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Terriers and farmers go ratting and the dogs love it and are aggressively fearless in contrast to most domestic cats today.

Are dogs better than cats at killing rats?

My conclusion is that dogs are better than cats at killing rats; specifically, the Jack Russell terrier is better than any cat breed and even the moggie. One commentor (see base of page) said that dogs need to be trained to be efficient ratters but don’t find that very convincing as dogs are predators just …

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Temple officials in India fear that ultrasonic rat repellents will disturb the gods but CATS are ineffective in getting rid of them

Temple officials in India fear that ultrasonic rat repellents will disturb the gods’ sleep

NEWS AND OPINION-JAGANNATH TEMPLE, INDIA: For me, this is an interesting clash between religious belief and practicalities. And in passing it is about cats! The 12th century Jagannath Temple in eastern India is revered by Hindus. It is a pilgrimage site. It is beloved and a very important temple. But it is under attack from …

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Picture of rat on hind legs driving a domestic back backwards in retreat. In praise of the rat.

The image (a screenshot from a video) tells you all you need to know about the difficulties that some domestic and stray cats can have in confronting a rat. That’s why I think this is particularly relevant to a website about cats. A lot of people think that barn cats and domestic cats can keep …

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Cape Peninsula caracal

Roads and rat poison, the biggest killers of the caracal on Cape Peninsula

NEWS AND COMMENT: It’s reported that there are fewer than 60 caracals remaining on the Cape Peninsula, that beautiful part of the world which is loved by many people. Clearly there are too many people and too many cars and too many roads. When you build roads across the habitat of a medium-sized wild cat …

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Rat munches on deli produce at Rome supermarket without interference

Large rat helps itself to food in Rome delicatessen. They need a bodega cat!

A large rat which crept into a Rome supermarket and helped itself at the deli counter in front of customers has become a sensation and racked up more than half a million views on the Instagram page where it has been published under the account name WELCOMETOFAVELAS_. Customers asked how it was possible and one …

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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

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 important point to note here is that we are not discussing how effective feral cats …

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Emir of Potiskum

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 rats contaminate food and household items with urine or faeces. This transmits the disease to people, which is endemic in parts …

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Courageous rat

Rats can be far more aggressive and courageous than modern domestic cats

The anti-cat brigade find any way to criticise domestic and feral cats. They condemn the cat for not even being able to perform their ancient historical role: to get rid of rats. Well back in those far flung days before Ancient Rome, the domestic cat was semi-feral and more like today’s African wildcat. They were …

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