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Browser was a
library cat Library cats are domesticated cats that live in public libraries worldwide. The association of cats with libraries continued from the Middle Ages up to the present day. Contemporary library cats have also been featured in film and literature. ...
that was kept in White Settlement Public Library, in Fort Worth, Texas, United States.


Description

Browser was a grey
tabby cat A tabby is any domestic cat (''Felis catus'') with a distinctive 'M'-shaped marking on its forehead; stripes by its eyes and across its cheeks, along its back, and around its legs and tail; and (differing by tabby type), characteristic striped, ...
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Library mousing

Browser was adopted by White Settlement Public Library from a local animal shelter in October 2010. Originally he was obtained to control rodents, but later became a mascot of the library, featuring in the library's fundraising calendar. On June 14, 2016, White Settlement City Council voted by a majority of two to one votes, to remove Browser from the library. The removal motion was made by councilor Elzie Clements, who was concerned about triggering people with allergies to cats. White Settlement mayor Ron White claimed that the motion to remove Browser was a response to a council worker not being permitted to bring his puppy to the City Hall. In response to the eviction decision, a petition to permit Browser to remain in the library attracted over 12,000 signatures and mayor White received over 1,500 emails advocating for Browser to be permitted to remain in the library. On July 1, 2016, White Settlement City Council unanimously voted to reverse its earlier eviction decision. In December 13, 2016, Clements again tried to bring council to vote to remove Browser, but the motion did not pass. Browser was subsequently identified by the mayor as "Library Cat for Life".


See also

*
List of individual cats This is a list of famous cats which achieved some degree of popularity either in their own right or by association with someone famous. Before the modern era * Nedjem or Nojem ( Egyptian: ''nḏm'' "Sweet One" or "Sweetie"), 15th century BC. The ...


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White Settlement Public Library
{{Domestic cat Individual cats in the United States Male mammals