WHITE SETTLEMENT, TEXAS — The White Settlement city council has voted to remove a cat who has lived in the city’s library for the past six years. <br /> <br />Despite an outpouring of support for Browser the cat in the form of children’s petitions and voters’ protests, the city council voted 2-1 to give the feline his papers. <br /> <br />During the council meeting, discussion on the matter began with Mayor Ronald A. White, who spoke in support of Browser, according to a report by Grizzly Detail. <br /> <br />Eight members of the audience also spoke in favor of keeping the cat in the library. <br /> <br />A petition signed by 618 people who wanted to keep Browser in the library was also mentioned, according to the report. <br /> <br />It was argued that he should stay because he helped with pest control and attracted children to the library. <br /> <br />Those against having Browser in the library brought up the issue of people with cat allergies. <br /> <br />The motion to remove the cat within the next 30 days was then made and passed with a vote of 2-1. <br /> <br />According to the Fort Worth Star Telegram, the mayor blamed the motion on a city employee who wasn’t allowed to keep a pet dog at work. <br /> <br />“We’ve had that cat five years, and there’s never been a question,” White said. <br /> <br />“That cat doesn’t have anything to do with whether somebody can have their puppy at City Hall.” <br /> <br />The mayor says that he wants the council to reconsider the motion at a July 12 meeting.
