FILE - In this Wednesday, July 11, 2012 file photo
provided by Sandy Bubar, a cat named Stubbs lies on a tarp in an alley
in Talkeetna, Alaska. Locals know him as Mayor Stubbs, a 15-year-old
yellow cat who has been overseeing the town since shortly after he was
born. For the honorary mayor, a weekend dogfight was less political,
more literal. Mayor Stubbs the cat is recovering at a veterinarian's
office in Wasilla after being injured by a dog Saturday night, Aug. 31,
2013 in the tourist town near Denali National Park.
SANDY BUBAR, FILE — AP Photo
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — For the honorary mayor of Talkeetna, Alaska, a weekend dogfight was less political, more literal.
Mayor Stubbs the cat is recovering at a veterinarian's office in Wasilla after being injured by a dog Saturday night in the quirky tourist town near Denali National Park.
Owner Lauri Stec tells KTUU (http://is.gd/iA9lcw ) that Stubbs suffered a fractured sternum and a punctured lung, and already has undergone three hours of surgery.
Stec is planning to file a police report. She says the would-be assassin "needs to go away."
Residents didn't like the mayoral candidates years ago, so they encouraged enough people to elect Stubbs as a write-in candidate..
Although his position is honorary, Stubbs' popularity is real, earning national stories and subsequent visits from tourists. He normally spends his days at a main street general store. Read here.
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