Migrant cat quarantines in Italy

Even cats must quarantine.

A six-month old cat named “Pupi” who survived a trip with his Tunisian owner across the Mediterranean before landing at Lampedusa will be cared for, the island’s mayor said on Wednesday.

Mayor Toto Martello wrote on Facebook the orange male tabby with a white chest and paws had spent a few days at a migrant reception centre with his owner after their arrival by boat in Italy on July 1.

Health authorities determined the cat was “in good health”. It would still have to be kept away from other animals for six months.

A local woman has offered to take care of the kitten, said Martello, who signed a “custody” order for Pupi. —