Is this a lifetime employment? Elected by popular vote? How is suitability determined for this job?
He was recruited from Battersea Dogs & Cats Home on recommendation for his mousing skills.
He has captured the hearts of the Great British public and the press teams often camped outside the front door. In turn the nation sends him gifts and treats daily.
Larry, the Chief Mouser spends his days greeting guests to the house, inspecting security defences and testing antique furniture for napping quality. His day-to-day responsibilities also include contemplating a solution to the mouse occupancy of the house. Larry says this is still ‘in tactical planning stage’. [x] < gov site
“Gathering wild food in our own locality creates a rich and ongoing relationship with the land. When we start digging around for this forgotten knowledge, we are getting into the ground of our heritage. Our ancestors knew the places where they lived: every inch of land, every kind of plant, every sign of life. They made use of everything. They were intimately involved with their surroundings, immersed in the ebb and flow of the seasons. Their attention was anchored to the here and now as they watched with anticipation the gradual emergence of shoots and stems, flowers and fruit, waiting patiently for the time to gather and make use of them. Signs indicating the presence of plants, animals, birds and fish consumed their consciousness. With senses sharpened to the immediacy of instinct they discerned the presence of every animate or inanimate object.”
If it turns out that not everything can be cloned, programmed, genetically and neurologically controlled, then what survives can truly be termed ‘human’…