In our last blog entry, we briefly touched on the cost of
keeping a monarch (and their extended family), but it is only fair to recognise
that a cat would have expenses too.
According to Pet Web Site (source)
the initial costs for a cat total between £315 and £350, whilst ongoing costs,
including food, litter, insurance and medical bills, are between £652 and £910.
We know that the annual grant given to the sovereign totals
over £80
million (see here: source).
The expenses for Prince Charles for the year ending 31st March 2018
was £4,962,000 (see here: source)
which is the equivalent of 5,250 years under the Queen Cat model [using the
highest figures listed above and assuming an average 10 year reign – not adjusted
for inflation].
Naturally, some of the initial costs listed above could be
recovered. Toys and other pieces of equipment could be reused by future Queen
Cats, and we could appeal for donations to further reduce expenses. Cat food
companies are likely to view supplying the Head of State as a badge of honour,
and thus may be willing to reduce their prices in return for positive PR
coverage.
Our Queen would be unlikely to visit other countries, and
their security detail would be minimal (cats can generally look after
themselves). Payments to their extended family would not be necessary.
Hopefully this post will help kickstart a debate. Do you
believe the Cat sovereign budget should be capped? If so, how much should it be?
Leave your thoughts in the comments section below.
Beira Nevis
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