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Mouse plague of Australia

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

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 the poison is dangerous to other wildlife. Trying to kill a specific animal with poison …

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Use feral cats to mitigate the damage done by a plague of mice in the state of Lower Saxony, Germany

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 rapid multiplication and population growth of mice in the state of Lower Saxony originates in …

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Feral cats on farms in the UK

Feral cats are a highly efficient and environmentally friendly alternative to chemical pest control

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 requests to provide feral cats then we have ever done. – David Maners, co-ordinator of …

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Four “Career Cats” are living the good life as working cats on a 7-acre homestead

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 article at PoC where the two feral cats asked ‘Santa’ for a barn home. Butters …

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City of Edmonton pleads guilty in the death of 3 feral cats; fined $1,000

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 of three feral cats in 2018.   The city pleaded guilty on Monday to charges …

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A Montana animal shelter director used ‘cold calls’ to find homes for over 120 feral cats in a bit over a year’s time

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 in a bit over a year’s time. Cliff Bennett is the director of Flathead County …

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Discussion: How to successfully turn a ‘feral colony cat’ into a ‘barn cat’

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 Edwards summed it up well in a January 17 Facebook post (be sure to check …

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Camp Fire rescue cats to be barn cats

20 rescued cats from the famous Camp Fire will be barn cats but how do they know they are not pets?

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 observant. These small cages are too small by quite a margin. The major point that …

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Barn Cat program: Group of feral cats who survived Camp Fire available for adoption in Sacramento

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 Shelter. These cats aren’t the lap cats who want to cuddle and play type. They’re …

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Feral cats in SPCA barn cat program in NC wrote to Santa asking for a forever home

Butters and Grayson are two feral cats in North Carolina. They recently wrote to Santa asking for a forever barn home. The two are bonded and will need to stay together. Butters and Grayson entered the barn cat program back in March. The program is a project offered by no-kill SPCA of Wake County. The cats …

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Marin Friends of Ferals -Career Cat Program for feral cats

Marin feral cat population is being managed properly

This is an example of how a local feral cat population can be properly managed. It’s happening in Marin County, USA. Janet Williams, the co-founder and president of Marin Friends of Ferals, explains what she means by feral cats being managed properly. Janet has worked with feral cats in and around Marin for 14 years. …

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Cat and horse form unusual “friendship” when the opportunity for a catnap arose

This is the happy ending story of a cat who recently made a friend who just happens to be a horse. The video was presumably made in a barn in the U.S. and shows how two animals who formed an unusual “friendship” when the opportunity for a nap arose. Anyone family with farm animals know …

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