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City backs 6-toed cats in dispute
By TIMES WIRES
Published July 9, 2007
KEY WEST - City officials have sided with Ernest Hemingway's former home and its celebrated six-toed felines in its fight with the U.S. Department of Agriculture. In a 5-1 vote, the Key West City Commission exempted the home from a city law prohibiting more than four domestic animals per household. The house has for some time been locked in a dispute with the USDA, which claims the museum is an "exhibitor" of cats and needs a special license, a claim the home disputes. The new ordinance reads in part, "The City Commission finds that family of polydactyl Hemingway cats are indeed animals of historic, social and tourism significance."
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