Hi Nancy

Have a look at our official/acknowledged/authorized Rodent Control
Officers for the ship CSS Acadia at the Maritime Museum of the
Atlantic.

http://museum.gov.ns.ca/mma/AtoZ/mascots.html 

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Halifax-Waterfront-Cat/127677056635 

We also have cats at several of our rural and living history sites.
They are not allowed in any of our museums or historic houses, but do
patrol some barns and out-buildings. In the right place, cats can play
an important part in an integrated pest management program. 

Chris Lavergne
Senior Conservator
Nova Scotia Museum
1747 Summer street
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Canada B3H 3A6
(902) 424-6476

The Nova Scotia Museum includes 27 family-friendly museum sites  
http://museum.gov.ns.ca
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Subject: museum cats?

I am doing some integrated pest management planning, and would like to
consider the pros and cons of *recruiting* a museum cat.  I can*t
seem to find much in traditional sources, and I wonder if this is
because museum cats are frequently
unofficial/unacknowledged/unauthorized.

If anyone can refer me to articles or other sources that discuss
*museum cats* I would appreciate them.  Also, if you have your
own stories, opinions, or caveats, I*d appreciate those as well (on or
off list).

Thanks,


Nancy Jenner, Curator I

California State Parks
Capital District, Sacramento History and Railroad Sector
Sutter*s Fort and Old Sacramento State Historic Parks

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