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Beautiful ginger tabby Bodega cat enjoying the heat coming out of a till in a shop.

Pictures of bodega cats enjoying warmth from machines

PoC avatarPosted on October 6, 2022 by Michael BroadOctober 6, 2022

Bodega cats are famous. Particularly the New York bodega cats. And domestic cats are famously attracted to sources of warmth. The shops might get quite chilly during the winter with the front door open. And all devices on standby, as … continue reading…

Posted in working cats | Tagged bodega cat, Mouser Cat, pictures of cats, warmth, working cats | 1 Reply
Stationmaster cat Tama

Stationmaster Cat – world’s most celebrated ‘working cat’

PoC avatarPosted on May 10, 2022 by Michael BroadMay 10, 2022

This is a revisit of Tama, the much-celebrated stationmaster cat who brought fame and profit to a failing railway line in Japan. She was a stray cat living near the station and was elevated to celebrity and the role of … continue reading…

Posted in working cats | Tagged cats in workplace, domestic cat | 4 Replies
Sweet grey cat on shoulders on woman with dyed ginger hair in a store

Hairy, gray wandering cat on shoulders of woman (?) with brightly dyed ginger hair in a store!

PoC avatarPosted on June 6, 2021 by Michael BroadJune 6, 2021

The tweet reads: “This little one came into my store today (not my cat). Meet Rubber! He enjoyed yelling and being on shoulders…” Sweet. Super attractive little, all-gray cat enjoying himself being at the same level as humans which is … continue reading…

Posted in working cats | Tagged shop cats, working cats
Mouse plague of Australia

Australia is killing all their feral cats and now they have a mouse plague

PoC avatarPosted on May 26, 2021 by Michael BroadMay 28, 2021

It is said that Australia’s out-of-control mouse plague could last for up to 2 years unless the government takes urgent action in giving farmers free poison which is an anticoagulant. The mice die of internal bleeding. The trouble is that … continue reading…

Posted in working cats | Tagged australia, barn cats, cat catching mice, Cat News, cat predation, farmers, feral cat predation, feral cats, poison, rodent deterrent, working cats | 14 Replies
Googleplex headquarters in Mountain View, California looking like a holiday camp!

Googleplex should be compartmentalized into cat and dog areas

PoC avatarPosted on May 24, 2021 by Michael BroadMay 27, 2021

Officially, Google is a dog company. This is speciesism. And it is very high-profile speciesism but the reason that the Google bosses will give is that because Google is a dog company, and dogs are welcome to work with the … continue reading…

Posted in working cats | Tagged california, cats and dogs, google, working cats | Leave a reply
Mice invasion in NSW Australia

Wake up Australians! Use the community cat to fight the plague of mice in New South Wales

PoC avatarPosted on May 15, 2021 by Michael BroadJune 13, 2021

NEWS AND COMMENT: what is shocking about this story is that it tells us about a plague of mice in New South Wales which is making people miserable without a mention of the world’s best mice deterrent. There are reports … continue reading…

Posted in working cats | Tagged cat catching mice, cat history, first domestic cat, rodent deterrent, working cats | Leave a reply
Tortie Bodega cat among the Tortillas

Best pictures of Bodega cats

PoC avatarPosted on April 25, 2021 by Michael BroadApril 25, 2021

There are some excellent pictures of Bodega cats on Facebook. They really do capture the spirit of the community of these 10,000 corner shops in New York City which are characterised by their resident domestic cats who add to the … continue reading…

Posted in working cats | Tagged bodega cat, Community Cats, pictures of cats, working cats | 2 Replies

Bishop criticises Dean of Southwark for holding a memorial service for the cathedral’s cat

PoC avatarPosted on October 30, 2020 by Michael BroadAugust 14, 2021

NEWS AND VIEWS: Doorkins Magnificat was Southwark Cathedral’s cat and she passed away on September 30 of liver failure. She started living at the cathedral in 2013. She had been living around nearby Borough Market feeding off food provided by … continue reading…

Posted in working cats | Tagged church, church cat, Dean of Southwark, good cat news, memorial service, working cats | 8 Replies
TNR'ed feral cats protect a brewery from rats

Chicago cat shelter sells groups of feral cats for up to $600 to combat city’s rat problem

PoC avatarPosted on October 29, 2020 by Michael BroadOctober 29, 2020

The CNN video tells us that Chicago has the worst rat problem in America. A lot of people think that domestic, stray and feral cats are not very effective at catching rats. It depends upon the individual cat but the … continue reading…

Posted in working cats | Tagged Chicago, rat catcher, rat catching, rats, working cats | 1 Reply

Equal rights for this hospital cat

PoC avatarPosted on August 10, 2020 by Michael BroadAugust 10, 2020

Elwood has been hanging around an Epworth healthcare center (hospital?) in Richmond, Australia. They don’t know where Elwood came from. He looks well fed and healthy which indicates that he has an owner but the story does not tell us … continue reading…

Posted in working cats | Tagged animal rights, australia, Cat News, working cats | Leave a reply
Jerry

“Churchwarden” black cat has served the church and congregation diligently for 18 years

PoC avatarPosted on July 17, 2020 by Michael BroadJuly 17, 2020

CAT NEW AND VIEWS: A devout and elderly black cat has welcomed visitors and attended services at St Mary’s Church in Langham for about 18 years. His name is Jerry and his presence completely debunks any superstitions that anybody might … continue reading…

Posted in working cats | Tagged Cat News, church, good cat news, working cats | Leave a reply
University of Verona

University of Verona allows employees to bring their pets to work after lockdown

PoC avatarPosted on June 22, 2020 by Michael BroadJune 22, 2020

I don’t have the full story of this because of various reasons but it caught my eye as something that was incredibly gentle and sensitive to cat and dog welfare but also impractical. In Italy they have ended their lockdown. … continue reading…

Posted in working cats | Tagged cat in workplace, cats in workplace, Italy | Leave a reply
Grave of Tom a church cat

Resident church cat’s death resulted in a plague of pigeons

PoC avatarPosted on April 7, 2020 by Michael BroadApril 7, 2020

There was a time, when Tom, the church cat at St Mary Redcliffe, Bristol, UK, kept away pesty pigeons. Tom live for 15 years from 1912 to 1927. He is buried in the church grounds. Since his death the church … continue reading…

Posted in working cats | Tagged cat history, church, working cats
Oscar

How a nursing home cat had the unusual ability of predicting death within the next hours

PoC avatarPosted on March 31, 2020 by Michael BroadMarch 31, 2020

You may remember Oscar. He is quite famous (actually very famous). He’s a fluffy, grey-and-white brindled cat who was adopted by a nursing home in Providence, Rhode Island, USA in 2005 as a kitten. He resided in the dementia unit … continue reading…

Posted in working cats | Tagged cat celebrity, cat nose, cat senses, cat's nose, celebrity cat, celebrity cats, scent, working cats | Leave a reply
Homeless people encampement LA

Should California learn the lesson of the London plague of 1665?

PoC avatarPosted on February 18, 2020 by Michael BroadFebruary 18, 2020

Dr Christina Lin, writes of a massive homeless crisis and infectious disease threat in California in The Times of Israel blog. She refers to that terrifying disease known as the bubonic plague which is also referred as the black death. … continue reading…

Posted in working cats | Tagged bacterial infection, feral cats, working cats, zoonotic diseases | Leave a reply

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