Pittsburgh ‘Refrigerator Cat’
No, I’m not referring to domestic cats would like to open refrigerator doors and creep inside to either ‘steal’ the food for have a snooze, I’m referring to a special race of domestic cat...
Tagged: rat catcher
Do domestic cats eat rats?
Yes, domestic cats eat rats but it depends upon the individual cat and how hungry he or she is. I would argue that domestic cats are less likely to eat a rat compared to...
Chicago cat shelter sells groups of feral cats for up to $600 to combat city’s rat problem
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...
Nigerian leader advises citizens to adopt a cat to ward off Lassa fever
The emir of Potiskum, Yobe State, Nigeria, whose name is Alhaji Bubaram Ibn Wuriwa Bauya, wants the citizens of Potiskum to adopt a domestic cat or cats to keep rats at bay. Infected Mastomys...
My cat catches a big mouse or a small rat (video)
My cat just walked in with a damned big mouse or a rat. I don’t know. I can’t tell the difference without doing some research and I haven’t got time right now for that....
Modern domestic cat is a poor rat catcher because their role is to be a companion
Compared to 2,000 years ago the modern domestic cat is smaller, pampered and flabby and not, in general (there will be exceptions), an effective rat catcher. As prey mice are safer and smaller. Modern...
Queen should adopt a few rescue cats to keep rats at bay at her crumbling palace
With rats infesting the Buckingham Palace kitchens it is time for the Queens to adopt three capable cats from Battersea Dogs & Cats Home to deter them and not to put down poisons.
Criticizing the study which says that cats are reluctant to prey on rats
All over the Internet, at the moment, there is the result of a study on the predation of rats by feral cats which took place in New York City, USA. Misconception The conclusion of...
Burmese cat rat catcher at NHS hospital
There was a Burmese cat rat catcher at Epsom Hospital! Allegedly an NHS porter brought a Burmese cat, Monty, into Epsom Hospital Surrey, England routinely and allowed Monty to roam around including in Accident...
Job Vacancy at City Hall: Domestic Cat Needed to Control Mice
I love this one. We know that in London there are domestic cats who have been specifically employed by the government to keep down the rodent population. We know about Larry at number 10...
Famous NY Pub Needs Their Cats Back
Six years ago New York Department of Health and Mental Hygiene banned cats from a famous pub, McSorley’s Old Ale House, and guess what? The pub got shut down very recently because there were...
Snapshots of the life of the Foreign Office’s cat Palmerston
I recently visited the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) from where the UK’s Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson works. You have probably heard that there is a resident house cat who is named after a...
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