Cat and cartoon lovers alike were shocked to learn today that Felix the Cat, the smarmy animated feline who some feel set the creative bar for Mickey Mouse and other more famous cartoon characters, is in police custody in Hollywood following his arrest on kitty porn charges. Police said that a federal search warrant was executed after Felix (referred to in court papers by his given name, Felix Dominici) chatted online with a federal investigator posing as a kitten.

“We thought we might get some big fish,” said Detective Hal Farmer, a veteran of the
Hollywood Police Force. “But we had no idea Felix was involved. God, I used to watch him as a kid. It gives me the willies. All I want is a few minutes alone with the Dirty Old Cat. I’ll show him my own Bag of Tricks.”

Operation Catnip was launched in 2003 in response to the growing popularity of kitten porn trading on the internet. Authorities struggled in the early stages to identify the source of much of the material, but after extensive undercover work, began to center on emails being sent from an Animal Shelter in New Jersey.

A late night raid on the shelter was the first big break in the case. New Jersey police discovered a gang of Burmese Cats running a lurid photo shoot with kittens from the shelter while a Persian cat, later determined to be the ring leader, was hard at work on the computer emailing the photos out.

“I’ve seen some sick things in my life, but this took the cake,” said Shane McSweeney, a New Jersey State Police Detective. “They had this Dobermin enlisted to frighten the kittens. It was sick. The cats were even playing on the furniture.”

From there, the Siamese cat gave up Felix in exchange for a plea-deal. The online sting was set up, and the animated star took the bait. Several computers and disks were seized from his Hollywood Hills home.

“The perception is that just alley cats are into this sort of thing,” said Farmer, in a prepared statement to the press. “Mr. Dominici’s arrest proves that this is a sickness without prejudice.”

Felix Dominici is charged with transporting, distributing and possessing kitty pornography. His agent issued a statement.

“Felix denies all of these ridiculous allegations, and believes that he is the victim of an overzealous investigation in search of a big name. He believes that he clicked on an errant pop-up ad, which eventually led to the chat room where he was entrapped. Further, we believe that asking if a kitten has been de-clawed hardly represents lewd behavior. We will fight this to the end.”

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