PUSS LOOKS BEHIND TV TO FIND ANIMALS

ALYSON REAY never sits down to watch television without a pad of paper by her side.

That’s because her cat Polo is such a fan he spends much of his time trying to interact with the characters on screen.

Alyson, 54, a social marketer, from West Horsley, Surrey, makes paper balls and throws them for Polo to chase, so he won’t stand in front of the TV.

She says he is drawn to wildlife programmes. ‘As soon as he sees other animals, he stops what he is doing, goes up close, stands on his hind legs, gives them a sniff and then paws at the screen. When he doesn’t get a reaction, he wanders around the back of the TV to see if they are hiding there.’