Prince Chunk

New Jersey ? New Jersey’s fat cat has a home.

A family in southern New Jersey will get the 44-pound “Prince Chunk” next week, according to the Camden County Animal Shelter. The shelter won’t disclose the family’s identity.

About 500 people applied to adopt the 10-year-old cat found lumbering around Voorhees after his owner lost her home to foreclosure.

Catherine Harr, president of the animal shelter’s board, said the cat’s new family is a couple with a teenage child. She said they are building a castle to go over Prince Chunk’s litter box.

The adoption comes after a vet gave the cat a clean bill of health – other than his large weight.

Harr said the couple was chosen because they have past experience with cats, and their finances are stable – unlike the cat’s former owner.

Thousands of people from as far away as London and California called to inquire about adopting the cat, Harr said.