[Animals] Susie the cat fans turn out for book launch

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Fans of a celebrity cat have been snapping up signed copies of a book about their favourite feline at a launch event.

Susie has a loving home but is well known in Dorchester and has become so po[CENSORED]r, an illustrated book has been published about her adventures.

Its authors are three charity members who have learning disabilities and proceeds are going to their charity.

About a hundred people turned up for the first signing in Dorchester, and a further event is planned in Weymouth.

 

Susie moved from Upwey to Dorchester with her owners, Linda and Michael Crow, when they came to stay with their daughter, Jenny Graves, in 2023.

After moving, they were inundated with phone calls from people believing the cat was lost, so they changed her name tag to say: "Susie - Not lost, just adventurous."

Businesses and residents have described how the tabby cat "makes herself at home" and has a "favourite spot" in every premises.

Laura Kerr of People First Dorset - a charity that empowers people with learning disabilities - suggested writing about about Susie after she turned up at her fourth-floor flat.

It was only after phoning a local vet, who knew all about the animal's escapades, that she discovered Susie's celebrity status.

The book's authors Kerry Martin, William Parmiter and Emily Burr, of People First Dorset, worked with Weymouth artist Catherine Owen.

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