care of him.
1620rock
(2,218 posts)4. ...poor thing.
Snake Alchemist
(3,318 posts)5. How long do the Swiss wait before they put down stray cats?!?!?!?!?!
This is outrageous.