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The Museum of Hoaxes is dedicated to promoting knowledge about hoaxes. (Click here for opening hours, etc.) On our blog we post about dubious- sounding claims, and whatever else strikes our fancy. The site is also home to the Hoax Photo Database, the Hoax Forum, and the Hoaxipedia.
RUDE ROVERThe Christmas dog with no class! He sings and toots Jingle Bells.
INFLATABLE TREEWho needs the hassle of a real Christmas tree?
FARTING SANTAGo ahead and pull his finger!
Cat Gives Birth To ‘Puppies’
Status: False
Cassia Aparecida de Souza, a student in the Brazilian city of Passo Fundo, claims that her cat, Mimi, has given birth to three offspring with canine traits, reports say.Mrs de Souza says that Mimi mated with a neighbour's dog three months ago and, when the cat gave birth, three of the offspring showed canine characteristics and three were normal kittens. The three with cat features died shortly after birth.
A geneticist from the Passo Fundo University will take blood samples to verify that the 'puppies' were part of the litter.
(Thanks, Neo.)
UPDATE: The blood tests show that the cat did not give birth to the 'puppies'.
(Thanks, Cranky Media Guy.)
Posted By: Flora | Date: Thu Nov 16, 2006 | Permalink |
Total Comments: 28
Category: Animals, Birth/Babies
Category: Animals, Birth/Babies
Listed in chronological order. Newest comments at the end.
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Gross. It's very possible that mom found those new pups & took them, replacing her own dead/sickly litter. ...It just happened quickly enough that the owner didn't know.
Posted by Maegan in Tampa, FL - USA on Thu Nov 16, 2006 at 03:21 PMNice puppies... in the background.
Posted by perv the elf on Thu Nov 16, 2006 at 03:50 PMNo chance in the world that a dog and a cat could have a litter...either Meagan is right,or it´s simply a hoax.
Posted by nitedrive in sweden on Thu Nov 16, 2006 at 04:01 PMI'm going with Meagan's explanation on this one. It seems likely, especially since the kittens died.
Posted by Razela in Tucson, AZ on Thu Nov 16, 2006 at 06:03 PMI agree with perv the elf. Nice puppies she's carrying!
Posted by loan ranger in Downey, CA on Fri Nov 17, 2006 at 03:03 PMThese puppys remind me of the ones i saw in israel, they couldn't be more than 1-3 weeks old.
Posted by Malfunctioned in A Giant Pickle on Sat Nov 18, 2006 at 01:37 AMA female cat is very likely to any species. The likelyhood of canine and feline DNA mixing and producing living results is about as likely as roses growing on a turtle's back
Posted by k in USA on Sat Nov 18, 2006 at 04:14 AMI believe. And the tooth fairy told me last night that she does too. Or was that just the voices in my head again...
Posted by Faery step-child on Sat Nov 18, 2006 at 04:34 AMI bet the cat's owner is an indigo child.
Posted by Sakano in Ohio on Sat Nov 18, 2006 at 05:26 AMC'mon!! Where's the update? How long does it take to draw blood & find out if a furball is a DOG?
Posted by Maegan in Tampa, FL - USA on Sun Nov 19, 2006 at 11:43 AMThis does'nt look hoaxy.The puppens or kippies(I just call them that) were either adopted(this wouldn't be that suprising)or they are just odd kittens.They're fur is actually similar as are several other things.Also they could actually be adoted.......by the woman!This is another likely explanation.So until the test cmes through it's impossible to tell.
Posted by J on Mon Nov 20, 2006 at 11:27 AMYa perv the elf, those puppies are nice! Only if the picture focused more on them.
Posted by Toby Schnouter in Stromvola Beta, Clang Region of Far Space on Mon Nov 20, 2006 at 05:40 PMI've often heard of mother cats adopting stray kittens, puppies, or even mice into their litter. Their maternal instinct goes into overdrive sometimes. I suppose that something like that would be a possibility, if those aren't just some sort of hugely deformed kittens.
Posted by Accipiter in the Northern Hemisphere, unless They have lied. on Mon Nov 20, 2006 at 10:48 PMIf Klingons and humans can interbreed, why not cats and dogs?
Posted by eovti in Sandefjord, Norway on Tue Nov 21, 2006 at 01:47 AMOh well, it was a nice story while it lasted.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061122/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_brazil_dogcats
Posted by Cranky Media Guy on Wed Nov 22, 2006 at 12:51 AMhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061122/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_brazil_dogcats
The owner is either ignorant of feline mothering instincts (highly maternal cats will even abduct puppies or another cat's kittens) or thought the story would be a way of raising some extra cash.
Posted by Sarah on Wed Nov 22, 2006 at 03:30 AMI just saw this photo caption on the Reuters news wire:
"Brazilian student Cassia Aparecida de Souza (L) and her friend Gabriela Santos pat puppies that her owners claimed were her own offspring born out of mating with a neighbor's dog, in the southern Brazilian city of Passo Fundo, Rio Grande del Sur state, November 21, 2006. (Edison Vara/Reuters)"
Hmm, in this version the girl herself gave birth to puppies!
Mary Toft lives!
Posted by Big Gary in Venus, Texas on Wed Nov 22, 2006 at 02:31 PM"Brazilian student Cassia Aparecida de Souza (L) and her friend Gabriela Santos pat puppies that her owners claimed were her own offspring born out of mating with a neighbor's dog, in the southern Brazilian city of Passo Fundo, Rio Grande del Sur state, November 21, 2006. (Edison Vara/Reuters)"
Hmm, in this version the girl herself gave birth to puppies!
Mary Toft lives!
Once again, a story has been debunked, yet remains listed here...
See the link above, and is anyone editing this stuff??
Posted by coit on Mon Nov 27, 2006 at 04:15 AMSee the link above, and is anyone editing this stuff??
The status has been updated now, coit.
I presume you don't mean that hoaxes shouldn't be listed in the Museum of Hoaxes, only that they should be labeled as hoaxes.
Posted by Big Gary, MoHDCiCoF in Fred, Texas on Mon Nov 27, 2006 at 01:06 PMI presume you don't mean that hoaxes shouldn't be listed in the Museum of Hoaxes, only that they should be labeled as hoaxes.
Sure, no problem to leave them in with the proper clarification that it was debunked or whatever the case may be....
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