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| Polydactyl cat rescues US animal shelter | Polydactyl cat rescues US animal shelter |
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| A unusual cat is helping a Wisconsin animal rescue centre raise money to relocate to a new building. | |
| The orange-and-white tabby, named Daniel, has two extra toes on each paw as a result of a mutation called polydactylism. He has a total of 26. | The orange-and-white tabby, named Daniel, has two extra toes on each paw as a result of a mutation called polydactylism. He has a total of 26. |
| Milwaukee Animal Rescue Center, which will see its rent doubled on 1 January, asked for small donations of $26 (£17), one dollar for each toe. | Milwaukee Animal Rescue Center, which will see its rent doubled on 1 January, asked for small donations of $26 (£17), one dollar for each toe. |
| Out of a total $86,000 raised so far, $50,000 has come from small donations. | Out of a total $86,000 raised so far, $50,000 has come from small donations. |
| The shelter, which takes in animals that might otherwise be euthanised, had said it would struggle to meet the new rent level for their premises at a Milwaukee-area shopping mall. | The shelter, which takes in animals that might otherwise be euthanised, had said it would struggle to meet the new rent level for their premises at a Milwaukee-area shopping mall. |
| It has been seeking cash to help buy a new building to enable a permanent relocation, and with many $26 donations now says it has the financing to do so. | It has been seeking cash to help buy a new building to enable a permanent relocation, and with many $26 donations now says it has the financing to do so. |
| 'Obvious' sign | 'Obvious' sign |
| Normal cats have 18 toes - five in each of their front two paws and four in the hind paws. Daniel's total of 26 toes leaves him two short of the world record. | Normal cats have 18 toes - five in each of their front two paws and four in the hind paws. Daniel's total of 26 toes leaves him two short of the world record. |
| Amy Rowell, the rescue centre's owner, found Daniel in October at animal control while picking up another cat. | Amy Rowell, the rescue centre's owner, found Daniel in October at animal control while picking up another cat. |
| As she bent down to that cat's cage, the shelter's future mascot stuck his paw out and poked her head. | As she bent down to that cat's cage, the shelter's future mascot stuck his paw out and poked her head. |
| "He was very clearly saying, 'I need to be rescued, I'd like to be your friend, please pay attention to me,"' she told the Associated Press news agency. | "He was very clearly saying, 'I need to be rescued, I'd like to be your friend, please pay attention to me,"' she told the Associated Press news agency. |
| "And when a sign is that obvious, we tend to not ignore it." | "And when a sign is that obvious, we tend to not ignore it." |
| Some of the most famous polydactyl cats live in the former home of Ernest Hemingway, who received a six-toed cat from a ship captain. Almost 50 cats - about half polydactyl - live in the Key West home and museum. | Some of the most famous polydactyl cats live in the former home of Ernest Hemingway, who received a six-toed cat from a ship captain. Almost 50 cats - about half polydactyl - live in the Key West home and museum. |
| Guinness World Records says the current record holder, Jake, lives in Ontario, Canada. | Guinness World Records says the current record holder, Jake, lives in Ontario, Canada. |