NSW Police trooper cat Ed is the long arm of the paw

TROOPER cat Ed is the rescue cat who is ruling the roost — or at least the stables — at the NSW Police Mounted Unit. The inner city moggy is fast becoming an online sensation.

Trooper Ed is the NSW Mounted Police cat who has become an internet sensation. Picture: John Appleyard

ONE Ginger moggy is top cat around the stables at the state’s mounted police headquarters in Sydney’s inner city suburb of Surry Hills.

Trooper Cat Ed, so named after a retired groom named Ed and the ginger colouring of singer Ed Sheeran, has become something of a celebrity not only at the NSW Mounted Police Unit but also online.

The home to horses and officers of the mounted police is also home to the ginger moggy, who is fast becoming an internet sensation.

Trooper Ed become an internet sensation after a time lapse video showed him sleeping on hay bails in the feed shed as mice ran around. Picture: John Appleyard

The popular subject of the Mounted Unit NSW Police Force’s Facebook page is often photographed sleeping on the job or prowling the horse yards.

But it was a time lapse video of Trooper Ed sleeping in the feed shed while mice ran across hay bales behind him that really set him on the path of internet stardom.

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The 42-second video posted in late July attracted a hoard of new fans and was seen more than 37,000 times.

The unit’s Acting Commander Kylie Ann Riddell said Trooper Cat Ed had become a very popular addition to the unit.

And while he does spend much of his time on duty curled up asleep, the cat is working on his pest control skills.

“But really he’s a normal cat — he’s quite active in the mornings and he has favourite stables he likes to visit,” she said.

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“There is one spot where he sits and waits for the rats to come running inside — he has delivered a dead rat to the office as well.”

Police horse Bodie with Senior Constable Leanne Ford and Trooper Ed at the Redfern stables. John Appleyard

Trooper Ed was rescued by one of the officers stationed at the unit at the start of the year, and was slowly introduced to his new home and its equine inhabitants.

Now though, Tropper Ed “has the run of the place”, she said.

Trooper Ed is quite active in the mornings but spends most of his time on duty asleep. picture: John Appleyard

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