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This Week's Furry Heart Throb
April 14th, 2006

It happens every so often: a pair of hawks are threatened with eviction from their Upper East Side nest, or a show dog flees from the airport, or a coyote dies in custody after running wild in Central Park. Reporters jump on the feel-good story, New Yorkers stop to coo, and then cynics come around to denounce the reporters and mock the cooers.

This week’s installment is Molly, a cat who is stuck in a wall beneath an upscale deli.

A blogger from Wisconsin (news travels fast!) pretty much sums up what is to be said about such zoological dramas in a post entitled: “You should be ashamed of yourselves. And I can’t wait til they make a movie out of this.”

Several intrepid reporters chase Molly’s story (New York Times)

By Joshua Brustein on April 14, 2006, 3:21 pm
In category: Environment, Gotham City
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One Response to “This Week's Furry Heart Throb”

  1. NYCityPets.com » Cat Trapped in Village Wall Says:
    April 15th, 2006 at 6:56 am

    [...] Update: Gothamist reports Molly has been freed. Meanwhile, the Wonkster ridicules the story as “this week’s furry heart throb.” [...]

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