Stray Cats Guard Chicago Brewery, Protect Precious Beer Grain From Rats

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46. "Cats at Work"...what a cool program!

The Tree House Cats at Work Project is a “green”
humane program that removes sterilized and
vaccinated feral cats from life-threatening situations
and relocates them to new territories where their
presence will help control the rodent population.
Volunteer caretakers humanely manage the cats for
the entirety of their lives with ongoing support from
Tree House, as mandated by Cook County’s “2007
Managed Care of Feral Cats Ordinance.” The cats’
presence alone repels rodents, causing them to leave
the cats’ new territory. Cats will also hunt and catch
rodents on occasion, but when they are fed regularly
(as mandated by the program), they usually won’t eat
them. Common methods used to control rats, such as
poison and traps, are ineffective short-term solutions.
Rat poison is also dangerous to children, pets and the
environment. Working cats are natural predators,
which provide a reliable, ongoing solution and a winwin
for both humans and cats!
http://www.treehouseanimals.org/site/DocServer/Cats_at_Work_FactSheet_2014.pdf?docID=741