Mews and Nips: Gladstone the Cat is British Treasury’s Official Mousecatcher

Not to be outdone by Larry, the Downing Street Cat and Palmerson, the official mouse at Britain’s Foreign Office, the UK’s Treasury introduced its newest employee last week: 18-month-old Gladstone is taking over duties as chief mouser and PR purrson at the department. You can read more about Gladstone on The Guardian. I’d like to see this trend of hiring feline staffers spread to government offices around the world – purrhaps as a first step to cats ruling the planet?

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