LONDON (AP) — Bob, a cat whose relationship with the recovering heroin addict who adopted him inspired the book and film “A Street Cat Named Bob,” has died.
He was at least 14.Publisher Hodder & Stoughton said Tuesday that Bob had died a day earlier. It said in a statement that he “was an extraordinary cat who will be greatly missed.”Bob’s life took him from the streets of London to red carpet premieres as a film star.
Musician James Bowen found the ginger cat abandoned and injured in 2007 and adopted him. The cat was soon accompanying Bowen as he busked and sold The Big Issue, a magazine that generates income for the homeless, around the British capital.
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