作为英国外交部唯一的猫咪雇员,帕默斯顿的福利待遇由外交部常务秘书西蒙•麦克唐纳的办公室管理。
They are keen to ensure he returns to his handler to be fed so they can keep on top of what exactly he is eating.
他们迫切希望能重新确保由帕默斯顿的管理者喂养他,这样就可以确切掌握他的饮食情况。
A spokesman for the Foreign Office declined to comment but confirmed the message had been sent out to senior staff to pass on to their teams.
一位外交部发言人拒绝对此置评,但他确认外交部高层职员已经收到这份备忘录,并通知各自的下属。
Figures released in September last year under Freedom of Information laws revealed that the cat had been spotted catching 27 rodents since its arrival.
去年9月根据信息自由法公布的数据显示,自帕默斯顿入驻外交部以来,人们发现他共捕获27只啮齿动物。
But the release also said the figure was likely to be an understatement as the cat was likely to have caught mice when staff were not watching.
但是公开文件也表示,这个数字很可能远低于实际水平,因为帕默斯顿很可能在工作人员没有注意的时候抓住了老鼠。
此前,英国首相官邸的“捕鼠官”拉里就因“好吃懒做”而被“炒鱿鱼”。据《每日邮报》网站2017年报道,2011年走马上任的“捕鼠官”拉里由于过于贪睡,玩忽职守,一年才捉到一只老鼠,被英国时任首相卡梅伦以玩忽职守为由“解雇”。由英国财政大臣乔治·奥斯本家的宠物猫弗雷亚接替拉里的职位。当然,为了避免给拉里带来心理伤害,卡梅伦允许他继续留在首相府中生活。
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