And strangley...not one report of dead cats?

[diGriz]

Personally, I think someone is "editing" the news coverage:

Joplin, Mo., is flattened by tornado with 122 dead - NYPOST.com

 

[sun22beam]

Why report a cat, when the cat was never missing?

First person on Joplin missing list found alive  | ajc.com

 

[JerryP]

Cats know when to lay low. It's people who "don't get it".