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Casper (cat)
Casper (c. 1997 – 14 January 2010)〔〔 was a male domestic cat who attracted world-wide media attention in 2009 when it was reported that he was a regular bus commuter in Plymouth in Devon, England.〔 He appeared on BBC News,〔 was the subject of a newspaper editorial in ''The Guardian'',〔 and had a book written about him, ''Casper the Commuting Cat''.〔 Casper died on 14 January 2010 after being hit by a taxi.〔
==Biography==
Casper was adopted from an animal rescue centre in Weymouth, Dorset in 2002 by Susan Finden, a 48-year-old health care worker.〔〔 He had been at the centre for about ten months and the owners called him Morse, after ''Inspector Morse'', a TV program they had been watching when he arrived. But after a few days with him in her Weymouth house, Finden changed his name to Casper, after Casper the Friendly Ghost, because he kept disappearing.〔〔 She soon realised that he was a very independent and determined cat, and he frequently wandered off. She also discovered that he was not afraid of people or traffic, and seemed to love being around large vehicles,〔 leading her to believe that Casper may have been brought up in a haulage yard.〔 It was not long before she started hearing reports that he was visiting nearby office blocks, doctor's consulting rooms and pharmacies.〔 Fearing for his safety while crossing roads, Finden tried to keep Casper locked indoors, but he always found a way out.〔
In 2006, Finden moved to Plymouth, Devon,〔 and when she went to work each day she had no idea what Casper did while she was away. It was not until early 2009 that she discovered that he was riding on buses.〔 The drivers told her that he would politely queue along with other passengers at the bus stop opposite her house, and when a bus came that he liked, he would get on and jump on his favourite seat.〔 Casper would remain on the bus for its round-trip to the city centre and back to the bus stop opposite his house, where the drivers would let him exit, ensuring that he did not get off at any other stop.〔〔〔 When Finden learned of Casper's bus excursions, she contacted the bus company, First Devon & Cornwall, who alerted their drivers to be on the lookout for him. She was touched by how the drivers and passengers went out of their way to accommodate Casper and his unusual behaviour, and wrote a letter to ''The Plymouth Herald'' thanking them for their kindness. Her letter led to ''The Herald'' publishing an article on Casper in April 2009. British news agencies picked up ''The Herald'' article, and Casper's story quickly spread nationally, and then internationally.〔
Casper became a celebrity and appeared in newspapers and on websites across the world.〔〔 He featured on BBC News, who had filmed him boarding a bus.〔 First Devon & Cornwall adorned the side of some of their buses with a huge picture of Casper, and said they had no intention of charging Casper a bus fare. Public-relations manager, Karen Baxter said: "In cat years he's an OAP so he'd get a free bus pass anyway".〔
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