Cat nearly misses out on his Christmas gift
ID requirements nearly ruined Ted's Christmas
When Ted the cat's owner's mother sent Ted a kitty advent calendar for Christmas, she little knew what problems she would cause. She addressed the package to "Ted Mahrer-Kirk," but his owner Brittany wasn't home when the package arrived.
The Royal Mail left a claim slip, but when Brittany went to pick up Ted's package, she found a snag: the Royal Mail requires ID for package claim. And Ted, cute though he is, did not have any form of government ID issued. Evidently the Royal Mail will not take an engraved cat tag as a form of ID.
Next, the Royal Mail employees suggested that Brittany bring Ted to the office to sort out the confusion. However, Ted (who is otherwise quite healthy) has feline HIV, and is not allowed to leave the house, due to the high risk that he could get sick.
Eventually the Royal Mail waived the requirement, and Ted has been thoroughly enjoying his kitty advent calendar.