Fluffy's on the loose

Crying kids, scowling parents and beloved owners gather for urgent news that Fluffy, beloved spotted leopard is missing from her cage at the Durham Zoo.

                Crowds are angry and demanding as people try to push through to listen to the conference being held. Gerry Durrell, Zoo Director, speaks on behalf of the zoo to explain the situation at 10:15 this morning.

                “When we opened the zoo at 9:30 this morning g and began feeding the animal, we immediately noticed Fluffy was missing,” Durrell said. “We have no idea what time Fluffy escaped or where she went. We are doing everything we can to find her and bring her back. We love that cat, and we don’t want to lose her.”

                The whereabouts of Fluffy are completely unknown. Possible places range from the zoo, to possibly roaming the streets of Durham. Fluffy is a 146 pound cat that runs at 60 mph,  if she gets hungry, no one knows what may be her next meal.

                “Fluffy is a wonderful, warm, gentle cat who has never hurt anyone,” Kitty Smith, the chief zoologist said. “[These cats] take the ‘kill now, ask later’ approach to life. We urge anyone who encounters Fluffy to get slowly to the ground, go limp, and lay still.”

                The search is on for this extremely dangerous 10 year old, Romanian spotted leopard. Police fully equipped with tranquillizers and guns if necessary. The search is set to begin at 11 AM in the neighborhood of Durham, if Fluffy is not found within the zoo. New Hampshire State Police and state Wildlife Department have been called in to help with the search.

                “We are concerned because this is a residential neighborhood with an elementary school and many daycare centersand we don’t want Fluffy wandering around after the kids get out of school,” Police Chief William Blair said. “We have got to find her by 2 p.m. If we don’t it could be a messy site.”

                These leopard were driven to the brink of extinction in Romania due to their appetite for young children under the age of 8. Considering this very precise meal choice and the close vicinity of children around the area concerns are high. Tweets have confirmed that Durham elementary schools are now in a lockdown procedure, not knowing what will happen if this cat isn’t found.