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In a small town called Talkeetna , in the southern part of Alaska , there was a problem: there was an attempt on the mayor. As a result of a violent attack was chief of staff sternum fractures , lacerated wound on his side , and rupture of one of the lungs. He was taken to a medical facility , where he was treated for the past few days. Everyone is very worried about the health of the mayor, and that's understandable - he can not even speak to the people of the city, as he feels. Because he's a cat.

Cat named Stubbs was born in spring 1997. His first discovered the store employee Nagley's General Store Lori Stack . She found a box of kittens in the parking lot . Peering inside , she saw the kids, one of which she particularly liked - he was a peach-colored and without a tail .

Lori took care of a kitten , and gave him the nickname Stubbs (from the word «stubby», which means " stubby , little man "), put him in the shop. In the same year, the locals Stubbs was elected mayor of Talkeetna .

Legend has it that the nickname Stubbs citizens entered on the ballot itself , and the cat became a so-called write-in candidate - candidate for an administrative position that despite the absence of his name in the electoral lists , can participate in the elections. As a result, Stubbs won with an absolute majority of votes in a city with a population of 800 with a small population.

But in fact, the Talkeetna not hold elections as such. The fact that the town is considered to be inter-communal grounds which are not directly subject to any municipality , and therefore does not conduct and standard procedures such as the election of the new head of the borough . Formally, the borough mayor of Talkeetna controls , of which it is part , in the same city, the administration is not.

So in reality the so-called animal appointed honorary mayor for a reason , after having conferred . It was decided that such a move will help attract tourists to the town , which, in general, is what happened. Stubbs is so well performed his duties that in 2012 , 15 -year-old cat reappointed mayor, and to him again turned the attention of the media and travelers.

In general, in the life of a cat -mayor all went well : the day he was served with a glass of water and extract catnip , in the evenings he walked around the city , occasionally distracted by sleep, food and chat with visitors to the City Hall, fitted directly to Nagley's General Store.

From time to time , like any cat, he certainly got a different unpleasant situations . For example, about five years ago, two teenagers shot him a pellet gun, and the pellet is still in his body. Later, he nearly left town when jumped into the garbage truck and drove off at a few kilometers from the town hall . And in 2011, a curious Stubbs hit the tub for frying chicken in a pub opposite the shop - fortunately for him , and all the inhabitants of the town , the oil in it was already cooled down . So it took him only a bath with foam and the rest ( the night he spent at the vet 's office ) .

However, August 31, 2013 the mayor of life was in real danger : in the evening when he was returning to his residence , he was attacked by a dog ( according to the locals , it is often seen in the city) .

When a cat has come to spend the night in the town hall , Lori Stack and other residents of Talkeetna began looking animal. They searched for him in the dark, in the rain , flashing torches all the nooks and "nests ", which are so fond of sitting cat. As a result, Stubbs was found - he hid from the dog , but the wounds could not be avoided .

The attack was so violent that the cat had to be hospitalized . Hostess Mayor Laurie Stack took him to a nearby Wasilla , veterinarians and immediately began treatment. Injuries were serious : the dog had broken sternum bone cat , bitten feet and side , resulting in damaged outer and inner fabric, and besides, the cat suffered a rupture of the lung.

Stubbs was operated mayor (the procedure lasted three hours) after pleural drainage tube set that was in his body until Tuesday, September 3. Now the cat is breathing on her own , but still very weak. Still, Stack hopes that the head of Talkeetna recover. She noted that the improved health Stubbs - he not only began to breathe himself , and even ate a little .

The woman intends to visit the cat in Thursday, September 5 , and while preparing a complaint to the dog , encroached on the life of the mayor, in the animal protection agency . She stated that such arbitrariness in the city should not be a dog and not have to go out on leashes , while cats may continue to walk by themselves.

Who exactly is the owner of the dog that are not reported, but it is suspected that in a small village it turns out pretty quickly.

Meanwhile in Nagley's General Store for treatment cat -mayor donations collected . The stack is now billed at two thousand dollars, but pay the animal's stay in hospital will require additional funds. Especially for this counter is set piggy bank . As promised the owner of the mayor , all the money that will remain after the payment of accounts of the veterinary clinic , will be donated to an animal shelter.

Lena Averianova
http://lenta.ru/articles/2013/09/04/stubbs/