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‘Towser’ the Killer Cat (Guinness world record holder)

Name          : Towser     

Birth           : 21/Apr/1963                                                

Death          : 20/Mar/1987                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                        
Service       : 24 Years

Record       : Biggest mice killer in the world (28,899 mice)

Towser was a long-haired Tortoise shell breed female cat who holds the official Guinness world record for killing most number of mice. It is calculated that Towser has caught about 3 mice daily during her life time. The auditors for the Guinness book of records observed Towser's expertise over a number of days and her total kill count was estimated statistically. Towser was lived in Scotland and offered her generous service for Glenturret Distillery. Refer Figure 2         

                                 

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Distilleries often keep cats on their premises because mice like to eat the barley that is used for making whiskey. And also it is reported that Towser had laid her victims out on the Still House floor each morning to be inspected by the stillman.

After the death of Towser, she was commemorated by Glenturret Distillery by putting up a bronze statue of her at visitor’s centre and her story was telecasted in BBC children’s program, ‘Blue Peter’. Refer Figure 3. Her paw prints also decorate the label on a bottle of Fairlie's light Highland Liqueur

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It can be guessed that all mice in Scotland must had celebrated the death of their enemy in grand scale.

References

[1] Glenturret Distillery, Wikipedia, viewed 12 Oct 2010, < http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenturret_Distillery>

[2] Puss Idol hunt for distillery cat, 2005, BBC News, viewed 12 Oct 2010,

[3] OMG Facts, viewed 12 Oct 2010, < http://www.omg-facts.com/search.php?type=article&text=towser >

‘Figure 1’[image] Puss Idol hunt for distillery cat, 2005, BBC News, viewed 12 Oct 2010, < http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/4596611.stm >

‘Figure 2’[image] Glenturret Distillery, Wikipedia, viewed 12 Oct 2010, < http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenturret_Distillery>

‘Figure 3’[image] viewed 12 Oct 2010, < http://www.cuillinn.com/Towser.jpg >

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