Socks, the cat from the White House has died in with the age of 18. Born in 1991 Socks was adopted by former US-President Bill Clinton in 1993. ABCNews reports: “Life changed for Socks in the White House, when his easy access to the out-of-doors was necessarily curtailed. One official conceded that, yes, Socks was on a leash while outside. Things took a turn for the worse in late 1997, when then-puppy Buddy, a chocolate retriever, arrived. Relations between Socks and Buddy were cool from the beginning.”
After the Clintons left in early 2001, Socks moved in with the secretary Betty Currie. “Socks continued to live quietly with Currie, sometimes making appearances at programs held by pet welfare groups. Landau said Socks enjoyed sitting in the sun and that Currie doted on him, cooking him special chicken dinners.”
Nevertheless the cat seemed to have many fans. There was even an unreleased computer-game made for Socks.
Read more on ABCNews. Via Neatoarama.
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Author: Ping - Category: Slow, Think about it - Date published: February 21, 2009 20:09
