Blue Peter unveils new feline friend
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Blue Peter welcomed a new kitten to the programme today,
following the retirement of pet favourites Kari and Oke.
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In time honoured Blue Peter tradition the new kitten
聳 the programme's seventh 聳 will be named by viewers.
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Children can send in their suggestions for a name for
the kitten and the winning entry will be revealed on air on 27 September.
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Speaking about how the latest member of the team was
found, Blue Peter Editor Richard Marson said: "A couple of weeks
ago, we made a film about rescue cats and with so many unwanted cats
and kittens in the UK we decided that Kari and Oke's replacement should
be a rescue kitten too.
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"As luck would have it, Marina Cragg, who looks
after Kari, Oke and Shelley the tortoise, had been temporarily housing
an unwanted stray cat called Topsy who had just given birth to five
kittens.
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"Homes had been found for four of these kittens
and when we saw the fifth, we decided Blue Peter should offer him a
home."
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Presenter Liz Barker said: "I'm so excited. I have
two cats myself and I'm really looking forward to welcoming our new
kitten on board!"
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Notes to Editors
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The new kitten is the seventh Blue Peter kitten and
will join the current pet line-up of dogs Mabel, Lucy and Meg and Shelley
the tortoise.
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Kari and Oke had their 13th birthday yesterday and have
been with Blue Peter since 1991.
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