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 →
The Times newspaper informs me that more than 300,000 acres of German farmland have been stripped of their grass and the landscape reduced to a lunar vision by a plague of mice. It is believed that the cause of the … Continue reading →
In 2019, Cats Protection in the UK had more requests than ever before from farmers to provide feral cats as pest controllers. They say that semi-feral farm cats are better than chemicals in controlling pest. In 2019 we had more … Continue reading →
I like the description of a feral cat barn relocation programme as akin to an unemployment agency or job center for cats. It’s a term used by Maria, an intern, in her article for Dallas News.com (good article by the … Continue reading →
Four SPCA Wake County ‘Career Cats’ recently found a home with a lovely family on their 7-acre homestead and are living the good life! You may remember two of those cats, Butters and Grayson, who were featured in a December … Continue reading →
The City of Edmonton is located in Alberta, Canada and has a population estimated at 1,429,743. Unfortunately, the city is also home to roughly 65,000 cats. Edmonton made the news today after the city pled guilty relating to the death … Continue reading →
Cold calling is to make an unsolicited call on (someone), by telephone or in person, in an attempt to sell goods or services. A Montana animal shelter director used ‘cold calls’ to find homes for over 120 feral working cats … Continue reading →
This article is a discussion on how to successfully turn a feral colony cat into a barn cat. While there are many online articles on the topic, I hope some of you with hands-on experience will share your tips. Jo … Continue reading →
The video shows a reporter in an animal shelter discussing the placement of 20 cats rescued from the devastating Camp Fire in California. Some are in very small cages. I don’t want to be critical, I just want to be … Continue reading →
According to a report by CBS13 Sacramento, barn cats will be available for adoption in Sacramento starting on Saturday, January 19. A group of feral cats from Butte County who survived the Camp Fire is currently at the Bradshaw Animal … Continue reading →
