Debate prompts Garfield creator to clarify cat’s gender

In this Nov. 27, 2008, file photo, the Garfield the Cat helium balloon appears to be peering at a Chicago Transit Authority worker on the elevated tracks inside Chicago’s famed Loop during the Thanksgiving Day Parade in Chicago. Garfield creator Jim Davis sought to quell a controversy over the cat’s gender by telling The Washington Post on Feb. 28, 2017, that the cat is male.