Niles police expressed satisfaction with a pilot program begun in August to “deputize” five feral cats to control the rat population, a police official told Pioneer Press. Now, the department says it ...

(CBS Local)-- Oh rats, it turns out your cat just isn't that interested. Cats have long been thought of as the natural enemy of rats. However, a new study shows that while your prowling feline might ...

News 12 visited various bodegas in the Bronx and found that not every store had a cat - but all of the employees agreed that cats help keep the rats out. The Department of Sanitation says citywide rat ...

A rat the size of a cat was found inside a home in the United Kingdom, and local representatives say the animal is part of a growing problem in the area. David Taylor and Stephen Martin are ...

I wasn’t expecting to read a headline about cat-sized rats while eating my lunch today – but here we are. According to news reports, a massive rat “the size of a cat” was discovered in a person’s home ...

A senior cat kept her hunting instinct well into her old age, as she conducted a "massacre" on a family of rats. At 17 years old and suffering from kidney failure, TikTok user Mariko's elderly family ...

On January 17, 2026, in Astana, Kazakhstan, @cvhhgfdvb shared a video capturing an unexpected interaction between a cat and a rat. In the video, a rat stands on an exterior windowsill covered in thick ...

WASHINGTON — Neighbors in Foggy Bottom are playing a game of cat and mouse over a rat-catching feline named Kitty Snows. Kitty kills rats. She's been slaying rodents in Foggy Bottom since 2021 when ...