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Shea Stadium May Be Home To Dozens of Stray Cats
by Jon Azpiri | October 3, 2008 at 01:35 pm | 179 views | 2 comments | 5 recommendations
As reported earlier, Shea Stadium is being torn down and demolition crews are finding that the occasional stray cat living in the stadium. Feral cats have reportedly roamed the former home of the New York Mets for years. Most famously, a black cat walked past the Chicago Cubs dugout during a 1969 playoff game. The heavily-favoured Cubs ended up losing to the Mets, who went on to win the World Series.
According to one official, there are only one or two cats living in Shea, but others believe there are many more.
Kortis estimated the stadium may be home to 20 to 40 cats, based on Shea's size and its proximity to Flushing Bay, which makes the Willets Point section of Queens a haven for rodents.
"When they take out a tarp and roll it and a cat pops up ... it'd be unlikely there'd only be one or two," Kortis said.
Kortis, who works for an aminal protection group, believes that the cats found at Shea should be moved to the Mets new stadium, Citi Field.
"They need cats there because they're right near the water, and if they don't have them, they're going to be overrun with rats," he said.
October 3, 2008 at 01:35 pm by Jon Azpiri, 179 views, 2 comments
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at 14:30 on October 3rd, 2008
Jon Azpiri, I like this story. It's good stuff.
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Monte (not verified)at 07:56 on October 6th, 2008
Jon Azpiri, good story. Thanks. I hope that they capture, fix and release at the new stadium, that would be so much better for all concerned.