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1,000 feral cats released onto Chicago streets to tackle rat explosion [View all] brooklynite May 2021 OP

I hope that covers going after republicans JohnSJ May 2021 #1

they better make damn sure nobody in the neighborhood has left out rat poison eShirl May 2021 #2

That's the problem I'm thinking about also. secondwind May 2021 #3

The city puts down rat poison in all the city alleys. former9thward May 2021 #54

I used to collect those signs. They were on every post. They had a new design each year. nt Progressive Jones May 2021 #56

I've seen this before... lame54 May 2021 #4

Unfortunately, my money's on the rats ... marble falls May 2021 #5

Yeah. Give a few terriers a crack at it instead. alphafemale May 2021 #16

Yup, terriers are the ticket! IrishAfricanAmerican May 2021 #27

Not all of them dsc May 2021 #33

Mine has never come face to face with a rat... IrishAfricanAmerican May 2021 #44

I would have thought mine would be more competent dsc May 2021 #67

Our Cairn terrier was the apex predator around our home. BobTheSubgenius May 2021 #42

Boy howdy! I forgot about terriers! Great idea! marble falls May 2021 #43

Yep, Hermione knows best: Ilsa May 2021 #36

video says cats aren't expected to catch the rats. cats presence will be enough Demovictory9 May 2021 #49

So long as they don't kill birds Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2021 #6

I have never seen a cat tangle with a full grown rat DenaliDemocrat May 2021 #7

I've seen one -- ours. Auggie May 2021 #9

Same here. Othello used to leave us the green wobbly bits on the front door mat... Hekate May 2021 #19

Our cat took one look at the giant rat hissing in the bedroom alphafemale May 2021 #65

that will probably take care of the HAB911 May 2021 #8

So in a year or so ripcord May 2021 #10

I don't know why she swallowed the fly CrackityJones75 May 2021 #24

I had a vinyl recording of that when I was very young! BobTheSubgenius May 2021 #45

Ha! Nice! CrackityJones75 May 2021 #60

Somewhere, I have my original Mickey Mouse Club ears. BobTheSubgenius May 2021 #68

I'd like to place some bets sarisataka May 2021 #11

As soon as I read it, the words "cane toads!" leaped to mind. BobTheSubgenius May 2021 #46

Oh hell yes. I grew up in Hawai'i, and those ubiquitous critters were everywhere... Hekate May 2021 #51

I'd have thought the cane toads were enough of a lesson. BobTheSubgenius May 2021 #59

They need Terriers For Rat Issues ItsjustMe May 2021 #12

Yep. Fast and efficient. Arkansas Granny May 2021 #14

Yes! They were specifically bred for that! Auggie May 2021 #20

They would be better off releasing 1,000 coyotes jmowreader May 2021 #13

Since coyotes have already been spotted in Central Park, NY City, I suspect they are in other cities Hekate May 2021 #25

I agree w/ you. A couple of times we've been driving in St. Louis city, and behold, a fox! SWBTATTReg May 2021 #37

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I agree XanaDUer2 May 2021 #30

If people put a little bit of food out for them it will help. roamer65 May 2021 #34

Edit to say: the new "owner" is responsible for feeding the cats. Hassin Bin Sober May 2021 #40

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If they get hungry enuff, they will eat it. roamer65 May 2021 #62

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I put food and have a double decker cat house out for mine. roamer65 May 2021 #64

There Once Was a Lady Who Swallowed a Fly... Beetwasher. May 2021 #17

What could go wrong ? CentralMass May 2021 #18

yup markie May 2021 #22

Many years ago at a Catholic retreat center janterry May 2021 #21

Then come the feral cats and rat terriers to Ilsa May 2021 #31

Cats are hunters who can go all kinds of places a dog can't.By the same token, working breeds of dog Hekate May 2021 #23

thankfully, they were all fixed. Javaman May 2021 #26

I've seen this done before, on a much smaller scale, of course... Wounded Bear May 2021 #28

How very medieval we've become pfitz59 May 2021 #29

From the time humans began to grow and store grain, cats were invited to kill the rodents... Hekate May 2021 #52

Just leave a little food out for them if they adopt you home or property. roamer65 May 2021 #32

Hermione knows best: Ilsa May 2021 #35

I hope that they give shots/vaccines too if they proceed w/ this attempt. I don't know if it's a SWBTATTReg May 2021 #38

Pizza rat ain't afraid of no cats! ChrisF1961 May 2021 #39

UMMM...this is dejavu-ish slumcamper May 2021 #41

Did the seafarers spade/neuter the cats? Hassin Bin Sober May 2021 #47

Having delivered in Chicago over the years, some of the rats are as big as cats. sarcasmo May 2021 #48

I'm relieved that they were all spayed/neutered. Buckeye_Democrat May 2021 #50

Tree House Humane Society is a top notch org. No surprise on the spaying/neutering. nt Progressive Jones May 2021 #55

Any responsible cat rescue would spinbaby May 2021 #57

They could have used Bummer and Lazaruss.. tonedevil May 2021 #53

Everyone keep calm! The rats are gone; the kracken too... sanatanadharma May 2021 #58

Pennsylvania SPCA offers working cats, too Deminpenn May 2021 #66