Jan

17

So what would you do if five bald mice tried to sneak through the mail slot?

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BCLocalNews.com - Feline fuss stops the mail

When Darlene Carlin learned that Canada Post was suspending mail deliveries because of an incident between her cat and a letter carrier, she couldn’t quite believe her ears.

Oreo’s an indoor cat after all.

But Canada Post wasn’t kidding.

On Jan. 2, while delivering the mail, a postman was inserting the envelopes into the spring-loaded mail slot at the front door to Carlin’s Blundell Road home when a black arm with a white paw came through the mail slot, a Canada Post spokesperson told her.

“I said, ‘You know, I really don’t believe you but this story you’re telling me is so far fetched, I said you couldn’t make it up.’”

The postman, who’s apparently been delivering this same route for some time, peeked inside the mail slot and spotted a “big fat black cat.”

Carlin describes Oreo as a skittish 15-year-old cat, one of two she owns.

The postman suffered a “couple of scratches” but is otherwise fine, Carlin said she was told.

In a letter written to Carlin, Canada Post wrote that if a cat injures one of its employees, a civil action could be commenced against the cat’s owner for recovery of damages.

“In view of the threat posed by your cat, we require a written assurance stating what measures you will be taking to ensure that your cat remains under control during delivery hours…Canada Post Corporation is committed to provide the best possible service to our customers; however employee safety will not be compromised.”

More at link. The photo is of the actual cat, Oreo. This story is apparently unrelated to this one from England.

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