ALBANY, N.Y. -- Using a CAT scan, of course, a veterinarian discovered a 2,000-year-old mummified feline is actually a dog.

The mummy at the Albany Institute of History & Art was scanned using computerized tomography tests by Douglas Cohn, who heads an animal experiment lab at Albany Medical Center.

"Much to my surprise, I realized this was not a cat," he said Wednesday.

The popular Egyptian mummy was acquired by the Institute in 1958. For decades, it was believed to be a cat.

Cohn said the images showed the skull structure resembled a dog, not a cat. He says his findings have been verified by experts at Cornell University.

Mummified cats were more common in ancient Egypt because felines were more highly regarded than canines.

Museum staffers are now calling the 10-inch-high artifact "CatDog."

PETA wants beer to become official beverage

MADISON, Wis. -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals wants Gov. Jim Doyle to change Wisconsin's official beverage from milk to beer, saying milk is harmful to humans and is meant for calves.

PETA said in a letter to Doyle that beer is healthier than cow's milk, which the group argued could cause heart disease, cancer, allergies, diabetes and obesity.

Milk consumption causes dairy cows stress because they are kept in a constant state of impregnation, the letter claimed.

Cows also suffer because their calves are "ripped" away from them so humans can have the milk meant for the calves, PETA claimed.

PETA first came up with the beer-for-milk national campaign two years ago, but it was retired after being criticized by Mothers Against Drunk Driving and other groups. The animal rights group renewed the campaign last spring.

Doyle spokeswoman Jessica Erickson said Tuesday she had not seen the letter.--From wire reports