https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqjqrddnldgo https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqjqrddnldgo The state is no longer capable of keeping a cat as a mouser!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqjqrddnldgo https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqjqrddnldgo The state is no longer capable of keeping a cat as a mouser! "The estate had too much construction activity on site to provide a safe living environment for a free-roaming cat. "The risk of self-closing doors leaving a cat trapped without sustenance for significant periods of time. "The absence of assured daily arrangements for cat care." He added: "We continue to work with our pest control contractor to implement targeted and effective regimes across the Palace." it's a cat! people like cats. they will go out of their way to find and retrieve the cat. i'm sure there's some boring reason why yes really they couldn't just have a cat but i think it really does speak to a difference between whatever we are now and the victorians (and so on) that we end up with some HR nonsense on this matter.