Texas Town Fires Browser, the Library Cat

 

"Over children's petitions and voters' protests," the White Settlement, Tex., city council has voted to fire Browser the library cat, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported, adding that councilman Elzie Clements "led what Browser's fans call a sneak attack on June 14, ending in a 2-1 vote giving the former shelter cat 30 days to find a new home." Browser, who has his own Facebook page, has rallied more than 600 signatures on an informal petition by library patrons.

Mayor Ron White supports Browser and blamed pettiness at City Hall for the decision because a city employee wasn't allowed to keep a pet at work. "We've had that cat five years, and there's never been a question," he said. "That cat doesn't have anything to do with whether somebody can have their puppy at City Hall. That cat doesn't hurt anybody.... The council just went out and did this on their own because they don't like cats." He wants the council to reconsider at a July 12 meeting. And if not then? "You know, we have an election coming up in November," he said.

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