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' MANX AM) TAIL-LESS CATS An emigration quota for tail-less cats is being advocated by public-spirited citizens at Douglas, capital of the Isle of .Man. It seems the cats of .Man, who have helped to make this little island famous by gelling along without tails, appeal strongly to Hie sou veil ii'JJuiitiiig instincts of summer visitors. As ,i result, the Isle of .Man soon may have no more tail-less cats Khun a tail less eat has tails. That would be very embarrassing indeed, for the tailless cat has become a sort of community mascot, and its likeness has. been so widely distributed on steamship and railroad folders that visitors to the island' would feel cheated were no tailless cats to be seen when they got there. One member of the House of Keys (the Manx Parliament) has announced that ho will introduce legislation to regulate the outbound traffic in cats.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIII, 31 July 1929, Page 8
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152THE NATIONAL SYMBOL Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIII, 31 July 1929, Page 8
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