Yet another strange non sequitur in a Japanese news story....Sun Feb 22,10:41 AM ET
Reuters
Hitomi, an Exotic shorthair act, wears a cow outfit during a beauty pageant at a cat park in Tokyo, February 22, 2004. Bird flu has spread to a new species in Asia, scientists said last week, reporting that two house cats in Thailand died of the same strain that has killed 22 people across the continent. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao