‘Purrfect’ mayor of tiny Alaskan town attacked by dog

An Alaskan town is temporarily left without a mayor, as their feline head honcho recovers from a vicious dog attack.

Stubbs the Mayor Cat sustained a punctured lung, bruised hips, a deep gash on his side, and a fractured sternum in an attack by a loose dog on Saturday. He is currently sedated and under veterinary care.

Stubbs is the honorary leader of Talkeetna, Alaska, a tiny town which serves as a stop-over for travelers to Mount McKinley, North America’s tallest peak. He was elected in a write-in campaign 15 years ago, and has served as the town’s only mayor ever since.