From NBC11.com
June, 2007
DULUTH, Minn. -- If you thought your cat was old, meet Baby. His owners say he was born in 1970. That means the black cat is 37 years old and was born before Watergate.
Baby's age will be recognized by Cat Fancy magazine in its August issue.
The cat's owners, Al and Mary Palusky, of Duluth, Minn., recently entered him in the magazine's oldest cat contest.
After 37 years of caring for the long-lived cat, Al Palusky said he's beginning to think that Baby will outlive his owners.
However, Ozzy's owner, Kelly Allard of Somerdale, arranged an option: Ozzy could have life behind bars, assigned to patrol the perimeter at the privately run George W. Hill Correctional Facility near Media, Pa.
He won't be allowed any contact with the public or inmates.
Superior Court Judge John T. McNeill III agreed to the plan Monday, calling it "the right alternative."
"He'll be in there until he dies," McNeill said. "Ozzy will not be adopted by a family. He will never be released to the public."
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