Even Garfield Would Be Envious

Murphy stands out among the 100 other cats up for adoption at the San Mateo Peninsula Humane Society.

The 6-year-old male house cat was dropped off at the Peninsula Humane Society last month weighing 31.14 pounds—the largest domestic cat humane society workers have seen in 20 years, PHS Vice President Scott Delucchi said.

"I've never seen a cat his size," Delucchi said.

With a cat this large, the society needs to monitor his food intake, diet and exercise, Delucchi said. His future owners will also need to  be aware that the cat's extra weight puts him at higher risk for disease and  health problems.

Murphy's previous owner didn't intentionally let the cat become obese, it was "something that slowly crept up," Delucchi said about the owner who surrendered Murphy to the shelter at the end of May.

Delucchi said he thinks Murphy's size will attract attention and hopefully a family to take him to a good home.

"He's different, people like different," he said. "Especially in a  shelter with almost 100 cats up for adoption, he really stands out."

-Bay City News