Saturday 5 May 2007

Mystery Cat Takes Bus to the Shops


Bus drivers have nicknamed a white cat Macavity after it has started using the No 331 several mornings a week.

The feline, which has a purple collar, gets onto the busy Walsall to Wolverhampton bus at the same stop most mornings - he then jumps off at the next stop 400m down the road, near a fish and chip shop.

The cat, nicknamed Macavity, has one blue eye and one green eye

The cat was nicknamed Macavity after the mystery cat in T.S Elliot's poem. He gets on the bus in front of a row of 1950s semi-detached houses and jumps off at a row of shops down the road which include a fish and chip shop.

Driver Bill Khunkhun, 49, who first saw the cat jumping from the bus in January, said: "It is really odd, the first time I saw the cat jumping off the bus with a group of passengers. I hadn't seen it get on which was a bit confusing.

"The next day I pulled up on Churchill Road to let a couple of passengers on. As soon as I opened the doors the cat ran towards the bus, jumped on and ran under one of the seats, I don't think any of the passengers noticed.

"Because I had seen it jump off the day before I carried on driving and sure enough when I stopped just down the road he jumped off - I don't know why he would catch the bus but he seems to like it. I told some of the other drivers on this route and they have seen him too."

Since January, when the cat first caught the bus he has done it two or three times a week and always gets on and off at the same stops.

Passenger, Paul Brennan, 19, who catches the 331 to work, said: "I first noticed the cat a few weeks ago. At first I thought it had been accompanied by its owner but after the first stop it became quite clear he was on his own.

"He sat at the front of the bus, waited patiently for the next stop and then got off. It was was quite strange at first but now it just seems normal. I suppose he is the perfect passenger really - he sits quietly, minds his own business and then gets off."
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Smudge

Jonathan said...
Our family's only experience of a cat was a farmyard kitten called Smudge. I was about 10 yrs old at the time, we brought him home. Only trouble was, his favourite place was under the hedge in the back garden and he wouldnt come out, his favourite trick was to climb up the back of Dad's armchair and swipe at dad's head.
Needless to say, he didnt last long and soon found a good home with another family!

03 May 2007 16:13

Hobo

Anonymous said...
I'd like to add Hobo to the list. Hobo was a kitten when he found us, covered in fleas and full of worms. He would sit on my shoulders like a scarf whenn I was gardening. He was famous in our village for jumping up at passers by and sitting on their shoulders too (a trick which he taught himself)

22 April 2007 12:42

Friday 20 April 2007

The A to Z of Real Cat Names

Make your feline friend famous by including their name in the A to Z of real cat names. Cute names, silly names, butch names, plain riduculous names - they will all be included.


The list has been started with our own cats. Please enter your cat's name by adding a comment and contribute to what could be the biggest list of cat names ever! Please feel free to describe your cat and this will be featured along with your contribution to the list.

To the left we have Rufus, the first cat on the list. As first born of the first set of kittens it seems appropriate. Rufus is as soppy as you like, a bit of a coward and just loves to headbutt and lick. He is very friendly but a bit of a fidget. As you can see he is fond of warmth and comfort.