Gov. Cooper adopts stray kitten found hiding at executive mansion

(ABC News) — A stray kitten who serendipitously stumbled upon the right property has become the latest furry addition to the first family of North Carolina.

The tiny feline was found hiding in the garage at the North Carolina governor’s mansion, according to the Facebook page First Pets of North Carolina, which chronicles the lives of the animals living with Gov. Roy Cooper and his family.

They “don’t know where she came from or how she got there,” according to the Facebook post.

North Carolina’s first family decided to adopt the black kitten with brown markings and name it Jenny, after the “Cats” character Jennyanydots.

Jenny’s personality probably made it difficult for the Coopers to turn her away. She is described as friendly and talkative, and already one of her favorite past times is “hunting” patterns on carpets lining the mansion floors.

The “cuddly and “affectionate” kitten has been “fitting in well” in the Cooper household, Ilina Ewen, chief of staff to North Carolina first lady Kristin Cooper, told ABC News.

“She’s been getting lots of love and attention” and “purrs a lot,” Ewen said.

Jenny has had her full veterinarian workup and a bath to get rid of fleas and is scheduled to receive her shots, Ewen said. She’s so smart that the first lady considers her as “a little pocket accessory,” Ewen said.