A beloved cat that referred to as the National Palace in Mexico City home died on Wednesday, prompting reporters on the presidential beat to share fond reminiscences on social media.
Zeus, an 11-year-old grey tabby, was among the many many cats who stay within the gardens and courtyards on the Palace, the home and workplace of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. He died from an unspecified sickness that had lasted three weeks earlier than his passing, in accordance with officers.
Larga vida a Zeus ❤️ Fuiste muy amado ❤️ pic.twitter.com/2SBWT5n8oq
— Isabella González (@isagvh) March 7, 2024
Many reporters paid tribute to Zeus on social media following the information of his demise. Isabella González, a journalist for Latinus, posted a video of Zeus she’d taken on the National Palace. (Isabella González/X)
The sociable feline was well-known to the journalists who attended the president’s each day briefings. It even strolled out onto the dais throughout one such mañanera.
On July 13, 2023, Zeus walked in entrance of the cameras as Diego Prieto, the director of the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH), was describing archaeological finds uncovered in the course of the development of the Maya Train within the state of Yucatán. Reporters snickered and Prieto smiled earlier than persevering with along with his discuss. A journalist scooped up the kitty, who supplied no resistance, and handed him over to National Palace workers.
Reporters paid tribute to Zeus on Thursday, describing him as pleasant, approachable and at all times open to consideration.
On the social media platform X, Shaila Rosagel of El Imparcial lamented not giving Zeus one final squeeze and thanked the cat for all of the love and affection he confirmed. Latinus reporter Isabella González shared a video she had taken whereas caressing Zeus as he sat in her lap.
All the cats who reside within the National Palace are cared for by veterinarians from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). The vets have inserted microchips in every of the resident cats to watch their well being and their vaccination standing.
President López Obrador quipped in January that it’s the cats who “run things” on the National Palace. “When there are ceremonies, they stand in front of me and nobody touches them.”
With experiences from Infobae and Milenio
