The Hermitage got rid of the 16 cats
In St. Petersburg 1 of the largest in the world and in Russia's artistic and cultural-historical Museum of the Hermitage staged another protest for dispensation own guardian cats. This time it became the most successful new owners found 16 pet.
According to the press-Secretary of "Hermitage cats" Mary Khaltunen, the animals came even before the official start of the hand. Previously all cats sterilized and provactively, informs "Russian news service".
The Hermitage cats are officially on the territory of the Winter Palace from the time of its Foundation, in order to avoid active reproduction of rats and mice in the State Hermitage. It is believed that the history of the Hermitage cats begins brought from Holland by Peter the Great pet, which is placed in a wooden Winter castle.
Since the tradition of keeping the cats in the basement of the Hermitage was only broken once in the siege during the great Patriotic war. After the war the Museum was organized specialized service to care for bearded workers". In the Hermitage even began to celebrate "Day of the March cat, this day has been observed since 1998. In early April 2012 in the Museum lived 70 cats. When all of this a good number for successful work is considered to be 50 individuals.
Interestingly, in Britain, at the residence of each Minister similarly inhabits cat, who is obliged to fight with rodents. In early September 2012 at Downing street erupted "political scandal": the Prime Minister David Cameron "fired" cat Larry, casually refers to his own duties and insufficiently zealous firing rats. Place of Michalova took the darling of the English Chancellor of the exchequer's cat Freya.
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