Working cats are, by definition, unsuitable for traditional adoption as house pets, and have very limited socialization skills with humans. · cullen says her cats have changed her perspective on what a pet can be— and she’s not alone. These cats provide a service to the community as pest/rodent control and deterrent. Working cats is a feral cats advocacy program that seeks to find adoption placements for healthy adult cats that are not suitable for a traditional adoption because they have not been socialized to humans. They can live happy, healthy lives outdoors with minimal attention-needs. The program was founded by melya kaplan, executive director of voice for the animals foundation (vfta). More than 13,200 working cats have found free-range homes in 2020, and many programs have long waitlists to adopt these uniquely helpful pets, according to data from shelter animals count. In this article, researchers present the results of a survey used to assess the success of a working cat program (wcp) designed to “to place poorly socialized cats in non-traditional homes,” often as pest deterrents [1]. Our working cat program covers cats that come into rescue but are not suited for an in-home environment due to under-socialization and/or an increased need to be outdoors with limited human interaction. · cats like this who have a successful outdoor history are great candidates for our working cat program. Vfta is a non-profit animal rescue organization that is devoted to creating respect and empathy for animals through education, rescue, legislation, and advocacy. However, we don’t live in a perfect world, and we all know cats make the rules here! Working cats are seeking adoptive homes outside of city-limits where leash laws do not apply, and can help keep rodent and pest populations at bay.

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