It's also entirely possible that he just has a pet cat.

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He lives alone, aside from a stray calico cat with matted fur, which he has named El Gato and sometimes feeds.

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"It depends on the individual, but if a big cat had escaped it only has a slim chance of survival, " he said.

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He's not just talking about pets, of which he has ten on the grounds, including three dogs (Flame, Molly and Dan) and a cat (Katie).

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"I hope we can work together to, frankly, be a real stimulus package and not just a spending package that has every cat and dog and pet project that people have, " he said.

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