National Geographic Kids USA - August 2017

STATIO

CAT

WORKS

Huddersfield, England

When Andrew McClements inspects the Huddersfield Railway Station, he’s

accompanied by an unusual co-worker—a fluffy catnamed Felix. The black-

and-white feline has served as the train station’s Senior Pest Controller

since 2011, keeping the site clear of pigeons and mice.

“The staff considers Felix a member of the team,” McClements says. “She

even has a little uniform and a badge.” Felix has her own nook in the office and a

cat-flap she can enter and exit through. What’s more, she has a kitty bed

there—but she prefersnapping on shelves, desks, and on top of printers.

Felix isn’t usually asleep on the job though. McClements says he’s never

once spotted a mouse on the Huddersfield platform. “So Felix must be doing

something right!” —Sara Schwartz

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