Who let the cat out?

Who let the cat out?
By: Brittany Schaefer

Fluffy, a rare spotted leopard has been announced missing as of this morning. Officials don’t know how Fluffy escaped from the Durham Zoo or where she is currently so precautions need to be made. Fluffy feeds off fear especially in children under eight years old therefore, protect your children.

“When we opened the zoo at 9:30 a.m. we immediately noticed Fluffy was missing. Everything about her cage seemed normal,” said Gerry Durrell, the director of the zoo. “The door was shut and did not appear to have been tampered with. Fluffy was seen in her cage when the zoo was closed at 9 p.m. last night. At that time everything seemed normal.

As told by the zoo’s chief zoologist, Kitty Smith, Fluffy is dangerous when cornered or when encountered at night in a dark alley. “Her defense is to kill, and to kill quickly.” This statement left me with an angry father and an even angrier child who proceeded to kick my knee in the process. The zoo was in complete chaos with visitors and towns’ people in a scramble for the exit. People we’re screaming like squealing of car tires in a never ending circle.

The peculiar situation of the matter is the mystery of how Fluffy escaped. With no tamper of her cage and no alarm the zoo staff is left confused and upset. “We miss Fluffy and we want her back, safe and sound,” said Smith as her tear ducts uncontrollably left her cheeks damp in a quick orderly exit.

Durrell continued saying, “We haven’t a clue.” She may have left the area, and she could be walking around Durham at this point. We just don’t know. We love this cat, and we don’t want to lose her.” With a sniffle and a rubbing of his watering eyes Durrell choked on his last words before exiting the conference.

Among the crowd in the zoo, James Petronkis of New Market was trying to discover any information for himself. “Police cars from every direction came to the scene.  Within minutes they were roughly pushing visitors to the exits. I hit behind a building because I wanted to see what happened,” said Petronkis with concern in his expression. “Cops had guns, people were screaming. It was mayhem.”

Fluffy was a gift from our sister city, Durhamvoska, Romania. She is black with white spots and weighs 146 pounds. Fluffy is built for speed able to reach 60 miles per hour. She is without a doubt a carnivore so precautions should be made. She is one of only five animals in existence of her breed.

This makes her crucial to catch for so many reasons. Fluffy is rare and dangerous. Officials and police are searching throughout the zoo to begin and if no luck will outreach into Durham for further looking. This is a hide and seek game that shouldn’t be meddled with. If any information immediately contact the officials of the Durham Police Department.