（新华网素材）How does someone lose a 44-pound cat?

BEIJING, July 31 (Chinese medianet) -- A cat weighing at

a hefty 44 pounds was found unattended and without anI.D.collar

Saturday rolling around Voorhees, New Jersey.

Officials at the Camden County

Animal Shelter hope the female feline they've named "Princess Chunk" gets

a nice, diet-friendly home.

"She's built like a quarterback," said Deborah

Wright, a shelter volunteer and current foster owner of the kitty. "I mean, how

do you lose a 44-pound cat?!"

The largest cat on record weighed 46 pounds, 15

ounces. That cat, who lived in Australia, died in the 1980s. The Guinness World

Records has since dropped the category, fearing cat owners might harm their

animals in an attempt to break the record.

Princess Chunk's owner has until Saturday to reclaim

her. After that, the weighty pet will be eligible for adoption.

Wright plans to speak with a veterinarian to put

Chunk on a diet. For now, Chunk's diet consists of dry and wet cat food.

"I'm about to put a leash on her and walk her," said

Wright. "She could pass for a dog!"

(Agencies)