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Yesterday, someone wrote on Gothamist Contribute, "One of the winners at the cat show today freaked out and took off. By show's end, it still had not been found. Poor thing. Maybe expecting cats to stay put like dogs is just a bad idea."

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There are suspicious packages and then there are suspciously cute packages (take a breath and enjoy whatever you want to read into it): The Daily News reports that a police officer found a suitcase filled with cats in Brooklyn yesterday. Someone reported a "suspicious package" (saw something, said something) and a patrol car was dispatched, but the only crime was adorable-ness, as there was a "2-year-old gray Russian Blue mix and three kittens about 6 weeks old." Aww! The cats sound like they were abandoned, but Animal Care & Control will hold them for 72 hours to see if anyone claims them. That sounds like an extra day of holding to us, but maybe that's what the ACC is doing, given the cat-ownership-dispute. But, just think, in two days, you might be able to adopt these cuties - contact Animal Care & Control at 212-788-4000.

The law moves slowly. Last year, we posted about a disputed Russian Blue cat who wandered from her Lower East Side apartment, only to be rescued and adopted by a new owner. The original owner of Oliver, Chavisa Woods, is fighting the system, trying to get her cat back, but it turns out there is a 111 year old law that says owners only have 48 hours to notify Animal Care and Control that a cat is missing - if they don't, then all bets are off. The loophole, though, that a judge sided with, is that the 48 hours should only begin when the cat is listed as missing (yes, it's all very confusing), and it's hard to say whether Oliver was registered. Now, Oliver is known as Gatsby, under the care of an owner for over a year who is unwilling to give up the kitty. Oliver/Gatsby was lost while Woods was away for a day, and her roommate's friend left a door or window open; it was only after the cat had been with new owner Jane Doe (not a real name, of course) that Woods found out Oliver was okay - though named Gatsby.

The French film, When the Cat's Away, is a romantic look at what happens when your catsitter loses your cat.