Meet Peanut: Chatteris' Adorable Pub-Crawling Cat!

In Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, a ginger tom named Peanut has become known around town for pub crawling.

Over the past six months he has become a regular at several local pubs, and the patrons and staff like his friendly manner.

His owner, Helen Wilson, is pleased with his new fame. “He loves a fuss; I am so pleased he is so contented,” she said.

Helen has had Peanut since he was seven weeks old. “After keeping him inside for a while, he started to venture out and would disappear” she explained, and she found he was often visiting the George Hotel.

Peanut’s presence at the George Hotel on the town’s High Street has not gone unnoticed.

Diane Maher, the landlady of the George, first met Peanut at the Bramley House Hotel. Since then he has become a fixture at her pub.

“He is becoming Facebook famous. Everyone loves to fuss him,” Maher said. She has gone to some lengths to make him welcome, including installing a bed for him and giving him a Christmas stocking.

Peanut turns up in all weather, sometimes looking “a bit bedraggled and sorry for himself.” Maher said she soon grew fond of him. “As an animal lover, I soon grew to love him,” she added.

He isn’t confined to one pub. He has also been seen at the Chatteris Working Men’s Club, particularly around the smoking area, where regulars and visitors like him.

“He has gained quite a following – my regulars always look out for him,” Maher said.

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