Thumbs Up for a Special Feline Family!

Clarksville, TN – Will extra toes guarantee forever homes for members of this rescued kitty family? We hope so! The extra toe is a spontaneous genetic mutation called polydactylism. Ernest Hemingway, renowned American novelist, was known for keeping polydactyl cats at his home In Key West, Florida. Even today, ancestors of his pets stroll through the grounds of his home, now a tourist attraction. There is a foundation that cares for the cats and manages their numbers through selective spaying and neutering to ensure the continuity of this colony.

The Humane Society introduces Polly, an extra-toed mother and her 3 lovely kittens, one of which looks just like her… right down to the extra toe! A Humane Society foster home volunteer, recently rescued this feline family from a crawl space under a neighborhood home. She loaded up two of the kittens & started to head out of the crawl space, but Polly wouldn’t let her leave… she instead directed our volunteer right back to a third kitty. Polly’s kittens are around five weeks old now, so they won’t be available for a couple more weeks… but we are accepting applications in advance!

Please contact the Humane Society at 931-648-8042 or humanesociety@clarksville.com for more information or to request an application. To sponsor vetting for Polly & her babies, visit our home page at www.clarksvillehumanesociety.org for the PayPal link or our mailing address.