These Cats Were Not LOLing

I'm sure you've heard of the six-toed cats at Hemingway's joint in Key West. Maybe you've had a chance to see them up close. It's the Keys, you could find a worse place to hang your hat for a few days.

Anyway, the five-year battle to let the cats continue their roaming has finally ended.

The US Dept of Agriculture had threatened to fine the Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum $200 per cat, per day. That's a lot of scratch. The USDA finally relented on advice from an animal behaviorist, but not until after the Museum spent about $250,000 on lawyers and a special fence for the property.

I'm super glad that the cats didn't take over Key West and start their own republic. Now if only the USDA would like to take an interest in the 1000s of feral cats roaming the alleys of Chicago. Perhaps the normal five-toed variety aren't threatening enough.