Last year, we told you about the cats on the Hemingway estate, and the struggle they are having with the USDA. The agency says the cats are an “exhibit” and require a special permit. The Key West City Commission has just passed an ordinance, granting the estate an exemption from the law.

The new ordinance reads in part, "The cats reside on the property just as the cats did in the time of Hemingway himself. They are not on exhibition in the manner of circus animals. ... The City Commission finds that family of polydactyl Hemingway cats are indeed animals of historic, social and tourism significance."

(via Simply Left Behind)