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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

City demolishes cat hoarder’s home with some cats inside

PoC avatarPosted on July 24, 2020 by Michael BroadJuly 24, 2020

The home was standing on the 300 block of Greenwood Street in the West Side of Youngstown, Ohio, USA. It was the home of a cat hoarder in which almost a hundred cats lived together with a large population of … Continue reading →

Posted in human rights | Tagged animal law, cat hoarder, Cat News, human rights, law, rats, USA animal laws | Leave a reply

Nigerian leader advises citizens to adopt a cat to ward off Lassa fever

PoC avatarPosted on March 17, 2020 by Michael BroadMarch 17, 2020

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 … Continue reading →

Posted in hunting | Tagged cat and rat, cat prey items, rat catcher, rat catching, rats | Leave a reply

My cat catches a big mouse or a small rat (video)

PoC avatarPosted on December 18, 2019 by Michael BroadDecember 18, 2019

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. Here is the video: My cat … Continue reading →

Posted in hunting | Tagged cat video, mouse, Mouser Cat, rat catcher, rats | Leave a reply

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

PoC avatarPosted on November 22, 2019 by Michael BroadNovember 22, 2019

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 … Continue reading →

Posted in hunting | Tagged cat history, cat prey, cat prey items, dogs, dogs and cats, rats | Leave a reply

Cary, NC resident under investigation for possible animal cruelty after more than 250 rats were removed from the home

PoC avatarPosted on July 11, 2019 by Elisa Black-TaylorJuly 12, 2019

A resident on the 200 block of Rose Street in Cary, North Carolina is under investigation for possible animal cruelty after hundreds of live and dead animals were removed from the home earlier this week, including more than 250 live … Continue reading →

Posted in cat rescue | Tagged animal hoarding, animal rescue, rats

Queen should adopt a few rescue cats to keep rats at bay at her crumbling palace

PoC avatarPosted on June 24, 2019 by Michael BroadSeptember 2, 2019

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.

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Posted in hunting | Tagged rat catcher, rat catching, rats

Rat poison affects 92% of caracals living near Cape Town, SA

PoC avatarPosted on May 20, 2019 by Michael BroadJune 15, 2019

It is believed that caracals are eating rats which populate the vineyards of Cape Town. The vineyards don’t use rat poison but they host businesses such as hotels and restaurants which do use it.

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Posted in Caracal | Tagged conservation, dangers to cats, poison, rats, south africa, toxic to cats | Leave a reply

We don’t need to kill cats and rats to stop extinctions; humans need to stop breeding instead

PoC avatarPosted on March 28, 2019 by Michael BroadMarch 28, 2019

I’m going to say the politically incorrect. I’m going to talk about social engineering which you should never do but which you have to talk about at some time. Doing the rounds on the Internet yesterday and today is a … Continue reading →

Posted in Killing feral cats | Tagged bird conservation, conservation, feral cats, killing feral cats, rats | 10 Replies

Poisoning of San Francisco’s parrots indicates reckless use of bromethalin affecting cats and other animals

PoC avatarPosted on March 27, 2019 by Michael BroadMarch 27, 2019

This story is about parrots in San Francisco being poisoned over very many years. However, the story is much wider than that because researchers don’t know where or how the parrots are ingesting bromethalin, a rat poison, and therefore its … Continue reading →

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