sp1814
/// That cat story was bogus I'm afraid. ///
On the contrary,
/// Last night, Downing Street sources were standing by Mrs May’s version of events – which was supported by the court papers from the original case in 2009. ///
/// While the cat was not the main reason for the decision not to deport the man, the pet was explicitly mentioned by the immigration judge, who said: ‘The evidence concerning the joint acquisition of Maya (the cat) by the appellant and his partner reinforces my conclusion on the strength and quality of [their] family life.’ ///
/// The case had been thought to have involved a man and his girlfriend, but in fact the judgement reveals that the couple are two gay men. ///
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2045794/Theresa-May-cat-claim-Truth-Tory-cat-gate-row.html
/// The Asylum and Immigration Tribunal ruled that sending the Bolivian man back to his homeland would breach his human rights because he was entitled to a "private and family life", and joint ownership of a pet was evidence that he was fully settled in this country. ///
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/6360116/Immigrant-allowed-to-stay-because-of-pet-cat.html