I thought the cats were originally taken to ASI to tackle the rat population which had escaped from the Navy's ships?
Rats being wily and cats being rather less so, it wasn't long before the cats got rather annoyed with this idea and sought easier prey. So they sent out various pussy patrols to have a look around. Back came one fat tigger with feathers around his chops, who announced "You won't believe what I've found, chaps".....
For it seems that the birds had never seen a cat before. They realised that it wasn't some egg-thieving rat, so had tried to make friends. Mistake....big mistake...
Since then the cats couldn't be ar$ed with rats any more, dull-witted frigate bird chicks being much easier to catch - and for night-rated cats, baby turtles.
MoD trying to get out of paying for something? There's shurely shome mishtake...
