<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div><span></span></div><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div><span></span></div><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div><span></span></div><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div><span></span></div><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div><div><a rel="nofollow" class="outbound_link" target="_blank" href="http://www.fark.com/goto/9023744/www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-3431521/The-CAT-controller-Huddersfield-train-station" style="max-height: 1000000px; text-decoration: none; height: 57px; vertical-align: middle; display: block !important;"></a><a rel="nofollow" class="outbound_link" target="_blank" href="http://www.fark.com/goto/9023744/www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-3431521/The-CAT-controller-Huddersfield-train-station" style="max-height: 1000000px; text-decoration: none; height: 57px; vertical-align: middle; display: block !important;"><font color="#000000"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">A beloved cat who has spent almost five years patrolling a West Yorkshire railway station has been given a promotion and a uniform for her dedication to her job of rodent control. Just in time for Caturday.</span></font></a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Courtesy of the <i>Daily Mail</i> (London, England) at:</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-3431521/The-CAT-controller-Huddersfield-train-station-s-patrolling-moggie-Felix-promoted-Senior-Pest-Controller-new-uniform-badge.html?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link">http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-3431521/The-CAT-controller-Huddersfield-train-station-s-patrolling-moggie-Felix-promoted-Senior-Pest-Controller-new-uniform-badge.html?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link</a></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">----------------------------------</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><h1 style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px; font-size: 1em; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The CAT controller: Huddersfield train station's patrolling moggie Felix is promoted to Senior Pest Controller (and even has a new uniform and badge)</h1><ul class="mol-bullets-with-font" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><li class="" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; list-style: none;"><font style="font-size: 1.4em;"><strong><br></strong></font></li><li class="" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; list-style: none;"><font style="font-size: 1.4em;"><strong>- Felix the cat has been catching mice daily at the train station for five years</strong><strong> </strong><strong> </strong></font></li><li class="" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; list-style: none;"><font style="font-size: 1.4em;"><strong>- The feline has a personalised cat flap so she can bypass the ticket barriers</strong></font></li><li class="" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; list-style: none;"><font style="font-size: 1.4em;"><strong id="ext-gen149">- Her name was given to her as a kitten when staff thought she was male</strong></font></li></ul><p class="mol-para-with-font" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><font style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br><br></span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">A beloved moggie who has spent almost five years patrolling a West Yorkshire railway station has been given a promotion for her dedication to her job.</span></font></p><p class="mol-para-with-font" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><font style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Felix, a black-and-white cat, has been named Senior Pest Controller and given a new high-vis jacket and a name badge by TransPennine Express. </font></p><p class="mol-para-with-font" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><font id="ext-gen151" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">She has been working at Huddersfield Railway Station since 2011, catching mice, making friends with commuters on a daily basis and getting paid in cat treats.</font></p><p class="mol-para-with-font" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Felix arrived at the station as a nine-week-old kitten to take up the important role of ensuring platforms are free of mice and other vermin.</span></p><p class="mol-para-with-font" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><font id="ext-gen152" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Challenges were faced earlier this month when the barriers designed to catch out fare dodgers prevented her from patrolling the station for mice.</font></p><p class="mol-para-with-font" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Thankfully the train operators spotted Felix's problem, and she now enjoys the use of a unique cat flap that allows her to bypass the barriers.</span></p><p class="mol-para-with-font" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><font style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The new system has been a success and the feline is able to go about her business.</font></p><p class="mol-para-with-font" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><font style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Over the years she has gained the support of her colleagues and captured the hearts of commuters in the process. </font></p><p class="mol-para-with-font" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><font id="ext-gen154" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Felix even has her very own Facebook page with over 4,000 followers.</font></p><p class="mol-para-with-font" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Chris Bamford, a Customer Services Assistant at the station, said: 'The promotion is just a nice appreciation of Felix's work. It is a reward for nearly five years of service. Her presence just brings a smile.</span></p><p class="mol-para-with-font" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><font style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">'She can often be found on the concourse just sitting on a podium next to me during the busy periods. The morning commuters just glance at Felix and it brings a smile out of them. </font></p><p class="mol-para-with-font" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><font style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">'Felix is part of the family here, although she does like to think that she runs the place.'</font></p><p class="mol-para-with-font" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><font style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The dedicated moggie's name was given to her when she was a kitten and staff thought she was a male.</font></p><p class="mol-para-with-font" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><font id="ext-gen155" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">After discovering she was actually female, they decided to keep the name anyway.</font></p></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">--------------------</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Photos</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="http://www.moscowcares.com/Caturday/Caturday_020616_01.jpg">http://www.MoscowCares.com/Caturday/Caturday_020616_01.jpg</a></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="http://www.moscowcares.com/Caturday/Caturday_020616_02.jpg">http://www.MoscowCares.com/Caturday/Caturday_020616_02.jpg</a></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="http://www.moscowcares.com/Caturday/Caturday_020616_03.jpg">http://www.MoscowCares.com/Caturday/Caturday_020616_03.jpg</a></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="http://www.moscowcares.com/Caturday/Caturday_020616_04.jpg">http://www.MoscowCares.com/Caturday/Caturday_020616_04.jpg</a></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="http://www.moscowcares.com/Caturday/Caturday_020616_05.jpg">http://www.MoscowCares.com/Caturday/Caturday_020616_05.jpg</a></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">----------------------------------<br><br></span><div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)</span></div><div><a href="http://www.moscowcares.com/" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000">http://www.MoscowCares.com</font></a></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></div><div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Tom Hansen</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Moscow, Idaho</span></div></div><div> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div></div></div></body></html>