BONUS: Woman nearly faints when Sid goes for a walk NY Times reports

In 1946, Sanford narrowly avoided a cat-astrophe when Sid decided to go for a stroll in downtown Sanford.

Thanks to Christine Kinlaw-Best who uncovered this gem of a story from the New York Times.

In case you missed it, check out episode 5 - Monkey business at the Sanford fire station creates a zoo -that tells the story about how the Sanford Zoo started.