No Plans to Remove or Euthanize Al Udeid’s ‘Pizza Cat,’ Base Says

No plans to remove or euthanize Al Udeid’s ‘Pizza Cat,’ base says

A stray calico affectionately known as Pizza Cat will continue to make her rounds at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, despite online rumors this week that sparked a flurry of concern from current and former service members.

Al Udeid’s Beloved Pizza Cat Is Alive and Safe, Base Says

A cat living on Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, that has won the hearts of thousands of Airmen is safe, according to the base public affairs office, refuting recent rumors that base officials directed her to be put down. For years, Airmen have posted photos online of a tricolor domestic shorthair cat often spotted near the base’s Pizza Hut, about a mile away from the flightline. The largest and most important U.S. base in the Middle East, Al Udeid ho…