COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - A soulful-eyed blood hound named Pa Kettle has been elected mayor of the Colorado mountain town of Divide.
The town doesn’t have a human mayor. So instead, 11 animals competed for the unofficial title in an online race to raise funds for the Teller County Regional Animal Shelter - and awareness for groups like Teller County Search and Rescue, for which Pa Kettle works.
Each vote means $1 for the shelter, and voters click from around the country.
Nancy Adams, funding coordinator for the shelter, told the Colorado Springs Gazette (https://bit.ly/1kLFHz8 ) on Wednesday that Pa Kettle won with 2,387 votes, beating Kenyi the wolf by only 55 votes. The blood hound will replace Walter the three-legged cat as mayor.
Divide is about 20 miles northwest of Colorado Springs.
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Information from: The Gazette, https://www.gazette.com
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