On Paw Patrol - Puss Tizer is Police Station's Latest Recruit!

Haywards Heath, England, September 28 /PRNewswire/ --

- With Photo

A homeless puss has become the latest police recruit after being adopted
by staff at a British Transport Police station.

Tizer - or PC Tizer as he is now known - has moved into his new home at
the station in London's Kings Cross after previously being cared for by the
charity, Cats Protection.

Whilst his human counterparts pound the beat outside the station, PC
Tizer will be responsible for patrolling the building to keep it free of
rodents.

The 13-year-old tabby has free access to all parts of the three-storey
building including the debriefing room, mess room and reception area - and
shares an office with a senior officer.

PC Tizer came into Cats Protection's North London adoption centre after
his previous owner died and soon caught the eye of the long arm of the law.

Inspector Roy Sloane, of British Transport Police, was the police officer
responsible for enlisting Tizer into his new role as Chief Mouser at the
police station.

Cats Protection Adoption Centre Acting Deputy Manager Alex Davies
explained: "It may not be the typical home, but PC Tizer is such a sociable
cat we knew he would like to be in a bustling environment.

"He loves being around people, and likes nothing more than playing fetch
with his toy spider. He has obviously charmed the socks off all the officers
as he is already very popular among staff.

"Roy has overall responsibility for him, but he is spoilt rotten by all
the officers. He shares Roy's office, so he has got rather a senior position
within the station."

Inspector Sloane said that since PC Tizer's arrival, there has been no
sign of the previously large mouse population.

He said: "PC Tizer is already an essential member of the team. Since we
got him we haven't seen any mice in the building at all. He doesn't catch
them, but he must be scaring them away just by being there.

"Prior to his arrival we were spending a fortune on pest control and it
wasn't really working. That's initially why I decided a cat would be a good
idea, but then it occurred to me it would be great for staff morale too.

"Everyone is always asking after him, and he is probably the most popular
member of staff. As well as being a good boost to morale, he does help
de-stress staff on particularly hectic days, so he definitely earns his keep.

"The station is manned 24 hours a day, so Tizer gets plenty of fuss and
attention. But he also shares his office with me so he can go in there and
unwind when he's off duty."

Notes to editors:

1. Cats Protection is the UK's leading cat charity, helping around
142,000 cats and kittens per year through a national network of 29 Adoption
Centres and 252 volunteer-run Branches.

2. Cats Protection's registered charity number is 203644. The charity's
vision is to ensure that every cat is given the chance of a life where it
will be treated with kindness and understanding of its needs

3. Founded as the Cats Protection League in 1927, the charity adopted the
name Cats Protection in 1998. We ask that you use the name Cats Protection
when referring to the charity in all published material.

4. More information about Cats Protection can be found at 
http://www.cats.org.uk

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