A bloodhound has been elected as the Mayor of a small US town after the dog beat off competition from six other canines, a donkey, a cat and even a hedgehog to win the unofficial title.
Pa Kettle, a search and rescue dog, picked up 2,387 votes — 55 more than Keyni, a wolf, who will be Deputy Mayor in the town of Divide, Colorado.Buster the cat, who placed third with 1,790 votes, is the viceroy, The Gazette reported.Divide does not have a human civic leader, so Teller County Regional Animal Shelter holds an unofficial online mayoral race to raise funds.According to The Mirror, a total of 12,091 votes were cast, with each raising a dollar for the charity. Pa will replace Walter the three-legged cat, who will retire. The mayoral inauguration is to take place later this week.