The Downing Street cats
Cats have long been associated with politics and No 10 Downing Street, which has had a “chief mouser” to tackle vermin for decades.
One cat – nicknamed the Munich Mouser – was in residence during the time of Neville Chamberlain and then Winston Churchill.
Harold Wilson took his own pet, a Siamese cat called Nemo, when he moved into Number 10 in 1964.
The most famous cat in residence was Wilberforce, who was brought to the house in 1973 under PM Edward Heath and went on to serve under Margaret Thatcher and John Major before he was officially retired in 1986, dying two years later.
Humphrey followed but is rumoured to have been shooed away by Tony Blair’s wife Cherie, who disliked cats.
Battersea Dog and Cats Home have set up a competition to vote for the first ever Purr Minister!
See link below and vote out of 10 cats who you think is up for the job!
http://www.battersea.org.uk/cats/purr_minister/
EAST Yorkshire MP Sir Greg Knight believes his moggy Tommy is the purr-fect candidate to become Westminster's top cat.
Read more: http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/Vote-Cat-MP-Greg-Knight-enters-Tommy-Battersea/story-20571882-detail/story.html#ixzz2sY2jPDRM
ADOPT AND DONATE
http://www.battersea.org.uk/cats/cat_takeover/
http://www.smallpetandcatcare.co.uk/
Please help put cats in need and donate what you can :)
Battersea do a great job with the animals however Small Pet and Cat Care are local to me plus my step brother got his Archie from there who is gorgeous :)
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