@dmgz1, the cat did not go to Iran, it was shiped here along with some stray dogs. Maybe you should look up the story! A unique cat from Iran has landed at the Bakersfield SPCA. JiJi is a mini pixie bobcat which is a cross between a bobcat and a domestic cat. He's deaf, but very vocal. The International Humane Society was rescuing dogs in Tehran, Iran when they came across JiJi and flew him almost 8,000 miles to Bakersfield. "This cat just showed up just completely beaten up, injured, had bite marks, he was bloody, he had scabs, and everything else, and in the midst of all these dogs, here comes this poor little cat," said Julie Johnson, Executive Director of the Bakersfield SPCA.

They didn't import a stray from Iran... someone took it there!!! Look up the story...

This article states the county has a pet overpopulation problem. How can that be when the local SPCA is importing strays from Iran as if we have a shortage of pets to be adopted?