Stubbs (cat)
Stubbs (April 12, 1997 – July 21, 2017)[1] was an American cat who was the mayor of Talkeetna, Alaska from July 1997 until his death in July 2017.[2] Until early 2017, Stubbs was still mayor, and has been described as a tourist attraction.[3][4]
Stubbs the Cat | |
|---|---|
 The Feline Mayor of Talkeetna, Alaska | |
| Honorary Mayor of Talkeetna, Alaska | |
| In office July 18, 1997 – July 21, 2017 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 12, 1997 Talkeetna, Alaska, U.S. |
| Died | July 21, 2017 (aged 20 human and 96 cat years) Talkeetna, Alaska, U.S. |
At least one opinion writer for the Alaska Dispatch News insisted that the whole story was false, and that Talkeetna, Alaska, did not, in fact, have a cat mayor.[5] According to NPR, the cat could not have been elected as a write-in candidate because "the tiny town has no real mayor, so there was no election."[6]
Stubbs died on July 21, 2017 in Talkeetna at the age of 20 years.[7]
References
- ↑ Lamb, Jason. Talkeetna Mayor is a Cat Named Stubbs (July 13, 2012)KTUU-TV. Retrieved July 19, 2012.
- ↑ Alaska town elects a cat for mayor (July 15, 2012)United Press International, Inc. Retrieved July 19, 2012.
- ↑ Cat marks 15 years as Alaskan mayor (July 16, 2012)Euronews. Retrieved July 19, 2012.
- ↑ Duerson, Meena. Cat has been mayor of Alaska town for 15 years. NYDailyNews.com (July 17, 2012)Daily News, L.P.. Retrieved July 19, 2012.
- ↑ Silly 'Alaska cat mayor' saga spotlights how easily the media can be scammed. ADN.com. 2013-09-11. http://www.adn.com/article/20130911/silly-alaska-cat-mayor-saga-spotlights-how-easily-media-can-be-scammed. Retrieved 2015-03-04.
- ↑ Morning Edition. Following Up On Tuesday's Feline Mayor Story (2012-07-18)NPR. Retrieved 2013-07-16.
- ↑ Stubbs, Talkeetna’s honorary cat mayor, dies Archived 2017-07-23 at the Wayback Machine, by Chris Klint, at KTVA; published July 23, 2017; retrieved July 23, 2017
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