<html><body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><span>Courtesy of the Metro (London, England) at:</span></div><div><br></div><div><span></span><a href="http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/902682-millie-the-cat-gets-job-guarding-childrens-presents"><a href="http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/902682-millie-the-cat-gets-job-guarding-childrens-presents">http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/902682-millie-the-cat-gets-job-guarding-childrens-presents</a></a></div><div> <br><span>-----------------------------------</span><br><span></span><br><span><h1 style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 3.5em; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">Millie the cat gets job guarding children's presents </h1></span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span>A feisty feline has been employed to do a dog's job after taking up a security post at a toy warehouse in Southampton. </span><br><span></span><br><span>Millie the Bengal cat, thought to be the world's first ever feline security guard, has been hired to guard some of the UK's best-selling toy ranges.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Bandai's warehouse was on the lookout for a new security guard when workers spotted the attentive moggy roaming around the factory floor.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Millie's excellent climbing abilities and loud purr made her the prime candidate for the role, with deliveries expected to come in thick and fast over the coming weeks.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Millie the Bengal cat will guard the UK's most popular and best-selling toy ranges</span><br><span>'We are expecting a bumper year this Christmas with orders starting to fly in from retailers putting in their requests, including new boys action toy releases for Ben 10 and Power Rangers,' a spokesman said.</span><br><span></span><br><span>'With the appointment of Millie the security cat, our toys are now very well protected.'</span><br><span></span><br><span>Millie's owner added: 'Millie has always had a very vigilant personality and doesn’t mind long hours alone.</span><br><span></span><br><span>'I’m not surprised she took up a career as a security guard – the toys are lucky to have such an attentive guardian.'</span><br><span></span><br><span>Millie appears to be at home in her new role, with Bengal cats possessing similar sentry qualities to canines.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Having put paw to paper on a contract, Millie will be paid in cat food and fish at the factory.</span><br><span>She will be guarding toys including the new Ben 10, Power Rangers and Thunder Cats figures, expected to be top-sellers this Christmas.</span></div><div><br></div><div><span></span>---------------</div><div><br></div><div>Toy company Bandai have employed world's first security cat.</div><div><br></div><div><img src="cid:8FEBF7E0-92DD-49A7-94D8-E86CCB86CE17" alt="image.jpeg" id="8FEBF7E0-92DD-49A7-94D8-E86CCB86CE17" width="466" height="310"></div><div><br></div><div>---------------</div><div><br></div>Millie the Bengal cat will guard the UK's most popular and best-selling toy ranges.<div><br></div><img src="cid:B343FDFB-7302-4C53-983B-2E6968712FBD" alt="image.jpeg" id="B343FDFB-7302-4C53-983B-2E6968712FBD" width="466" height="310"><div><br></div><div>---------------</div><div><br></div><div>Millie on patrol</div><div><br></div><img src="cid:E3CA2EAB-D7EE-4D98-95FA-43487F9E8C5C" alt="image.jpeg" id="E3CA2EAB-D7EE-4D98-95FA-43487F9E8C5C" width="466" height="310"><div><br></div><div>---------------</div><div><br></div>The toy ranges include ThunderCats and Power Ranger figures<div><br></div><div><img src="cid:CED03503-ADBF-4D09-A8FB-8EF7BA68EA49" alt="image.jpeg" id="CED03503-ADBF-4D09-A8FB-8EF7BA68EA49" width="466" height="310"><br><span></span><br><span>-----------------------------------</span><br><span></span><br><span>Seeya round town, Moscow.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Tom Hansen</span><br><span>Moscow, Idaho</span><br><span></span><br><span>"If not us, who?</span><br><span>If not now, when?"</span><br><span></span><br><span>- Unknown</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br></div><div></div></div><div></div></div><div></div></div><div></div></div><div></div></div><div></div></div><div></div></div><div></div></body></html>