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Nom : Stubbs the Cat
Fonction : Maire de Talkeetna, Alaska
En Fonction depuis : 18 juillet 1997
Naissance : 12 avril 1997
Lieu de naissance : Talkeetna, Alaska, États-Unis
Nationalité : États-Unis Américaine
Parti : Indépendant
Profession : Maire

Stubbs (né le 18 Avril, 1997)^[1] est un chat qui a été élu maire de la ville de Talkeetna, Alaska en juillet 1997.^[2]

En 2013, Stubbs est toujours maire, il a été décrit comme étant une attraction touristique,^[3] il a été inondé de lettre, et il attire 30 à 40 touriste par jour (la plus part sont en route vers d'autres destination d'Alaska comme le mont McKinley)^[4] qui espèrent rencontrer "le maire". La position de maire que Stubbs occupe est totalement honorifique, carla ville est seulement "un distrique historique".^[5]

premières années

En 1997, Lauri Stec, gérante du magasin générale Nagley's, a trouvée Stubbs dans une boite, plein de chattons, dans le stationnement du magasin générale. Les propriétaire on donnés les chattons; Stec a choisis "Stubbs", car il n'a pas de queue.^[6]

Maire de Talkeetna

Une légende urbaine soutient que Stubbs à été élue grace à une campagne d'électeurs qui s'opposait à un candidat humain.^[7] Toute fois, d'après la NPR, le chat n'aurrait pas pu être élu dans un scrutin car "La petite ville n'a pas de vrai maire, donc il n'y a pas eu d'élection."^[8] Le magasin général Nagley's a maintenant une double utilisation, magasin générale et bureau du maire.^[9]

Vie personnelle

Chaque après midi, Stubbs Boit de l'eau dans une coupe à vin remplit d'herbe à chat.^[10]

Références

^ Lamb, Jason (July 13, 2012). "Talkeetna Mayor is a Cat Named Stubbs". KTUU-TV. Archived from the original on 2013-04-22. Retrieved July 19, 2012. cat named Stubbs has been the mayor of Talkeetna for nearly all of his life -- no joke. It's been that way for more than a decade in the small tourist town that boasts nearly 900 residents. The part-manx was named honorary mayor shortly after his birth, and now locals all know the cat as "Mayor Stubbs."
^ "Alaska town elects a cat for mayor". United Press International, Inc. July 15, 2012. Retrieved July 19, 2012. As the story goes, about 15 years ago, some residents of Talkeetna were unhappy with the candidates who were running for mayor, so as a joke, they encouraged others to elect Stubbs the cat as a write-in candidate, and he actually won.
^ "Cat marks 15 years as Alaskan mayor". Euronews. July 16, 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-04-22. Retrieved July 19, 2012. He has been a popular tourist attraction ever since in the town of 900 people. 'He was just in the Alaska Magazine, and he's been featured in a few different things,' said Lauri Stec, who works at Nagley's General Store in Talkeetna, where Stubbs hangs out most of the time.
^ Duerson, Meena (July 17, 2012). "Cat has been mayor of Alaska town for 15 years". NYDailyNews.com. Daily News, L.P. Retrieved July 19, 2012. Stec manages Stubbs's main haunt, Nagley's General Store, and says the cat has been a good leader when it comes to local small businesses. "He doesn't raise our taxes - we have no sales tax. He doesn't interfere with business," she told CNN. "He's honest." Yet Stubbs has exhibited some diva behavior, such as drinking water out of a wine glass laden with catnip every afternoon.
^ Friedman, Amy (July 17, 2012). "Cat Marks 15 Years as Mayor of Alaska Town". Time Magazine. Retrieved July 18, 2012.
^ Mayor of Alaska village walks on four paws at CNN.com, by Holly Yan; posted July 17, 2012; retrieved July 17, 2012
^ "Alaska town: Feline mayor is the cat's pajamas". Houston Chronicle. 15 July 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
^ Morning Edition (2012-07-18). "Following Up On Tuesday's Feline Mayor Story". NPR. Retrieved 2013-07-16.
^ "Mayor of Alaska village walks on four paws". CNN.com. 2012-07-17. Retrieved 2013-07-16.
^ "Mayor of Alaska village walks on four paws". CNN.com. 2012-07-17. Retrieved 2013-07-16.

Category:Individual cats Category:Mayors of places in Alaska Category:1997 animal births

[ktuu_201207-1] Lamb, Jason (July 13, 2012). "Talkeetna Mayor is a Cat Named Stubbs". KTUU-TV. Archived from the original on 2013-04-22. Retrieved July 19, 2012. cat named Stubbs has been the mayor of Talkeetna for nearly all of his life -- no joke. It's been that way for more than a decade in the small tourist town that boasts nearly 900 residents. The part-manx was named honorary mayor shortly after his birth, and now locals all know the cat as "Mayor Stubbs."

[upi_201207-2] "Alaska town elects a cat for mayor". United Press International, Inc. July 15, 2012. Retrieved July 19, 2012. As the story goes, about 15 years ago, some residents of Talkeetna were unhappy with the candidates who were running for mayor, so as a joke, they encouraged others to elect Stubbs the cat as a write-in candidate, and he actually won.

[euronews_201207-3] "Cat marks 15 years as Alaskan mayor". Euronews. July 16, 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-04-22. Retrieved July 19, 2012. He has been a popular tourist attraction ever since in the town of 900 people. 'He was just in the Alaska Magazine, and he's been featured in a few different things,' said Lauri Stec, who works at Nagley's General Store in Talkeetna, where Stubbs hangs out most of the time.

[nydailynews_201207-4] Duerson, Meena (July 17, 2012). "Cat has been mayor of Alaska town for 15 years". NYDailyNews.com. Daily News, L.P. Retrieved July 19, 2012. Stec manages Stubbs's main haunt, Nagley's General Store, and says the cat has been a good leader when it comes to local small businesses. "He doesn't raise our taxes - we have no sales tax. He doesn't interfere with business," she told CNN. "He's honest." Yet Stubbs has exhibited some diva behavior, such as drinking water out of a wine glass laden with catnip every afternoon.

[time_201207-5] Friedman, Amy (July 17, 2012). "Cat Marks 15 Years as Mayor of Alaska Town". Time Magazine. Retrieved July 18, 2012.

[6] Mayor of Alaska village walks on four paws at CNN.com, by Holly Yan; posted July 17, 2012; retrieved July 17, 2012

[7] "Alaska town: Feline mayor is the cat's pajamas". Houston Chronicle. 15 July 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2012.

[8] Morning Edition (2012-07-18). "Following Up On Tuesday's Feline Mayor Story". NPR. Retrieved 2013-07-16.

[9] "Mayor of Alaska village walks on four paws". CNN.com. 2012-07-17. Retrieved 2013-07-16.

[10] "Mayor of Alaska village walks on four paws". CNN.com. 2012-07-17. Retrieved 2013-07-16.

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