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Publish: 29 Jan 2022, 10:01 pm
Willow the Cat || Photo: Collected
The family of US President Joe
Biden has welcomed the newest resident of the White House: a two-year-old cat
named Willow.
A spokesman for First Lady Jill
Biden said that the new addition was named after the cat's hometown of Willow
Grove, Pennsylvania.
The cat is the first to live in
the White House since the George W. Bush administration.
Willow will join Commander, Joe
Biden's German Shepherd.
Photos of the cat, a short-haired
tabby with green eyes, were shared on Twitter by Jill Biden on Friday morning.
"Willow is settling into the
White House with her favourite toys, treats and plenty of room to smell and
explore," Mrs Biden's spokesman, Michael LaRosa, told the Associated
Press.
Mrs Biden met her new housemate
after Willow joined her onstage - uninvited - at an event in Pennsylvania
during her husband's 2020 electoral campaign.
"Seeing their immediate
bond, the owner of the farm knew that Willow belonged with Dr Biden," Mr
LaRosa added.
There has not been a cat in the
White House since the 2009 death of India, an all-black American Shorthair that
lived with the family of George W Bush for nearly two decades.
In addition to Willow and
Commander, the Bidens previously had two other German shepherds - named Champ and
Major - at the White House.
The three-year-old Major,
however, was sent to live with Biden family friends in Delaware after two
biting incidents.
The eldest presidential pet,
Champ, died in June at the age of 13.
While dogs have been more
frequent residents of the White House, several presidents have also kept cats
at home, including Bill Clinton, Jimmy Carter and Gerald Ford.
In the past, other White House
pets have included hamsters, raccoons, and birds.
Only three US presidents - James
Polk, Andrew Johnson and Donald Trump - did not keep any pets while in office.
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