India (cat)

India (cat)

:"This article is about India, the cat. For other uses, see India (disambiguation)."India "Willie" Bush is US President's George W. Bush and Laura Bush's black cat. She has lived with the Bush family for more than ten years.

There was some controversy reported in India as several people were upset with the cat's name. In the southern Indian state of Kerala, for example, 101 dogs were reportedly renamed 'Bush' in protest to President Bush's cat being called India. [Bush’s cat India provokes anger. (2004, July, 03). Deccan Herald. ]

In actuality, the cat is not named for the country of India, yet rather for baseball player Ruben Sierra who was nicknamed "El Indio", during his time with the Texas Rangers when Bush owned the team. [ [http://www.whitehouse.gov/kids/india/ India's Official Biography] ]

ee also

*List of United States Presidential pets

References

Further reading

The Bush family cat makes an appearance on p. 153 of the March 2008 "Architectural Digest", as "Willie", in the White House's East Sitting Hall.

External links

* [http://www.whitehouse.gov/kids/india/ Official Biography at WhiteHouse.gov]
* [http://www.presidentialpetmuseum.com/Pets/India.htm India at the Presidential Pet Museum]


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