British biologist Thomas Huxley once observed that the British Empire owed its power to the love the

elderly spinsters had for their pet cats!

The spinsters loved their cats. Pet cats kept down the population of the field mice which used to feed on

the honey bees- the only insects that can pollinate red clover.

The red clover grew in abundance providing the British cattle nutritious food.

The plentiful supply of the high quality beef kept the British sailors strong and healthy.

They extended the British Empire round the World.