Does your cat work?
We usually think of our dogs as having a job or needing one, but the only job we ever assign to cats is catching rodents. However, throughout history there have been cats with jobs, some mundane, some exceptional. What are these jobs and who are these exceptional cats?
Scroll through and check out who are the cats with cool jobs.
Mitilda
The Algonquin Hotel in NY City is partly famous for their feline resident – Matilda. She greets the guests and according to Forbes she generates over $1M in marketing exposure. In fact, since 1930 there have been 3 different Matilda’s and 7 different males – Hamlets – that have been appointed to this important role at the Algonquin.
Getting ready for my big moment! pic.twitter.com/JMBTWybIfa
— Matilda/Algonquin (@TheAlgonquinCat) February 2, 2016
Morris the Cat
Most Americans are familiar with Morris. He is quite famous for being finicky and only liking one form of cat food. Morris spent his life in front of the cameras and was quite a celebrity.
Rusik – Russia Sturgeon Smugglers Cat
Russia’s first ‘sniffer’ cat held an important role in helping to stop the illegal trade of caviar and Sturgeon, an endangered fish species called. Rusik was so good at his job that he was considered better than the police’s canine. Unfortunately, Rusik was killed when he was run over during an inspection. The Russian police are calling it a contract murder. The cat was killed a few days starting to work. Rusik was a stray cat that the police adopted and trained. The police had hoped that Rusik would help them to catch the culprits in a smuggling ring.
