Cat caught red-pawed in Brazil prison smuggling try
SAO PAULO (AP) — Guards thought there was something suspicious about a little white cat slipping through a prison gate in northeastern Brazil.
A prison official says that when they caught the animal, they found a cellphone, drills, small saws and other contraband taped to its body.
Alagoas state prisons spokeswoman Cinthya Moreno says that the cat was caught New Year's Eve at the medium-security prison in the city of Arapiraca.
The O Estado de S. Paulo newspaper reported Saturday that all of the prison's 263 inmates are suspects in the smuggling attempt, though it says a prison spokesman said "It will be hard to discover who is responsible since the cat does not speak."
A prison official says that when they caught the animal, they found a cellphone, drills, small saws and other contraband taped to its body.
Alagoas state prisons spokeswoman Cinthya Moreno says that the cat was caught New Year's Eve at the medium-security prison in the city of Arapiraca.
The O Estado de S. Paulo newspaper reported Saturday that all of the prison's 263 inmates are suspects in the smuggling attempt, though it says a prison spokesman said "It will be hard to discover who is responsible since the cat does not speak."
Maybe the cat did this of its own initiative, and all the prisoners wanted was a little puss...
I think the person who did this to a poor defenseless animal deserves a full body wax of their own! Wax-on-Wax-off. See how they like it!
Oh the poor thing!!! That's a lot of stuff taped to it! I'm glad he was caught. I just hope he was given to a shelter or somewhere safe.
To HE** with the humans who did this to that poor cat.
Agree!
Poor cat, hope they don't kill it.. Judging by the way they are holding it I think this is a real probability.
I hope not. It isn't the cat's fault.
Gee, nothing obvious about this.
Maybe he had CAT-eracts and didn't mean to go to the prison
 @swansong68 Someone's actually figured out how to herd cats; yet they're not smart enough to make a living without resorting to crime. There's a paradox.Â
Dumb. They should have used a black cat. Much harder to see in the dark.
Find the inmate who has a lot of scratches, there's your culprit.
Was Catwoman being held there?
Time to get that cat a new home and treat him well.
That poor cat, being taken advantage of like this...horrible!
Waterboarding, make the kitty talk..
Puss n Boots has sunk to a new low.
Be nice to the kitty, it's not his fault!!!