Cat is made deputy minister of animal protection after being rescued from near death

dailystar.co.uk:

cat who faced death before being rescued from a garbage processing machine has now been made deputy minister of animal protection.

Sick owners had tied up the cat in Russia in a sack tightly tied by a string, in a bid to make sure it didn't escape. However, the cat was saved by eagle-eyed operative Mikhail Tukashin a Christmas act of kindness, and it was all caught on CCTV.

Shortly after the incident, which took place in the Ulyanovsk region, the cat went viral.Now the regional government has announced the rescued animal is appointed an honorary deputy minister for protection of the animal world.A competition is also underway to name the new feline state official.“We’re taking the cat to our ministry and all employees will take.