ANCHORAGE, Alaska—Stubbs, the honorary feline mayor of an Alaska
town, has recovered enough after a dog mauling to be released
from the animal hospital.  The 16-year-old cat's owner, Lauri
Stec, is making the long drive from Talkeetna to pick him up
Monday. That's according to Marco Cortez, a clerk at Nagley's
General Store, where Stubbs lives and where Stec is the manager.
Stubbs has been under veterinary care after being mauled by a
loose dog in Talkeetna. The quirky community of 900 elected the
cat in a write-in campaign 15 years ago.  The Aug. 31 attack
left Stubbs with injuries including a punctured lung and a
fractured sternum.  Stubbs was already popular nationally and
gained even more fans outside of Alaska when news spread about
the attack.