A 26-toed cat is helping an animal rescue centre raise money to relocate to a new building.The orange-and-white tabby, named Daniel, has two extra toes on each paw as a result of a mutation called polydactylism.The Milwaukee Animal Rescue Centre asked for small donations of $26 (£17), one dollar for each toe, after their rent was doubled.They cannot afford the new rent and hope to raise enough cash for a new base.
Amy Rowell, the rescue centre's owner, found Daniel while picking up another cat.As she bent down to that cat's cage, the shelter's future mascot stuck his paw out and poked her head."He was very clearly saying, 'I need to be rescued, I'd like to be your friend, please pay attention to me'," she said."And when a sign is that obvious, we tend to not ignore it."
Normal cats have 18 toes - five in each of their front two paws and four in the hind paws.Daniel's total of 26 toes leaves him two short of the world record.
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