Lil Bub wins 20,000 lbs. of cat litter

Lil Bub, Bloomington’s most famous feline, is giving back to her community.

Lil Bub recently joined three other famous cats in World’s Best Cat Litter with the launch of the largest round of the organization’s GiveLitter charity to date, according to a press release from the City of Bloomington Animal Shelter.

Lil Bub designated the City of Bloomington Animal Shelter and Ouabache Valley Felines and Friends as her shelter partners.

Each organization will receive 10,000 pounds of cat litter, according to the release.

For the charity competition, cat lovers were asked to vote for their favorite cat, and the cat with the most votes was awarded 20,000 pounds of World’s Best Cat Litter to donate to its shelter partners.

Voting lasted from March 17 through March 26, and Lil Bub was pronounced the winner with 34,636 votes, according to the release.

“Lil Bub has been an amazing advocate for shelter cats, and we are proud to have been selected as a shelter partner in this contest,” said Laurie Ringquist, director of the City of Bloomington Animal Shelter, in the release. “This donation will allow us to allocate money we would have spent on litter to other high-priority needs such as medical care for sick or injured animals.”

Lil Bub was the runt of an otherwise healthy litter from a stray, outdoor mother and was born with several genetic mutations. She rose to fame online after videos of her were uploaded to YouTube in November 2011.

Since that time, Lil Bub’s fame has helped other animals in need. $1,800 has been donated in Lil Bub’s name to the City of Bloomington Animal Shelter, according to the release.

Rebecca Kimberly