• The British embassy in Jordan has appointed an ex-rescue cat as its Chief Mouser, with the black and white tom possessing general mousing and Twitter duties
• Lawrence of Abdoun was rescued from an animal shelter last month, and appointed to the ‘Diplocat’ role.
• In addition to mousing duties, Lawrence keeps people informed about his work and the nation of Jordan through his Twitter account (@lawrencedipcat), which has 3,800 followers.
• According to Deputy Ambassador Laura Dauban the embassy hopes that Lawrence encourages people to visit the peaceful, prosperous country of Jordan.
• The appointment of a cat as Chief Mouser is a long-standing tradition in British ministries.
• Palmerston (Chief Mouser at UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office) has 57,000 Twitter followers. Which means there are two more cats that have bigger Twitter followings than The Short News…

Read more:

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/11/21/world/offbeat-world/diplocat-takes-office-jordan-british-embassys-newly-appointed-chief-mouser/#.WhPioUqWaUk

https://www.newsbytesapp.com/timeline/World/13090/67802/meet-british-embassy-s-new-chief-mouser-in-jordan

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