Eye Witness

The Associated Press is vouching for the photos of a supposed one-eyed kitty that circulated across the Internets in recent days. The owner says the kitten was born with one eye and no nose and died within a day. Skeptics questioned a kitten being born with its eye(s) open.

But now the AP weighs in: "AP regional photo editor Tom Stathis said he took extensive steps to confirm the one-eyed cat was not a hoax. Stathis had [cat owner Traci] Allen ship him the memory card that was in her camera. On the card were a number of pictures -- including holiday snapshots, and four pictures of a one-eyed kitten. The kitten pictures showed the animal from different perspectives."

Not a Hoax, One-Eyed Kitten Had Bizarre Condition [AP via LiveScience]
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