Guinness taps Brit cat as world's smallest

LONDON, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- Mr. Peebles is an itty bitty kitty -- the world's smallest cat, in fact, according to the Guinness Book of Records.

The frisky 3.3-pound 2-year-old was born in Illinois with a genetic defect that stunted growth.

Owner Robin Svendon named the cat after a ventriloquist's dummy in the U.S. sitcom "Seinfeld."

Now living in England, Mr. Peebles has a guinea pig for a playmate.