This decision triggered a storm of indignation in the Croatian port city of Dubrovnik. 18-year-old tricolor street cat Anastasia lost her stylish “hostel,” a small Gothic-Renaissance-style wooden shack under the arches of the famous Rector’s Palace. An animal lover had built the hut for her.
The reason for the ban: The management of the Museum of Cultural History, which is also housed in the palace, disturbs the cat accommodation for optical reasons. She found that the wooden hut detracted from the “unique and historic townscape” of the medieval Unesco World Heritage Site and ordered its demolition.
Online-Petition
This decision triggered a storm of outrage on the Internet. In an online survey conducted by a local newspaper, 90 percent of the approximately 4,500 participants supported the little stray’s right to continue her niche life under the arches of the famous palace.
Mayor Mato Frankovic then rushed to save the honor of the museum: Dubrovnik is good with the many stray cats, none of them go hungry, he told the newspaper. “But why do we have to accommodate her now?”
Anastasia has since become a celebrity. She has under “Princess Anastasia” (Princess Anastasia) has her own Facebook page and her own online petition calling for the reconstruction of her accommodation: 12,000 fans had signed by Saturday (April 16).
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