Celebration of the 10th anniversary of "Larry the Cat", the chief mouser to the cabinet of the British Prime Minister's residence: spelled out with 28 photos

10 Downing Street, British Prime Minister's residence.

Ten years have passed since Larry, who is currently the Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office, arrived here.

Originally a stray cat living on the streets of London, he was brought to the animal shelter "Battersea Dogs & Cats Home" in January 2011.

And on February 15, he was adopted by the shelter to the Prime Minister's Office.

According to the official website of Downing Street, his mousetrap skills were evaluated and selected. His stray experience seems to have helped him advance his career.

And he got the status of "Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office" and became a civil servant (?!). He has a job title and has a job.

The British Government is "The Government of Her Majesty." If James Bond is "Her Majesty's 007", then Larry may be called "Her Majesty's Mouse Captain".

But from Larry's point of view, "first" Prime Minister David Cameron, who caught three mice in the early months, has been "strategic planning" (that is, a plausible excuse) ever since. (Turn on and do nothing) ”and said he was disappointed.

After that, he was said to be "lacking his instinct as a hitman," and was nicknamed the tabloid "Lazy Larry."

Fateful battle with Palmerston

The Foreign, Commonwealth Office, which is nearby, also had a mouse captain.

It's a cat named Palmerston who got the job in 2016 after the rally. Younger. It is well known that the two had a very non-diplomatic and unfriendly fight with their hair upright.

After more than four years of service, he quit politics with a tail (?) And retired to the countryside in 2020 to "get away from the limelight and spend more relaxing time." ..

Now, there were rumors that Larry was out of touch with Prime Minister Cameron. It was reported that Prime Minister Cameron doesn't like cats very much, and that cat hair gets on his clothes and that one day a visitor has to dispel the smell of cat food with a fragrance.

Prime Minister Cameron will leave his official residence after a referendum asking whether Britain will leave the European Union (EU). In the final question-and-answer session between the prime minister and lawmakers, Cameron had to repel the rumors with a photo of him getting along with Larry. And even after he left, Larry promised to stay in the official residence and said that it was "sadness" that he couldn't take him.

What do rally politicians like?

By the way, there is a famous episode about the taste (?) Of politicians in the rally.

It seems that the rally is a little nervous, probably because he is from the outdoors, and he is very cautious. But he is said to have been familiar with President Obama. In fact, I'm stroking it.

However, when President and Mrs. Trump visited and the next Prime Minister and Mrs. May met, he was at the window and did not approach. What's more, he was under the presidential limousine "The Beast," and he didn't move.

Larry is looking forward to how President Biden will evaluate it.

Is there a love romance?

By the way, is there no romance in the rally?

He has never heard of it, but he has lived in the Prime Minister's Office with a female cat. He is Freya, a cat about two years younger.

Originally it was a cat that Finance Minister George Osborne kept at his house. However, one day, I disappeared and I couldn't find what I was looking for. When I was giving up, one day he called his wife and said he was alive with food locally.

Prime Minister Cameron was just angry with the rally. He reportedly tried to get Larry to chase the mouse, but he refused to move out of his chair with only one eye open. Therefore, he tried to make Freyja the chief mouser by dismissing Larry.

According to Prime Minister Cameron, she is a tougher, more street-savvy capturer. So I appointed him to patrol the 10th, 11th, and 12th downing streets. She thus got a job with Larry.

The two animals sometimes make a big deal, but they are said to have coexisted.

However, Freyja likes to escape (?), And in May 2014 she escaped for a mile and got lost, and in August she was run over by a car at Whitehall.

That's why she was sent to the Kent countryside and quit her job. She said she was then safe and free to move around.

A heavier role than a mousetrap

In an animal-loving country, cats in Downing Street play an important role in public relations, historian Anthony Cerdon told AFP.

The historian who wrote the biographies of the last four prime ministers says, "Cats help make the prime ministers human."

In times of crisis, cats "act as a distraction," he added.

Tim Bale, a professor of political science at Queen Mary University of London, said Larry's long-standing role was the prime minister's desire to bridge the "big break between politicians and voters." It is said that it was because it was there.

In particular, the prime minister, who is polarized the people, says, "I will try to take every opportunity I have to give people the impression that they have something in common." AFP reported.

I can understand it as a real feeling.

Continuing to write about the Brexit issue, the peaceful diplomatic war between Britain and the EU was just fun to start, but sometimes tired and even sullen.

Although he wrote the article, the following photo was used when he said, "I don't want to see the face of a politician anymore" when choosing an article photo. It's my favorite.

Where the wind blows in front of the two who make a big deal across the sea. I was allowed to use the big yawn of the rally that said "Ah, humans are crap" (?).

The 10th anniversary of the rally has also been reported in EU countries. Not only the British Prime Minister and the people, but also the UK and the EU. Britain and Japan may also be. You are amazing, Larry!

I'm Nushi!

Larry has an unofficial Twitter account @ Number10cat and has more than 433,000 followers.

The author of the account, which AFP journalists contacted via social media, claimed "no human intervention" and provided brief insights into his long rule in Downing Street.

Larry said, "Remember, it's important. I live here forever. Politicians stay with me for a short while until they're fired. There is. "

"Sooner or later they all know that it's me who divides this place."

Last Christmas. The rally when the Brexit negotiations, which have been exhausted for many years, are finally settled. Did you try to catch the pigeon and miss it, or did you just play a little? Many felt that the rally and pigeons reflected the EU and Britain (how they looked was different for each person).

Show off in front of you without worrying about paparazzi. It's a video that has become very famous with the relief of people saying, "It's finally over. It's Christmas."

I've become a pretty old man ... live well and live long!