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Morris: Sharks' black cat in demand, but what about others?

Related Topics: Joe Pavelski, San Jose Sharks, Cat

A small black kitten became a social media superstar when she scurried out from beneath the opposing team's bench and ran along the boards during warm-ups at last week's San Jose Sharks playoff game.

The Sharks named the cat Joe Paw-velski, after Sharks' center Joe Pavelski. When an examination at Humane Society Silicon Valley's hospital showed that Joe -- the cat not the hockey player -- is female, she became a Jo.

Before long, Jo had her own Twitter account -- two, in fact, @SharksBlackCat and @Joe_PAWvelski -- and scores of people calling the Humane Society asking about how she's doing and when she'll be available for adoption.