44-pound cat abandoned after foreclosure

BLACKWOOD, N.J., July 31 (UPI) -- New Jersey authorities said they have found the owner of a 44-pound cat that was nicknamed Princess Chunk by animal shelter volunteers.

Authorities said an elderly woman abandoned the cat on the streets of Voorhees, N.J., after her home was foreclosed, the New York Daily News reported Thursday.

A veterinarian appearing on TV's "Live with Regis and Kelly" made another shocking announcement about the princess -- she's actually a prince.

The cat's original owner said she named him Powder.

Camden County Animal Shelter volunteer Deborah Wright, who has been caring for the cat since it arrived at the shelter Saturday, said hundreds of cat lovers have already offered to adopt the corpulent cat, who is only two pounds short of the world record for fattest cat.

However, Wright said Powder is unlikely to reach the record, as he has been put on a diet.