Ted the Cat (Photo : Facebook)
A British cat named Ted almost did not get his Christmas present because he did not have a valid ID required by the post office to claim his Yuletide gift. The feline's owner made a Facebook post on December 5, Saturday sharing that she could not pick up the package because the postal service required that Ted show proof of identity. She had to visit the Royal Mail branch's employees to convinece them to release the parcel containing an advent calendar (box with numbered flaps) full of cat treats.
27-year-old Brittany Maher-Kirk is from a town north of London. The pet owner's mother Sue had sent the advent calendar addressed to the tabby cat. Its numbered flaps mark the days leading up to Christmas Day.
The Facebook post shares that the British cat owner had missed the holiday package's delivery. After she called up her London post office, she was told it was not obligatory for it to give her the mail, but she could visit the branch and make her case.
Royal Mail's guidelines about addressing mail do not refer to animals, according to BBC. This was the main cause of the strange situation.
After Maher-Kirk told her story to the postal workers, they thought it was a very funny. They even shared that they wished she had brought her pet cat with her.
However, Ted is unable to go outdoors due to having a feline immunodeficiency virus, according to The Huffington Post. After his owner shared some photos of him instead, the post office employees handed her the special calendar.
Maher-Kirk explained that it contains small blocks of cat treats. When Ted sees the holiday images on the outside he starts meowing to beg for the tasty snacks.
Here is a compilation video of Christmas cats:
