Adopted Chicago cat hailed as prolific exterminator of neighborhood rats

[@lloydhlavac6807]

I like how you can see Monica walking across in the background at the end as the reporter wraps up the story. 1:50 😸

[@dynoreed7235]

@@lloydhlavac6807 Thank you for pointing Monica out! I would have missed this.

[@susieq8924]

@@lloydhlavac6807 I had to scroll back! You are right ! Cool!

[@JesseCase]

Always on patrol!

[@nobertstanel9428]

Smol tiger patrolin urban jungle

[@Jamietheroadrunner]

They ALWAYS know how to bring the attention back to them, even if they have to make u bleed to do it.

[@leward]

One of the reasons why ancient Egyptians revered and worshipped cats

[@queenesther09]

They didn't exactly worship cats, but they did revere them as sacred animals.

[@girlanonymous]

@@queenesther09 “worshipped” figuratively 🙄

[@alexxbaudwhyn7572]

Besides keeping rats, mice at bay and from grain stores, guarding sleeping humans from lethal snakes perhaps even more important to Egyptians

[@myview5840]

Cats have more rights than humans in most countries, due to their unpaid work.

[@TypeHoeNegative]

lol you think they “worshipped” cats purely for catching rodents? riiiight.

[@Mspiggy375]

I had a female cat, Tickles. She was the queen of the neighborhood! When they started digging up a field one road over from us for a new building every morning I would wake up and there would be at least six dead half chewed mice left on our front porch. I swear she saved our neighborhood from an infestation! She was the best, had her for 20 years!

[@laseximexi]

RIP Tickles. 💜

[@ukoutlaw5238]

@@Mspiggy375 Great kitty with a great name! 🐈‍⬛️🐈💚

[@lokesh303101]

They do their Jobs! Protector of Pipelines.

[@Webhead787]

God bless Tickles

[@spoonsdamota.2062]

my grandpas dog was names tickles and she lived for almost 24 years 💕😭

[@DrAlauna]

Her strolling by in the background is everything! 😸 Great job Monica

[@semmmii]

@@DrAlauna that was so funny!

[@JohnnyLREACTS]

No rest on that block

[@FallouFitness_NattyEdition]

People say we don't deserve dogs, which is true. But, we don't deserve cats either.

[@Durka-Durka]

You wouldn't say that if you saw how horribly people treat animals in other countries

[@RaptorRockDrakeJesus]

We as the superior race do not deserve any love or kindness from any animal. As lifeforms on this earth we should cherish all forms of life, but no we are just crazy apes...

[@susieusmaximus5330]

If you're under the impression that people don't treat animals horribly in the U.S., too, I have bad news.

[@webwhisper2701]

🙄

[@FallouFitness_NattyEdition]

Are you guys dense? That's literally what I'm saying. I said we DONT deserve aninals....morons.

[@kayef5724]

NYC neighborhoods with alley cats have legit no rats or mice in them, some neighbors always show them love because of it.

[@jlv3x]

I know a lot of NYC neighborhoods don't have alleys, which is part of the reason why they are so visible there.

[@SewingBoxDesigns]

20 years ago or more, Disney in Anaheim California imported stray cats to deal with their rat and mouse problem. Haven't heard anything since. Customers were having rats run over their feet in the theme park in daylight.

[@TheMilpitasguy]

@@SewingBoxDesigns what does Mickey have to say about it? LOL

[@ukoutlaw5238]

​@@SewingBoxDesigns EEEWWWWW!!! 😱

[@estelaguarda5423]

@@SewingBoxDesigns the irony of having a rat and mouse problem where Mickey MOUSE lives lol

[@meow2u22]

Q: How do you spell "rat trap?" A: CAT

[@Ron-d2s]

42 months after our rodent deterrent expired we got mice, my brother left a note one morning saying "Find me a mouse trap or three." so we got a cat with two confirmed. His current count is 4 confirmed solo and two with assist... I've been calling him an Ace since 3 confirmed and two assists. I even told bro I have written proof that he is allowing me to have three cats.

[@ukoutlaw5238]

​@@Ron-d2s 👍👍👍

[@Ron-d2s]

@@ukoutlaw5238 The outside stray I'm trying to get to stay inside before the snow flies walked down the drive way with a mouthful of mouse last night... I guess that's what they call FAST food.... not fast enough though!

[@m0-m0597]

B: CAR

[@MySkinnydip]

Monica flexing at the end! Pure diabolical!😻

[@moniqueloomis9772]

@@MySkinnydip Diabolical though? Why did you choose that word? 😭

[@MySkinnydip]

@@moniqueloomis9772 Because she’s slaying!

[@normas5267]

Cats are awesome animals and should be adopted since many need homes.

[@I_Am_Your_Problem]

They decimate wildlife.

[@flyingcat2054]

Yes, but one reason that hurts adoptions is a lot of folks are allergic to cats, way more than dogs, which cuts down on their placement.😔

[@jlv3x]

​@@I_Am_Your_Problem I think people prefer them over the wild rats and mice they currently have.

[@Curtis1984]

Nice to meet you fishhook hands.. oh you want to get away? Please do, I'll grasp even deeper.

[@jtiger1062]

@@jlv3x well said

[@TheRumblewagon]

Our ranch property was overrun with mice and gophers. Several cats later, not a mouse or gopher to be seen or heard.

[@standdownrobots_ihaveoldglory]

Ah yes, the beloved barn cat! I grew up in 4H but lived in town. I learned real fast to ask which cats could be picked up and which were working cats who liked to be left alone. It fascinates me that cats chose to became pets as they seem to be absolutely fine whether they are pampered house cats or mousers who prefer not to be touched.

[@standdownrobots_ihaveoldglory]

Btw does “ranch property” mean you don’t have a herd? I hear people say that sometimes in western Montana but in the eastern half we just say “ranch.” But nobody is buying an eastern Montana ranch as a vacation property (well other than the most devoted out-of-area pronghorn hunters) so I’m guessing you’re fancy lol and it’s a whole ranch just for fun & horses?

[@OneOldRecipe]

This is top notch journalism! 🏆 Monica for Mayor! 🐱

[@rougeegamer98]

@@OneOldRecipe this cat would be a better mayor than your previous one from what I’ve heard hahaha

[@cjohnson4342]

Glad to hear that she has a heated shelter and is being taken care of

[@Rosiepoohtargaryen]

Monica is officially employed 😂 thats amazing.

[@XxTheB1GBoSSxX]

Monica The Cat 4 Mayor!!!

[@mayhemmike1789]

It wouldn't be the first time an animal is elected public official in the U.S..... In a Montana town I believe, they've actually got some golden retriever mayor😂😂😂

[@NadiaGirl1]

Can my colony cat old man black cat be Vp mayor?

[@XxTheB1GBoSSxX]

@@NadiaGirl1 yes!!

[@Martyre20]

All hail Monica, "Gengis Khat" 🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗

[@ukoutlaw5238]

👍👍👍

[@juanaltredo2974]

cats are special, magical animals

[@youngraines851]

CONGRATULATIONS, Ms. Monica. Hope the community keep an eye on her - keeping her safe. ❤❤

[@veramae4098]

Read a book, sorry I don't remember the title, about a journalist from America assigned to Moscow. Their apartment building was rife with mice, rats and cockroaches. They adopted a street cat and she CLEANED OUT the building, although petting her and getting a noseful of cockroach breath in return was uhhhh, off-putting. She traveled with them to China, Egypt and finally back to New York. (Guy taught HIMSELF Chinese.)

[@Ron-d2s]

We had a cat that knew her own name.... you'd ask and she'd say "Mao Mao"

[@overcomerbtboj]

@@Ron-d2s❤️❤️❤️🐾🐾🐾🐾

[@sugarsore]

The cat?!

[@krissaberhagen]

funny how a cat can do more positive stuff than most of chicagos politicians.

[@JS-qw4ln]

Cant we just appreciate the cat? 🥴

[@klyzer5725]

@@JS-qw4ln can we normalize demonizing politicians?

[@lifespanofafry1534]

@klyzer5725 Not in a video about a cat.

[@colinpovey7923]

She has a long way to go for the record, which is around 25,000 (no joke), from cat that lived near a grain processing plant in Scotland. She brought all of them back to one central location, so they know how many she got.

[@nancybrown8991]

Were they mice or rats? Rats are much bigger, tougher prey.

[@eclipsedbadger]

Probably the cats at the Guinness beer processing plant. They have mousers in charge of keeping the grain safe, along obvious controls on the safekeeping of the grains for the beer. ...you can also pet the cats!

[@andreweden9405]

@@colinpovey7923 , Well, there's no telling how many she got before being adopted at this current location.

[@ashcruz904]

She needs a raise 🥰💙

[@astridgalactic9336]

This is why I get really perturbed by municipalities that go overboard with animal control units that get way too aggressive with capturing feral cats. It's all part of the balance of nature that actually benefits humans.

[@thesarcastic1915]

She's adorable!

[@Richard-x2p]

Theres a Reason the Ancient Egyptians worshipped them.

[@CLark-yk7oz]

Doing what comes naturally, awesome! Beautiful cat with a mission and following. Alignment, and pets 👏✌️

[@TanyaOwens]

Yay. I adopted my cat from a feral colony as a kitten and she is an excellent mouser too. But she lives inside the house. 🤗😸

[@TB-zt6hs]

Pls keep this sweetie meowmee safe

[@forreal1276]

1:52 the cat casually walking by in the background patrolling the hood for rats!

[@chrish6001]

That's awesome! More cities should get on board with community cat programs. Many people have cats living in their neighborhoods and need help getting the cats spayed or neutered. They don't want the cats removed, just help preventing them from reproducing. Our local city shelter will not take in feral cats. People are referred to the community cat program instead. There's also a barn cat program. Shelter animals are not killed for arbitrary reasons. None are killed to make room for more animals who might also be killed. The shelter works with local rescues as well.

[@cynthiahawkins2389]

I can just see her in a John Wayne meow, to a few other cats that are now co-workers, "Awright you newbies - listen up. Fluffy you got the South end. Fred, you up in front. Felix, rear yards...now get to work...Paw Patrol is on the case..!!"

[@ArthurC.Stewart]

I just watched John Wayne again in TRUE GRIT ,with John Wayne. And his orange cat,,,"The GENERAL"!😂❤

[@darwyncreations3700]

LOVE this story ~ it's so good to see great stories about cats and humans appreciating them for who they are and realize thier value rather than not. thanks for this awesome story.

[@EggZausted1]

When I lived in CT we had a mole problem in our backyard. Exterminator wanted thousands of dollars bc we had nearly 2 acres. Well... shortly after that quote, while my parents were thinking about it, my brother brought home a stray cat that we adopted. Our mole problem was gone in just a couple of months. However we sometimes got the occasional live one when we least expected it.

[@jenniferfurtado4469]

I thought moles were beneficial? They eat bugs.

[@TazzieTiger73]

Calling all animal lovers! Cody Roberts of Daniel, Wyoming has yet to be punished for his horrific abuse towards a wolf cub known as Thea. We must not allow him, nor any other torturer of animals get away with only a slap on the wrist. If any of you care, please fight that real justice be met! Keep this story alive, ask for better animal protection laws, continue to protest until he is given server jail time for his awful crimes. Don’t let Thea die in vain! Demand that her murderer is brought to justice. That’s what it means to be a Wildlife Warrior! #JusticeForWolves

[@kameronvangilst2157]

Monica needs to be protected at all costs! ❤🐾❤️

[@squaresided]

I don't even hear crickets anymore because of my cat

[@willparry]

Going to have to go a long way to beat Glenturret's Towser. Legendary score of nearly 30,000 mice.

[@veramae4098]

I googled. Fun. The article said they added a bit of whiskey to her milk each night. She worked in a whiskey distillery.

[@lilianawojciechowski2828]

This is why cats were revered in Egypt. Cats saved their crops from mice and infestations. In Israel, it was advised not to enter a home at night that didn't have a cat because cats eat the snakes.

[@51colibri]

I’m not a at person, or so I say.🤣 Five years ago a little, bony, dirty kitty run toward me when I open my door n the morning, crying trying to get to me, I run inside. Then I thought, I see her, now I can unsee her, went back pick up, feed her dog food, is all I have, n clean her. Anastasia is a great hunter, n the last two year seem like is moren more rats n mice n the area, since I live by the hills, no rat 🐀 can scape Anastasia.❤️

[@jillyates-campbell312]

Someone told me that when cats use the bathroom on your property that the smell deters rodents from the area.

[@brozbro]

Let's not focus on why the rats are there in the first place.

[@bebomora7391]

That’s a cat warning her keep!! Great cat

[@chourtout]

some peoples really overestimate rats, thinking they are too big or scary for cats

[@Michael-yb7jh]

It's like thinking a zebra is too big for a lion lol

[@beautifulwhitecat]

God bless her! 🙏🏻💜✝️

[@Querencia7779]

Her family is overseas? So who’s caring for her?

[@ange4048]

Why wouldn’t you assume they have a cat sitter?

[@thefucrew9865]

Did you pay attention to the video ??? She is living better than homeless LEGAL citizens.

[@V.E.R.O.]

She lives outside, her cat house and food is most likely located at the property. It wouldn't be hardship for neighbors to help make sure her water and food bowl are full while the owners are on vacation.

[@lindseybeard9825]

What's the point of adopting a cat just to put it outside? If it has to fend for itself or (hopefully) be fed by neighbors, it's no different than a stray. I swear half of rescue cats aren't actually rescue cats.

[@V.E.R.O.]

@@lindseybeard9825 It's a feral cat, it was put there specifically to hunt rats. These cats have a heated cat house and are fed by their owners.

[@standdownrobots_ihaveoldglory]

Monica showing us how cats became pets by their own initiative! So happy when a feral cat can live a good life, my landlord in DC had a feral rescue who never adjusted to indoor life and tore up the basement (including my apartment) regularly.

[@DesignedByMayo]

I used to drive around major cities making deliveries, and I began to notice a pattern. In lower-income neighborhoods, I often saw cats roaming the streets day and night, and no mice or rats. Meanwhile, in affluent areas, where people tend to keep their pets indoors, rats the size of small dogs wandered around like they owned the place.

[@TheAstralFencer]

I wish her a long life, good girl Monica ❤

[@crow27837]

Some people will say outdoor cats are bad for the environment, and while that may be the case for some areas and cats that particularly focus on poor birds, theres cases like this where they prevent infestations of rodents that could potentially spread disease. I have a cat that only goes after rats/mice and she really helps around the winter time when they try burrowing under the house. Go Monica! 💙🐾

[@runawayuniverse]

Cats are an invasive species and no yours didn't only go after mice and rats. The native birds, lizards, frogs etc., were also being killed by it too.

[@squallstrife-v5g]

That cat would need regular check ups

[@blubastud]

1:51 Monica walking through in the background like, "When these people gone leave so I can get back to work"

[@handsanitizer5127]

She needs a key to the city and her own parade. Or at least have people donate to cat shelters in her honor ❤

[@snarkycharlies]

Ok, but most cats hunt mice. Terriers and wiener dogs hunt rats.

[@zelousfoxtrot3390]

I guess Monica is one of those Olympian cats, punching above her weight class.

[@Cole_McGill]

@@snarkycharlies Cats hunt mice and rats... as well as any other small bird, reptile, or mammal(sometimes even fish and other aquatic animals). You act like cats were bred for hunting specifically mice, they were bred like dogs. Those are two completely different animals with completely different evolutionary histories and two completely different types of domestication(cats and humans, by definition, are mutually domesticated. Also cats likely urbanized before or during that process, so they're really just cohabitants). Most cats hunt anything. That's why they've been recognized as a exological threat on a global scale. They are extremely efficient hunters and are invasive to pretty much the entire world. The number of documented extinctions caused by "outdoor" cats, within the past several deacades, is well within the double digits. So keep your cat(s) inside, they are literally apex predators and will cause a problem for the local ecosystem.

[@blueplanet5002]

Be sure no one is putting bait out so monica doesn't get into it.

[@thedolt9215]

Are we talking about four-legged rats or two legged rats?

[@atheistyoda8915]

Two legged rats?

[@tapeadeadworm]

⁠@@atheistyoda8915 Politicians.

[@Nirrrina]

Cats are absolutely amazing hunters. Even my calico that's always been an indoor only kitty has neatly caught the occasional wandering male field mouse. Just uh don't try to share her catch. Her brother tried & she turned into a demon cat at 6am & scared the crap out of me. I wouldn't put it past her brother to be able to catch his own but generally he wants me to catch the moving kitty treats ie bugs. Then he eats them & thoroughly grosses me out. The really ironic thing though is that they were raised around pet rats.

[@angel-_-_-_]

Thank you for your service Monica! 🫡

[@starriderkittykat9064]

Monica is top Cat!

[@jmc32007]

Cats are under rated

[@lauramurray9148]

Can't believe the poor thing has to catch rats and live outside.

[@Dharcness]

They only have 1 cat for the entire neighborhood? I can't believe it.

[@AbraAlahouzos]

I love the line, "We caught up with local resident Monica the Rat Catcher" 🤣🤣🤣

[@jagURization]

lol Monica was patrolling in the background 🙂

[@ken_caminiti]

Clean y'alls kitchen. Wtf.

[@AP1million]

I live in West Ridge and haven't seen rats since I was little, which was over a decade ago at this point. We have so many stray cats in our neighborhood, many of them are quite handsome looking. I still see possums, skunks, and even the odd coyote around, none of which I actually mind. the one thing that makes me a little sad is that I see nowhere near the amount of rabbits I used to see... but I suppose thats the price of having little rodent mass murders wandering around everywhere

[@DaSneakyAzn]

When investigating downtown city hall, no cats were able to be found. Quite interesting as there has been a rat infestation there for decades!

[@poollife777]

My cat keeps rats out of the neighborhood too but people try to say oh your cat's sitting around free. Thank goodness we have a community cats program and my cats are part of that program.

[@RoyalJewels-xy9il]

Proof that everything that has breath has purpose. It’s just a matter of allowing the time to identity one’s talent. Salute Monica, you’re a star girl❤️❤️

[@bethanysmith5856]

My dad had a cat named Checkers years ago. He was a great hunter and great with kittens. A pity he was born sterile, he would have been a good father. Before my family moved to where my parents lived today, the old place was across from an empty field that Checkers would go hunting in. He'd cross, and people would look out so they didn't run over him. When he'd come home in the evening, he'd be carrying a rat half his size. My dad saw him crossing with a rat when he was on his way home and the car in front of my dad stopped so Checkers could safely cross.

[@KishorTwist]

Love the sweet “meow” reply. Oh I miss my little guy so much! 😭

[@ThootenTootinTabootin]

Lmao, you could see her on patrol in the background.

[@tenta20]

Monica The Cat- nominee for 2024 Time Magazine honoree of the year

[@SarahWhite-i2p]

Caterminator: I'll be back

[@wharvey9373]

They feed her too, correct?

[@RhapsodyinGlue]

Monica straight up gangster at the end of the report.

[@stevenstreets695]

Vive le Chat 🐈 🥇

[@BrianLockett]

In Japan, many neighborhoods treat local cats like upstanding little citizens who help keep the rodent population down significantly. Of course, neighborhoods are much safer for local cats than here in the States.

[@Shamuto7]

Moni is talkative too 😍 We have a kitten that's good in catching cockroaches especially those flying type and he ate them too. Unfortunately he passed away. He's just perfect but his life was cut short. Rip dear.

[@merlinbotha363]

You call them "mousers"

[@paladintrueknight]

It's those ex-feral ones that have that deadly side.

[@Pao_Pao_1]

Owner: Monnyyyy Monica: meow 😸 Me on screen: awwww 😂

[@themarsh10210]

Cat just living it’s best life

[@CharlesCurran-m9p]

Why so surprised? Cats have been in a symbiotic relationship with humans for thousands of years.

[@mensrea1251]

“I am Mew Mew, bringer of death and the destroyer of worlds” 🐱 😂

[@teamcougars]

We have 3 cats and we definitely don’t have a rat or mouse problem, it could help where we live doesn’t seem to have any rodent issues in Northern California 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@nicholasmurrell7904]

Humans are farmers. The most successful ones are! Cats help us keep that which we have grown and are storing. Almost like a gift from God Himself!

[@jilldlc4423]

Not Monica patrolling the hood in the background while the reporter is on camera! A gal's job is never done! 😹

[@Hey_puppets]

Due to some giga chad men....who shoo these cats away......we got tons of roddents everywhere. These men needed to be humble down so that they could behave like humans and let these cats act like pest control .

[@pumpkindiamond994]

Bless that cat✨✨✨✨✨✨including their mom✨and dad✨and purrfamily✨✨✨✨✨with many many many happy healthy decades✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨all together in a forever loving home.✨

[@ivan00001983]

What a cutie!❤️🐈

[@aloysiusSABNSK]

Cat walks, “ Monica is patrolling the alley”

[@kinglinus3708]

The cat behind reporter 😂 walk with pride

[@PSy84]

Imagine dad of Remy in Ratatouille showing Remy that Tarpaulin😂😂

[@RoleyChiu]

The world loooooves animals. But also hates animals.

[@cynthiagonzalez658]

Thank meow 😻

[@TheMatrix1312]

I love America on how they treat animals and pets just like human.

[@speicaldark]

It suddenly occurred to me why there are so many cats out in the street in my neighborhood in Detroit!

[@peterkilbridge6523]

Cats: the Ultimate Predator since Ramses II.

[@ItsMeSadeNYC]

She's a beast!!

[@lisadolan689]

I have a ratter called Buttons. She’s four years old and she has bought home at least 30

[@ericae.6547]

the sign saying “CongRATts” 😂