Burbank Ca. Alex Trebek, the popular host of the long running tv quiz show Jeapordy, is being charged with the hoarding of more than 139 cats.
Trebek, 59 watched as the Burbank chapter of the A.S.P.C.A removed the furry felines from the basement of his mothers home in which he has lived his whole life. His mother Agnes Trebek, 87 said she had voiced her concerns to her son numerous times but he told her that he felt it was his duty to out-do Bob Barker.
Barker, a big animal rights advocate, is the recently retired host of "The Price is Right" which is generally accepted as Jeapordy's biggest rival.
As animal control officers tried to question a very angry Trebek, he was heard to repeatedly shout, "What is an outrage!" a reference to the answer/question format of the show he hosts. "I'm glad Merv Griffin isn't around to see this." said a producer who was called to the scene to try and calm Trebek down.
A neighbor, Benny Ruiz said he thought he smelled the faint oder of cat urine whenever he drove by the quaint 4 bedroom rambler. "You gotta keep them boxes clean." he said as he waived his hand below his nose in the universal "Stinky" gesture.
There are no immediate plans to replace Trebek on the show but the producers have said they will keep all cat related topics off the quiz board until "Mr. Trebek has undergone grief counseling to deal with the loss of all his cats."
Trebek was allowed to keep one cat identified only as Mr. Bonkers. "He wants to have them all back under one roof by summer." His attorney, Allen Friedman was quoted as saying before adding, "I think we have a pretty good shot."
Associated Press
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