In Chicago, a veritable army of stray cats is helping residents get rid of mice and rats that invade homes and streets.
In Chicago, a veritable army of stray cats is helping residents get rid of mice and rats that invade homes and streets. In fact, in the last eight years the association Tree House Humane Society released 1.000 felines in the city as part of the project Cats at Work. For the largest city in Illinois, rodents are a huge problem and rodent control services are often found to be effective.
For this reason, in recent years a more "ecological" solution has been thought of to counteract the invasion of mice. At first glance, it might seem like a rather controversial measure, but - as explained by the Tree House Humane Society itself - the cats that are released in Chicago are feral felines that wouldn't easily adapt to living in a home or shelter.
“There are situations where cats cannot be reintegrated into their former colonies. This can be for a number of reasons, including the demolition of their previous shelter (as is the case with cats living in abandoned buildings). - we read on the website of the association based in Chicago - It is for these special cases that Tree House has created the Cats at Work program. "
But how exactly does this program work? Cats are released two or three at a time into residential or commercial areas in order to provide environmentally friendly rodent control. But felines are not abandoned to their fate on the street. The families of the area and the traders of the companies who offer them food, water and shelter are taking care of them.
"In most cases, these cats become members of a family or group of people and some are even dedicated to Instagram pages" - clarifies the Tree House Humane Society - These are wild cats that could not live in a domestic environment or in a shelter. By placing them in the Cats at Work colonies, we are able to ensure them a better existence. "
Fonte: Tree House Humane Society
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