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4.Bublik, City Council Kitten
Hank the Cat's Senate race may have been unsuccessful, but as it turns out, his quest for politics inspired younger feline generations—another politically ambitious cat has recently emerged in Russia's Ural region. This future politician is doubly adorable—not only is he a cat, but he was just three months old at the time of his campaign announcement. Bublik the kitten was announced to run for a council seat in Yekaterinburg in the April 2013 elections. His campaign platform was hazy apart from a steady anti-neutering stance and support for cheaper cat food, but this didn't stop him from running. His catchy slogan was "For a Fun Future!" Bublik's owner also stated the kitten is willing to extend a friendly paw to Hank, his esteemed colleague overseas.Although sources don't state whether Bublik actually got elected, it seems unlikely. His campaign was vague at best, and at the time of the election, he was already a fully-grown cat, so the cuteness factor was also compromised. Still, he might not have been the worst possible candidate—as his owner has stated, Bublik would be a completely honest elected official. After all, he is literally incapable of making empty promises.
3.Rusik, Police Officer
Police dogs and heroic rescue dogs are often on the news, but did you know there are also police cats? Well, at least one. Rusik was Russian police's secret weapon in their fight against sturgeon smuggling on the Caspian Sea. This is a very serious problem, as criminals have poached Caspian sturgeons to the brink of extinction. Rusik the police cat provided a solution to the problem.He had been adopted by the officers of a police checkpoint as a stray kitten and was fed almost exclusively with chunks of sturgeon that the officers confiscated from criminals. As such, he became very good at finding his favorite treats and eventually started sniffing out well-hidden sturgeon (along with salmon and caviar) stashes in vehicles that stopped at the checkpoint. His nose was so keen that he actually forced the checkpoint's sniffing dog into early retirement. Sadly, Rusik's life as a crime fighter came to an abrupt end. He passed away in the line of duty in July 2013 when a vehicle he was searching suddenly jerked and struck him. Foul play is not ruled out. Even in death Rusik was victorious—he was so successful in his job that Russians are now thinking of training a whole regiment of smuggler-busting sniffer cats.
2.Chessie, Corporate Spokescat
Chessie the kitten was the longtime mascot and spokescat for Chesapeake & Ohio Railways. She started her "life" in a 1933 issue of Fortune magazine as an ad that featured a picture of a dozing kitten and the slogan "Sleep Like a Kitten." Printed in black and white, the ad carried no reference to the name of the kitten. The etching was bought from a Viennese artist for $5.The kitten's popularity soon exploded and her image started appearing everywhere, from the sides of train cars to huge ad campaigns and popular "Chessie" calendars. The railway company got real kittens to play the part of Chessie, and introduced another cat mascot called Peake, forming a cutesy pun on "Chesapeake."In one form or another, Chessie was the face of C&O's corporate brand for over 50 years. They finally stopped using her in 1986, when another railway company called CSX Transportation bought C&O. The new logo—a sleek, geometric stylizing of the letters CSX—may be more modern, but it definitely lacks the impact of Chessie's adorable, sleeping face.
1.Chase No Face, Therapy Cat
Few animals have gotten a worse start in life than Chase No Face. When she was just a few weeks old, she was accidentally run over by a car. Although she survived the accident with the loss of one hind leg, it also left her tragically deformed—she literally lost her entire face. Even after reconstructive surgery, Chase's facial features were now an unsettling mass of exposed tissue, bared fangs, and bulging eyes. Despite her gruesome appearance, Chase was able to find a loving home. She was adopted by Melissa Smith, an assistant at the veterinary clinic that treated her. In Smith's loving care, the cat grew up a perfectly happy animal that freely socializes with the family and its other pets, is in no pain whatsoever, and needs no special treatment apart from the occasional eye drop due to her missing lids.Chase also gained a career out of her ordeal. She now works as a popular therapy cat for disfigured humans. Her owner takes her to hospitals and schools, where they share her amazing story—especially its happy ending—with people who are struggling with their own disfigurements. She also maintains an active Internet presence: Chase No Face has both a blog and a Facebook fan page.
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