During the show one little girl was almost too shy to produce a meow "I heard one, a quiet one, " an actor announced solicitously while other children eagerly joined the fray on stage.

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It was noted that this has "nothing to do" with the scapegoat-of-the-year (Li-ion cells), but if you (or your offspring) just loves to cuddle with this volatile critter, you should probably ice the situation before it unleashes something a bit more serious than a cat's meow.

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An organisation called Meow Mitzvah is part of the search for a solution which will almost certainly involve a mass programme of spaying and neutralisation.

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