Saturday, July 30, 2011

Kitten overlooked for adoption because she looks like Hitler

Staff at an animal charity have named an abandoned kitten "Kitler" - because she bears an uncanny resemblance to the Nazi leader. The six-week-old cat - which was abandoned at the roadside - earned the moniker because of her distinctive black moustache. Staff at Wood Green animal shelter in Godmanchester, Cambs., say they are struggling to find her a loving home because of her unusual markings.

Spokeswoman Tara Dundon said: ''Kitler is an adorable little girl who will make a wonderful addition to the right family. She is really playful and a typical sweet kitten. 'We rehome five and a half thousand animals every year but we cannot find a loving owner for Kitler. We think her unusual markings are putting people off.


Photo from SWNS.

''We think Kitler was either dumped by someone who didn't want her or couldn't look after her or she could have been a wild cat who was left by her mother. Kitler was found alone and close to death at the side of the A421 near Kempston, Beds., by a member of the public on July 21.

The severely malnourished kitten would have died but recovered her health after receiving food and treatment at the Wood Green animal shelter. Staff at the centre nicknamed her Kitler after noticing that the black markings on her top lip look like the Nazi leader's moustache. However, hundreds of people visiting the centre looking for a pet have ignored Kitler and chosen more conventional looking kittens instead.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Yeah, there's at least one site for all this:

http://www.catsthatlooklikehitler.com/cgi-bin/seigmiaow.pl?6407

Site was VERY SLOW when I logged in. But apparently the term "Kitler" has been around a while.

Lurker111

Zhoen said...

Rename her Charlotte Chaplin.