lived in a cheap apt during college. very infested with rats. after trying all kinds of traps, i managed to coax a stray cat in with a bowl of milk. the cat wasn't very friendly, but he (she?) turned out to be one helluva a mouse-catching machine. one moment he'd be sleeping on top of my VCR (remember those?), then in an instant spring into action, curl its back, hiss and in a blur seemed to pull a mouse out of thin air. he'd then torture the bejeezus out of the mouse, showing off his various foosball moves, and it's like they somehow both agree it's game over time and proceeded to eat the mouse, making loud crunch sounds until he finally slurps the tail. 20 years later, i still miss that cat. he was a lousy companion, but magnificent at his job.

@berry8392

4 жыл бұрын

that should be a documentary or movie lol. a man with his homeboy cat with a mutual friendship living in bad conditions but just dealing and making the best out of it.

@sosurim

4 жыл бұрын

I should add that the cat eliminated at least 1/2 dozen rats, cuz he did it in front of me. in fact, one day I came home and he had pinned down two rats with his paws, waiting for me to compliment him. When I ignored him, it was like 'pfft' then crunch, crunch crunch. A few nights, while I was sleeping, I'd hear sudden 'Raaar' then some ruckus, followed by more crunch, crunch. I thought he just serviced my apt, but a neighbor once noted he hadn't noticed any rats for a while. I had to move out when the city shut the place down for infestation. But again, a magnificent rat killing machine. BTW, it was a feral cat.

@mad-mullah3117

4 жыл бұрын

@@penetrasean No dummy they dont torture them..they are not trying to get injured..so they keep stabbing and biting..you know mices can bite too..now stfu and go read

@muaazahmed1499

4 жыл бұрын

@@penetrasean Lmao so hard right now, man

@borja4593

4 жыл бұрын

p e n e t r a s e a n a canine will eat you alive, I don’t really know what is worst.

This is the relationship we've always had with cats.. They're a cornerstone in the progress of humanity.

@yourstruly9472

3 жыл бұрын

The egeptians had ancient pictures of big cats as protectors, sometimes guardians at a gate,,and the lion sphynx wasn't an accident, cats have always been mythically deemed mysterious creatures indeed 🤔✌️

@7yep4336dfgvvh

3 жыл бұрын

Cats have tiger blood and adonnis dna

@YanusDV

2 жыл бұрын

Yes! The ancient role of cats. I would dare to say that we, as a society, have a bit of a distorted view of cats nowadays, given our modern way of living and our current relationship with them, but once you have tried stockpiling food, you will notice the immediate, absolute, completely unavoidable need for real, predatory cats for rodent control. There's simply no way around it. This was specially true in situations like seaships.

It's no wonder the Egyptians held cats in such high regards. They are amazing and very precious. They help us humans immensely.

@jamessparkman6604

2 жыл бұрын

I guess the Egyptians knew what they were doing back then as pets go in fact I wonder if they could invented the feline equivalent of lassie

@hardwaylearner

Жыл бұрын

turks as well. built dishes into pavestones to collect water for them

Life comes full circle, as humans have returned to a very ancient solution to a very bad rodent problem.

@maggiesmith2600

5 жыл бұрын

I think cats and humans got together originally when the cats moved in to hunt the rodents infesting the granaries.

@Ruosteinenknight

5 жыл бұрын

There's a reason why ancient egyptians thought that cats were gods in mortal form. A civilization that relied massively in agriculture had also massive rodent problem.

@youngdave3283

5 жыл бұрын

Toxoplasmosis gondii Look it up

@dab0331

3 жыл бұрын

This is why Egypt worshipped cats. Because they protected the critical grain silos saved for times of drought and famine.

@7yep4336dfgvvh

3 жыл бұрын

History comes full circle, you mean. If so, I'll be waiting for the birds to grow back into 🦕

Beer-guardian cats! My love for these animals has increased.

@TheGoodCrusader

6 жыл бұрын

Kaiser Frost destroyers or rats and protectors of beer? That's a Good animal if I've ever seen one

@KFrost-fx7dt

6 жыл бұрын

GabeN The Great *Cute and adorable destroyers or rats and protectors of beer!

Those cats have started a mafia. Notice how they say the rats have just disappeared. One of the cats was asked about the rats but he pleaded the 5th.

@EmekaTNwosu

3 жыл бұрын

😀😃😄😁😆😅🤣😂

@rashidazzan35

3 жыл бұрын

U are stupid

@jacktherripper

3 жыл бұрын

"Whoa! I don't nuthin about no rats!"

@paleamigo8575

2 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

My neighbors have rats. I don’t because i feed and place outdoor warming houses out for the feral cats.

I love my local feral cats. The completely eliminated my gopher problem.

@markfairbanks3533

3 жыл бұрын

I have feral carts, raccoons, and coyotes, nothing as of yet has eliminated the gophers.

High skill cold blood serial killer as security seem pretty efficient.

@papasrod

7 жыл бұрын

Marcus Anonymous and a fluffy and cute one, too.

@Budgettechbro

5 жыл бұрын

Actually cats are warm blooded animals but I get your point

@mrboo3049

3 жыл бұрын

Marcus Anonymus you forgot VICIOUSLY.SKILLED.UNCANNY QUICKNESS and COUNTER PAW PUNCHER SNAKE KILLER also👍

@markstein2461

3 жыл бұрын

Quebecois Force. How are these cats cold blooded serial killers? Is the correction officer who straps the murder convict into the electric chair a cold blooded serial killer as well?

@cheshirekat3050

3 жыл бұрын

@@Budgettechbro The term cold-blooded" is an expression. It basically means someone who is either a sociopath, or a psychopath.

Also cats are stress relievers too.

@Gatos-hy

6 жыл бұрын

Sure. I have 8. My house is a calm sanctuary.

@talaverajr391

5 жыл бұрын

Alfredo Harvey Mac Kissack lol

@memesarewhatkeepmesane8729

5 жыл бұрын

@none of your damn business haha lol nice joke

@youngdave3283

5 жыл бұрын

@@Gatos-hy u have toxoplasmosis gondii

@Gatos-hy

5 жыл бұрын

Well, there are 3 males and 5 girls, @none of your damn business . Guys keep the girls under control and they don't fight with each other.

And that's how cats first came to live with humans.

I bet that the moral improves among the employees when the cats arrive .

@Nirrrina

4 жыл бұрын

I bet the cats are spoiled rotten too at times. Even if it's a working cat that isn't really very friendly I'd still give them treats. We'd just have an agreement where I toss the treat over & they eat it.

@Nirrrina

4 жыл бұрын

@The Darkman Maybe for some definitely. Especially the working ones & as long as they're not too skinny. But my spoiled little indoor her whole life cat has caught & killed mice. She proudly brought me the first to show off. The second she turned her back & growled like a possessed cat. Man she was pissed I took it. But yeah gross. Besides I gave her & her brother an entire can of food for it. Poor cute field mice. But you come into my house you die. Cats are one of the few animals that seems to hunt for pleasure as much as food. I recently saw the neighbors cat go after little birds. I know he's well fed too because he sometimes follows me home for my little turds stale food. Still they probably hunt & actually kill if a little hungry. As opposed to my eat what they want as long as they don't get really fat cats. Harlequin is sitting in the kitchen right now staring at me because she wants canned food. Micah just curled up in my lap because he's cuddly. Harley's staring at me is starting to freak me out. I'd better go feed her.

@amgozo2007

2 жыл бұрын

Agree 👍

Back to the basics. Anthropologists theorize that cats were originally domesticated to guard grain stores... and here we are, again. 😼

I absolutely love this video and the fact that you all are doing such a great thing to save the cats and allowing them to help you !!!💞💞💞💞

Now that's a win, win situation for both sides. Not only that you get caring companions

No wonder humans worshipped cats as Gods once.

This is a great idea. Loving this helpful cats. You can see how vigilant they are!

This is a great programme. Congrats to the two enterprising individuals!

In Turkey you don't have rat problem because cats rule the country since time of Ottomans.

Cats that help keep the beer flowing? Man's true best friend!

oh great, beautiful cats are saving the beer!!

Fun fact: a group of wild or feral cats is called a destruction

@ayanamiry0

3 жыл бұрын

Destruction for rodents. I don't see too many people objecting.

I love cats :) beautiful animals

@youngdave3283

5 жыл бұрын

Toxoplasmosis gondii

@shirlspark_stardust

4 жыл бұрын

Me too 😍

@carmenana4890

4 жыл бұрын

Me too 😍🐈🐾very special animals 💖💖💖

HOLY FUCK! Those cats are scarred veterans! The fight with rodents was...vicious&savage XD

@kerryedavis

3 жыл бұрын

What fight? I watched it twice, no fight.

I can understand the logic behind this, but ONLY if they are spayed or neutered. Cats, even cute domestic ones, are some of the most efficient predators on the planet. If the population of these "rat patrol" cats weren't managed (which it looks like they are in this case), you'd see the end of more than just your rat problem. You'd also see the end of your bird problem, your squirrel problem, your frog and toad problem, basically any small animal that they can catch is a good meal for a hungry feral cat.

@MaureenLycaon

5 жыл бұрын

I'm noticing that these cats have the tip clipped off one ear. That's a common way to identify a feral cat who has been spayed or neutered and vaccinated. So they are indeed being managed to make sure a rat problem doesn't get replaced with a feral cat problem.

@Nirrrina

4 жыл бұрын

Even cats who aren't hungry will take down prey if it's available. My two are indoor only & always have been. But Harlequin has taken down a couple of mice. The first she proudly brought me. The second she growled very nastily at me. Probably because she didn't want to let it go. Not even for an entire can of food.

@dab0331

3 жыл бұрын

Life balances itself out. If cats take too much, then cat populations dwindle

@mariag.8242

3 жыл бұрын

These cats are picked up off the street, sterilized, vaccinated and cared for until they’re placed with someone who wants the work done. The person then feeds, shelters and provides medical care as payment to the cats.

Do the cats get a milk stout for every so-many rats they kill?

600 for 3 cats? Just go tame some stray cats.

@kevinpitt2203

6 жыл бұрын

The costs for the company are trapping, neutering, and various vet check-ups and vaccinations, as well as housing and feeding while they are waiting to be assigned. If you go and find some cats, in time and vet fees, it will cost not much less, if you take your time into account.

@kevinpitt2203

5 жыл бұрын

@@anonamust8697 - Have you any idea how fast cats breed. Also do you know how much breeding reduces the life of a female cat. Male cats also lead a much shorter life as they need to constantly fight to get a mate and maintain their territory. Cats can also be seen as an invasive species, especially if there is not a range of effective hunters above them in the food chain, in which they are in the middle. As well as rodents, cats predate a number of other species vital to bio-diversity. In shelters all over the world tens of thousands of healthy cats are euthanised each week. If you need more cats save a few in the shelters. Believe me, the world does not need more cats.

@anonamust8697

5 жыл бұрын

@@kevinpitt2203 You obviously have me confused with someone who said whatever it took for you to unleash that diatribe. All I said was: "I'm NOT paying you $600 for a feral cat." That's it!! Do I need to repeat it??!!...... Okay, then...... READ MY LIPS: I'm NOT paying you $600 for a feral cat!

@kevinpitt2203

4 жыл бұрын

@deee327ify - You can, and if it is a cat that has already been neutered and vaccinated etc then you have a good deal for sure. Always a danger of picking up one with FPI or behavioural problems. Otherwise, if it is someone just offloading a bunch of kittens you still have the costs of neutering, vaccinations and health check, as well as the possible costs of collecting them. Then you have the cost in time of getting them settled in.

@YankeeCountess

4 жыл бұрын

@@anonamust8697 then don't? Is anyone forcing you? You must have us confused with people who care about whatever opinions/drivel you're spouting off

Our property used to have a mouse and red squirrel infestation. Since we got our two cats, the headache disappeared after 6 months. The only bad thing is that the cats are only eating the heads of the varmints and leaving the rest for us on the enclosed porch.

@elijahbrown5089

6 жыл бұрын

Lurker Lieutenant All Predators are murderous guy.

@kodyballard49

5 жыл бұрын

Since your there owner they eat part of but are sharing the kill with you, as disgusting as it a cats way of showing they see you as the alpha and that they car about you, there bringing you the larger portion of their kills

@paleamigo8575

2 жыл бұрын

Only eating eating the heads? It's as if they are trying to send a message.😳🤣👍

Cats ! Keeping our grains and beer safe for the past 10,000 yrs . Thank you our furry feline ninja friends.

@ICU1337

2 жыл бұрын

not quite 10k yrs but all the same. They've been our faithful rodent protectors for a long time. Sad that Europe in the dark ages forget just how useful they were.

Cats are so special animals 💖💖💖I love them very much 🐈🐾❤️❤️❤️

I adopted my cat from there a few years ago and she's lovely

600 dollars for 3 stray cats? LOL.

@TheGoodCrusader

6 жыл бұрын

F R E E

@ahmedismail6916

4 жыл бұрын

My thought. Like cats in my neighborhood are all pretty much vicious (towards rats) and feral, and gaining experience over decades, they take no time to make a hunt. There are hundreds of them in each neighborhood.

@ayanamiry0

3 жыл бұрын

The Rodents can do 1000's in damages, especially to business with wheat or grains and groceries. 600 is cheap, cat food cheap, lowers stress and they don't complain. Win/Win.

I like how Chicago is trying to take the Turkish approach to feral cats. Cats dont get enough respect that they deserve as the Apex predator that they are. Of all my friends, my cat is the only indoor-outdoor cat that truly gets to live his best life and kills rodents for me and my neighbors lol.

My cats love those rats. Buttons just caught one. I threw out what she didn't finish and my other cat got it right away.

This is the whole reason man domesticated cats!

The cat sitting on the cat tree licking its paw is the cutest thing 😁

"Get your VERY OWN little rat killing machine!"

This video made me happy.

@paleamigo8575

2 жыл бұрын

Me too😃

This is very likely the reason cats and humans bonded in the Neolithic in the first place, with cute kittens and cat antics an additional bonus.

They are precious sweet soft and wonderful. And now they have jobs too!

But some of the sewer rats in Chicago are bigger than those kitties! I've seen them back in the late 70's.

@dtkdk9688

3 жыл бұрын

𝙲𝚊𝚝𝚜 𝚜𝚖𝚊𝚛𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚢 𝚔𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚛 𝚛𝚊𝚝 𝚏𝚒𝚛𝚜𝚝 𝚜𝚘 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚢 𝚠𝚘𝚗𝚝 𝚐𝚎𝚝 𝚋𝚒𝚐𝚐𝚎𝚛

$600 for a stray cat? Chicago must be the wealthiest and stupidest population around.

@nicememe8809

8 жыл бұрын

for 3 so probably about 200 for one

@TheHypnotstCollector

8 жыл бұрын

***** Oh, great, 3 cats for $600. What a deal. You can get cats for less you know. But I'm glad the cats are doing well. If they didn't cost so much then more people could save more cats. Say $30 for a cat, a common amount, then 7 more kitties could be saved

@systlin2596

3 жыл бұрын

It's because the organization spays or neuters them, gets them their shots, deworms them, ect. If you do that yourself for a stray that wandered in off the street, you'll be shelling out close to $200 yourself, and if you don't get your cat fixed and dewormed and get their shots then you shouldn't have a cat at all anyway.

The clipped ear means that the cats have been neutered then released.

That's an awesome solution to the rat problem.👍

My tomcat Olly kills rodents 4 at a time. He maims 2 then catches another 2 then he plays them out. BUT he is my precious kitten and he knows I detest rodents so there's something there. He is a bi-coloured large nuetered tom.

@Squintel7

3 жыл бұрын

Tom cats with big cheeks are simple irresistible!

That's the cat's meow. 😂

Special anti-rat forces! :)

@djohn3dddd841

5 жыл бұрын

Zvjezdani Put but SPANKY wants"SPACEFORCE".

@zvjezdaniput6121

5 жыл бұрын

haha why spaceforce? :D

@mrboo3049

3 жыл бұрын

Zvjezdani Put and SPECIAL anti-SnAke Forces to)

600$ for 3 cats!! ..here we have 5 cats ,just wandering here and there in my yard.. All are feral cats ,they used to kill rats all the time.

my cat gone now my house is full with rat!! i need new cateee!!!

Beer comes with free cat hair

Damm they took Ravenpaw and Barley? If you know you know

In my hood, cat's just chill and stare the rat like nothing wrong. Because the rat so fackin big

Nope! It's NY SF La! Jersey and chitown

When are people going to learn? There is wisdom in the natural way, the way of our ancestors. Some idiot Council member decided that we must keep all cats indoors in my area and guess which suburb now has a rat problem?????

Cat doing the best it can 1:22

NYC needs this

Had a feral cat that helped me with a snake and mouse problem. He didn't necessarily kill the snakes, but once he cleared out all the rodents, the snakes left because their food source was gone.

@iamtoxic4663

Жыл бұрын

Trust me he could kill them anw.

My African Cats Are on Poisonous Snake Patrol.

Cats rarely eat rats they hunt them for sport

U could rent out my cats half price lol

Saving beer good

Come to Los Angeles downtown. To much fucking rat problems.

different cats different job

Awww cute asf 🥰🥰🥰

1:43 like a LIGER

My cat looks exactly alike as the cat in the thumbnail.

Beer Cats!

I like this story.

Cats: mmmmm rats.

I hope the cats don't use the grain for kitty litter

Chicago is a mess

Good kitties.

Awesome Pets

They haven't seen Baltimore MD

400 rats in one property?!? I now NEVER want to go to Chicago!!! No pizza is worth that!

Love This!

I just discovered rat in my closet where I keep the cat food, lucky for me I have a indoor outdoor cat, the operative word is outdoors this is where they hone there skills, well these rats are smart enough not to go beyond the closet believe I would know if they did.

No, there on snack patrol

My cat just eats bugs

Christopher George would be proud.

What are the best cat breed for hunting and killing rats ?

@mariag.8242

3 жыл бұрын

You want your basic Domestic Cat, not some inbred thing. The standard feline has full motion ears, perfect balance and proportion and is an ideal athlete. Persians, Siamese, Scottish Fold, Munchkins etc all are inbred to reinforce recessive traits. The traits bred for are usually deleterious (Persians’ flat faces cause respiratory problems and build ups of gunk in eyes, nose and ears) and breeding for recessive traits will reinforce other recessives (so Persians also often develop severe arthritis early on).

Bruh my cat was 400$

We need some of these cats in congress. Theres many Rats to choose from.

Just Know... Some place. Some were. There is a 160+ strong army of cats crusading the rat empires.

Gentlemen give these cats 🐈 a beer 🍺

Does anyone know what per cent of the rat population decline is eaten rats vs chased away rats?

@44H44

3 жыл бұрын

Well yea as soon as a rat can sense a cat and pick up on the cats hormones they are gone thats why people put them on farms and in homes

The silent guardians!

Can they get toxicplasmosis shots??

Great idea

How ingratiating.

Why are their ears cut?

@ahmadhazim7340

7 жыл бұрын

to let people know that the cat is spayed/neutered..

@alexisgrunden1556

7 жыл бұрын

It's called 'ear tipping'. It's done when feral cats are part of the TNR program (Trap, Neuter, Release). The ear tip is shaved off with a surgical cauterizer, which provides easy visual identification. An untipped cat needs to be trapped for TNR; a tipped cat has already been caught, vaccinated, given a de-wormer and flea treatment, and fixed. It's a lot cheaper than trapping and euthanizing strays, and new ferals just move into the old colony's territory, anyways. This reduces the feral cat population while offering the cats a little medical support, and local pest control.

@73dustpan

6 жыл бұрын

Alexis Grunden I found a feral cat behind my business that had its ear clipped. Took sometime to get her to trust me before bringing her to her new forever home.

@kevinpitt2203

6 жыл бұрын

Hi Steve - Read this post, and just a couple of points. You seem to be assuming a feral cat is unhappy and is just a cat without a home. While I agree that when a cat is under ownership they will live longer due to better healthcare, it may not be happier if it is an ex-feral cat and is now an indoors cat. Outside cats, imo have a rich and stimulating experience, that is not always replicated indoors. Cats, unlike dogs, are still wild animals and can survive. If a cat has gone through a TNR program, especially if it is a female cat, it will live a lot longer than otherwise. I am not saying the cat you may have socialised is not happy now. Although saying that, just because a cat is accepting food from you does not mean it is socialised. Far from it. Unless a cat looks as if it is struggling or ill, it should in general be left alone, but that does not mean refrain from putting some food out. Be careful with this, as you could end up with a lot of cats coming round. They are certainly not averse to a free meal. It must never be handed into a rescue centre, especially kittens, as the chance of them being euthanised are very high.

Of course long, long before they will take on a rat, they will get the easiest food first, like birds, then mice, then anything that doesn't fight back. Rats are 10x the size of a mouse. If you ever saw a rat fight, you'd know why very few cats will mess with rats. They ignore each other. They did an experiment in New York City where there is a waiting line for feral cats. They set up cameras at a dump and there were only two rat kills by feral cats. Australia has plenty of mice and rats. It's the native species the cats are decimating.

But what if she's a useless use of cat?

cat on the warehouse, doesn't it violate safety? or cats were briefed first?

600 dollars?

Pay these cats ! It’s really a good solution.

@mariag.8242

3 жыл бұрын

They get food, shelter and medical care in exchange for their services. You don’t get the kitties if you don’t take care of them - and even though they’re all feral, in some cases they’ve become quite friendly with their caretakers and will accept pets and even cuddles, although it shouldn’t be expected

£600 dollars for 3 feral cats what a rip off

Harkens back to the Ancient Egyptian's.

$600!!! I'll sell you mine for $50!

@Prashant-xl1rv

4 жыл бұрын

You should be ashamed of yourself. Shame on you

$600 for some cats? Just get a cage trap and go to a high cat area and catch a few.