{"id":2037,"date":"2026-05-28T20:22:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T20:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ailurophile.co.uk\/?p=2037"},"modified":"2026-05-28T20:22:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T20:22:00","slug":"be-our-guest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ailurophile.co.uk\/?p=2037","title":{"rendered":"Be Our Guest.."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I\u2019ve written a few blogs about community cats, but there\u2019s been a couple of news articles this month that inspired another one. These two felines have chosen a career in hospitality and both of them have a network of people who ensure they\u2019re safe. <br>The first amiable greeter was actually in the papers due to his retirement. Mr Tibbs has been on  pest control duty for 15 years in the beautiful Nottinghamshire spot, Clumber Park. Due to Mr Tibbs increasing health issues, it was felt it was in his best interests to let him find a gentler pace of life.  You can read about Mr Tibbs here:<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c8d81e742lpo\">https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c8d81e742lpo<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The second is a rather chunky, refined tabby boy who has been given the name Horatio. Horatio arrived at Kelmscott Manor via boat and has been awarded the title \u201cChief Wellness Officer.\u201d Horatio has his own bank account to cover his expenses, and loves interacting with his fellow staff members and the public who visit Kelmscott Manor. You can learn more about Horatio here <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c20283183ezo\">https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c20283183ezo<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What I like about both of these stories is the recognition of Mr Tibbs and Horatio\u2019s needs, psychologically and practically. Both cats look loved, well socialised and very well cared for. I\u2019m wishing Mr Tibbs an extremely happy retirement and hoping Horatio has many more happy years in his role of Chief Wellness Officer. <br><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ailurophile.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_5234.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"269\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ailurophile.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_5234.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2049\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ailurophile.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_5234.webp 480w, https:\/\/www.ailurophile.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_5234-300x168.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Mr Tibbs has worked hard, it\u2019s time for some R&amp;R\u2026<\/em><br>(Photo Credit: BBC News.)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019ve written a few blogs about community cats, but there\u2019s been a couple of news articles this month that inspired another one. These two felines have chosen a career in hospitality and both of them have a network of people&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ailurophile.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2037"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ailurophile.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ailurophile.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ailurophile.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ailurophile.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2037"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.ailurophile.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2037\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2054,"href":"https:\/\/www.ailurophile.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2037\/revisions\/2054"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ailurophile.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2037"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ailurophile.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2037"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ailurophile.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2037"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}