Larry (cat)

See also previous Chief Mousers to the Cabinet Office, going back approx 100 years:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sybil_(cat)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humphrey_(cat)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilberforce_(cat)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peta_(cat)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_III_(cat)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_II_(cat)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelson_(cat)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munich_Mouser

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_(chief_mouser)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rufus_of_England

Wonderfully, the official government webpage[1] lists his duties as:

  Larry spends his days greeting guests to the house, inspecting security defences and testing antique furniture for napping quality. His day-to-day responsibilities also include contemplating a solution to the mouse occupancy of the house. Larry says this is still ‘in tactical planning stage’.

Putting the "Larry with Boris Johnson in 2019" photo under the heading of "Relationships with other animals" is hilarious, intentional or not.

This compilation video of him chasing a Fox, killing a pidgeon, and fighting with (recently retired) admiralty cat Palmerston is worth a watch (1min 21 sec)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnypWoeopNg

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palmerston_(cat)

Rather cutely, "Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office" is an official title, dating back to the 16th century:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_Mouser_to_the_Cabinet_Of...

In typical fashion, Canada had a similar, though more feral, version of this at our Parliament: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliament_Hill_cat_colony

If you're in the UK you know exactly who this is without having to click the link

> ... opinion poll from Ipsos showed that Larry had a higher favourability rating (44%) and net favourability rating (40%) than both Sunak (22% and –36%) and Starmer (34% and –7%).

Larry might be the only one who can beat Farage at this point.

I can't believe how long this Wikipedia article is and complete with sources! Like, it's just a cat! I'm surprised the notoriety police haven't swooped in.

I always find it incredibly sweet and endearing whenever humans write / document things like this. It's almost like a definition or example of what humanity means.. creatures with brainpower - a organ that's the most complex (and power efficient!) thing in the known universe.

18 years old is getting up there for a cat! He should start training an apprentice.

> Larry has lived at 10 Downing Street during the premierships of six prime ministers

Six! The troublesome times this cat has witnessed from close by...