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The world crumbled when someone stole their Cookie.
Workers at SAS Deli on the Upper East Side are pleading for the safe return of their beloved 11-year-old cat, who was swiped from outside the store in midApril during the height of the coronavirus pandemic.
“We miss her. We had her since she was really little,” said deli worker Pablo Catorce, who has known Cookie since she was a kitten.
“She belonged to the store,” he said. “She belonged to all of us.”
Cookie had been hanging out near the front door of the then-closed deli at 1371 First Ave. on April 19 about 4 p.m. when a woman walked up to the furry feline, surveillance footage shows.
The unidentified woman — who appeared to be white with dark hair, and was wearing a face mask and beanie — coaxed the cat into a pet carrier and drove away in a four-door Jeep Sahara.
When workers came in Monday, they saw that Cookie was gone.
“We don't know why she took her,” said Catorce, adding that he suspects their sweet kitty knew the culprit.
“[Cookie] was waiting for someone to open the door [of the deli] to enter,” he added, noting that the feline often wandered around outside on warmer days before returning to the store.
Cookie's disappearance has sent shock waves throughout the neighborhood — one customer put up a $2,000 reward for her return. A flyer with snapshots of the stolen cat has
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Two endangered Mexican gray wolves housed at the Albuquerque zoo are the proud parents of seven pups, officials announced Tuesday.
The pups recently came out of their den for the first time. Zookeepers have only been able to view the pups by camera so far because the mother is being protective. When possible, the pups will undergo an exam and their sexes will be determined.
The ABQ BioPark is part of a nationwide captive-breeding network that supports the recovery of the endangered predators in the Southwest U.S. The goal of the program is to make the most genetically diverse matches to improve the health of Mexican wolves.
“Every new lobo that we welcome boosts overall survival of wolves in the wild,” zoo manager Lynn Tupa said.
The latest survey shows there are at least 163 wolves in the wild in New Mexico and Arizona. That's a nearly 25% increase from those counted at the end of 2018.