Meet Paddles, the cat of New Zealand's new prime minister with its own Twitter account

New Zealanders are really into creating social media accounts for their animals.

Even the country’s incoming Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, whose cat Paddles — a ginger and white cat with opposable thumbs — has its own Twitter account, @FirstCatofNZ.

It’s not exactly known who actually runs the account, according to Newshub. The account’s description says it’s an “independent cat” and that it’s “not affurliated with the Labour Pawty.”

However, there’s speculation that it’s run by Ardern’s partner, Clarke Gayford, a host of a TV fishing show.  Read more…

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Source: Mashable | Meet Paddles, the cat of New Zealand's new prime minister with its own Twitter account