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the house cat at the Cheshire Cat Bookstore has the dual responsibility of being mascot and mouser
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As of May 31, the California Department of Public Health reported 38 total cases of rabies found in animals in the state this year, with five cases in Sacramento County — four in skunks and one in a house cat.
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Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 28 June 2024
The deer were about the size of a house cat, scientists say, and are probably related to the existing species of mouse deer, found in the tropical forests of central and western Africa and southeast Asia.
—Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 13 May 2024
Not to mention the purrs that greet them from Fig and Newton, the hospital’s two house cats.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 25 Feb. 2024
Since then, it's been found in a range of animals, including a bottlenose dolphin off the coast of Florida in March 2022 and 29 house cats in Poland in June 2023.
—Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 10 May 2024
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Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 28 June 2024
The deer were about the size of a house cat, scientists say, and are probably related to the existing species of mouse deer, found in the tropical forests of central and western Africa and southeast Asia.
—Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 13 May 2024
Not to mention the purrs that greet them from Fig and Newton, the hospital’s two house cats.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 25 Feb. 2024
Since then, it's been found in a range of animals, including a bottlenose dolphin off the coast of Florida in March 2022 and 29 house cats in Poland in June 2023.
—Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 10 May 2024
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“House cat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/house%20cat. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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