WHITE SETTLEMENT, TEXAS — The White Settlement city council has voted to remove a cat who has lived in the city’s library for the past six years.

Despite an outpouring of support for Browser the cat in the form of children’s petitions and voters’ protests, the city council voted 2-1 to give the feline his papers.

During the council meeting, discussion on the matter began with Mayor Ronald A. White, who spoke in support of Browser, according to a report by Grizzly Detail.

Eight members of the audience also spoke in favor of keeping the cat in the library.

A petition signed by 618 people who wanted to keep Browser in the library was also mentioned, according to the report.

It was argued that he should stay because he helped with pest control and attracted children to the library.

Those against having Browser in the library brought up the issue of people with cat allergies.

The motion to remove the cat within the next 30 days was then made and passed with a vote of 2-1.

According to the Fort Worth Star Telegram, the mayor blamed the motion on a city employee who wasn’t allowed to keep a pet dog at work.

“We’ve had that cat five years, and there’s never been a question,” White said.

“That cat doesn’t have anything to do with whether somebody can have their puppy at City Hall.”

The mayor says that he wants the council to reconsider the motion at a July 12 meeting.