The other day, I was just finishin’ up my sanitary inspection rounds, makin’ double sure there wasn’t a smakeral or two left in the break room, when in walks the Exec.  So I looks up and sez, “What gives?”  And she says, “Sherm, I want to have a word with you.”

Real quick like I am thinkin’ to myself, “What?  Is it time for my annual performance review?”  Right off, I starts checkin’ in my head all of the projects and duties that I shoulda taken serious.

Back in the corner office I gives myself a quick wash up, smoothin’ of whiskers and such like, when the Exec ain’t looking.  Then she closes the door, an right away I thinks, “This is gonna be a doozy.” An’ I was right.

“Sherman, we are going to be making a few changes,” she starts out, “and it means that you won’t be the only cat back here in the offices.  We’re going to be bringing in several more cats.”  I can see that she is watchin’ me real close to judge my reaction.  I half thought she was worried I wouldn’t take it so good.

Me, I’m upside down with surprise. Sure I have a plenty full schedule, but I never suspected the Exec noticed.  An’ her decidin’ to provide me with a support staff.  Right away I makes up my mind there was no way I would disappoint the Exec or even any of my colleagues.

That’s how the new Quality Control for Cats project got started.

Soon as they showed up, my associates and me buckled right down. First, in preparation for opening the Cat Suite facilities, we investigates:  The Inneractions of Cats Living and Working Together Like, which are sociable and friendly, I am pleased to report.  Like human people, some cats prefers individual projects and some prefers teamin’ up.  Like me an’ Gabby, we works together, partners like.  But Lucy, she don’t team up so often, but only sometimes.

After we worked out the team ups, we leaps into special testing of the new bunk beds what are called, HIDEAWAY Boxes.  We tried every combination of rough use  and napping imaginable, even two or three to a bunk.  We even tried some combinations that wasn’t imaginable but just happened, Eureka-like.  My favorite is me sittin’ on the top bunk, an Gab inside the underneath one and me battin’ at Gab’s paws and him at mine and vice versa, then takin’ a nap.  Serious research goin’ on, that’s what.

I know you have been hearing plenty about the new dog programs here at the Humane Society, an’ I didn’t want you thinking we was slouching on regards of the cats.  I’m telling you one thing, I works with a great bunch of people –humans and cats and even dogs, are pullin’ together, all of us, for the Humane Society.  It looks to me that is the way to win this.

Anyway.

Your buddy,

Sherm

Special Assistant to the Exec
Quality Control for Cats Project