Homeless Cats Recruited to Fight Rising Tide of Rats

Rat infestation is becoming an increasing issue in some of America's most populated cities.  Due to mild winters over the past few years, rat populations have been able to sustain themselves without a harsh coldness for them to succumb to.  As a result, there has been a visible swell in rat infestation that urban residents have began to notice and complain about more and more to city officials.  A few of the biggest conflicts with having a large rat population is spread of disease, increased infestation, and a general decrease in sanitation.  City natives have become so fed up with the rats that they have begun to train dogs, cats, and even urban coyotes to hunt them down.  They begin training but taking the animals (usually the cats and dogs) off of he street and regularly feeding and caring for them while they are inside a cage, and then releasing them back to the streets to find and terminate as many rats as they can.  This process causes the small animals to have a predisposition of staying in the area in hopes of a regular feeding schedule to take place again.  After a period of time, the city residents executing this syndicate, will resume feeding them, creating a routine system to eradicate the rats in their city.


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  1. AnonymousOctober 4, 2017 at 5:36 PM

    This is a great, modern way of the what would happen naturally as well. Cats naturally hunt rats but using dogs as well is an interesting approach. Also, rats are disgusting and should be killed.

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  2. AnonymousOctober 11, 2017 at 4:48 AM

    This is an interesting and modern form of survival of the fittest. It may not be the most conventional way to exterminate rats from cities, but if it is effective it is a worthy method to consider.

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  3. AnonymousOctober 13, 2017 at 9:10 AM

    I think it is smart to use the stray cats as a way to benefit the city. I would think that it is probably cheaper to train cats and dogs to kill rats then to hire them to be professionally exterminated.

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  4. AnonymousOctober 15, 2017 at 6:22 PM

    I believe that this is an excellent idea for getting rid of a rising population of rats. The cats will probably be the best at the job, but I'm sure that a few dogs might have some success.

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  5. AnonymousOctober 16, 2017 at 7:08 AM

    I think this is a very smart way to exterminate pest species in certain areas and it does benefit the many stray animals in urban areas by allowing them to have consistent feedings.

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