Humane Society of Tampa Bay saves feral cats by putting them to work

[@lilo2226]

That’s great I hope every state does this.I myself have three feral cats that stayed here.

[@justicewillprevail1106]

Feral cats absolutely can turn into house cats. I use to have alot of feral cats in my back yard. At first they were distant and guarded. But after a few weeks of consist feeding them and being gentle to them, they realized I really care for them. They even got along with my dog. Feral Cats are very smart andcapable of love owners just like house cats. They just require us to take some time to convince them that we are not going to hurt them.

[@CAC6363]

They are just independent, feral is such a negative word to still use imo lol

[@raphaellavictoria01]

But technically they're stray cats, not feral ;)

[@bs4real]

"Mr Meowski on the job as nightwatchman here at the factory"...

[@carolynjonas4727]

When had barn cats when I was growing up on a farm and they had a great life and we had no mice. Win win situation for sure!!

[@bunjijumper5345]

they didnt have a great life, they kept producing, just stop.

[@marilynward1928]

Thank you people of Tampa Bay for coming up with this great program. Cats are wonderful creatures!

[@sparkieemae]

These cats don't seem that feral if people can pick them up and handle them.

[@OG_HazelGrrl]

Right?! Thats LITERALLY the opposite of feral. Theres a difference between feral and stray. Not all strays are feral.

[@blacklightfreakout825]

@@OG_HazelGrrl Duh, the cats got use to people working around them.

[@afenismama]

@@blacklightfreakout825 doubt they got THAT comfortable. I have a true feral I took in after TNR and 3yrs later she still won't allow me to pick her up nor come sit by me. I can pet her but if handling is needed I use animal handling gloves.

[@gerardinecizmar]

They seem like they could be good house cats but maybe not enough people are adopting them. I feed 3 ferals that spend a lot of time in my yard and you cannot pick them up or pet them. These cats seem pretty friendly.

[@milesedgeworth132]

You know what they mean. They're stray cats that are given a place to live. This is pointlessly pedantic.

[@elainelessack]

It's an idea that saves and enriches the lives of these lovely kitties! How superb! ❤😸❤

[@YTSkeptic]

Family Dollar needs to hire several of these mousers to guard their warehouse.

[@beckyshell4649]

I worked at Family Dollar in the early '80s. The store I worked at had a bad mouse problem . They would get into the candy and do what mice do. The manager would have us open up the six-pack candy bar packs and put the "good" ones at the register . We also opened the expired 6-packs and sold them individually as the date was on the pack, not the bars. When I left there I never looked back.

[@YTSkeptic]

@@beckyshell4649 Sadly, I'd bet that the health inspectors would have shut down a retail store that allowed cat(s) to roam around the store. Mice poop might be overlooked ($) but not Fluffy. That's a perverse result.

[@brendanaysmith9358]

This is Fantastic!! I hope and Pray other places to the same thing. Ty so much to everyone who Adopts these precious babies. ❤😽

[@cynthiahawkins2389]

We look after 11 TNR'd feral kitties in a suburb of New Orleans. Drive out to check on them, every other day. The garden supply storehouse where they all live as a colony? No rodents at all!!

[@brendanaysmith9358]

God bless you. Ty. I now feed 5 outside and have 2 indoors. How can you not feed them. They bring me all the love and compassion some ppl don't even bring. They are my Beautiful Fur babies❤😽

[@AaronSmith-kr5yf]

My cousin lives on a 2 acre plot in Ohio surrounded by corn fields. She has a big floofy female calico cat(with a trimmed ear) that was dumped on her property 7-8 years ago. Well she's an inside/outside cat, they keep her inside when its really cold during the winter nights but she's constantly on the prowl killing mice and rats. Says there is a present at their garage doorstep 4-5 times a week. They had mice in their garage before "Ms Kitty"(yes that's her name) but not a single one after she showed up. She's also a total snuggle bug, every time I'm over there she's curled up next to me or on my lap, demanding pets. People say keep your cats inside, but I argue there is a flip side to that debate, that has to be one of the most spoiled and happy cats I've ever met.

[@nightigal]

I'd say the indoor outdoor debate is entirely dependent on where you live and if your cat has been fixed.

[@chrisfoster9080]

A whole new meaning to joining the rat race. Great idea.

[@kittymorehugs5601]

This is what ancient Egyptians did, they’d bring cats on ships when transporting grains

[@1MDA]

And now birds have been going extinct, screw cats

[@georgenoodles1387]

@@1MDA na

[@Colin12475]

The way the reporter is holding the cat there is the wrong way. You should be holding to the whole cat, not just the top half.

[@brendanaysmith9358]

I was thinking the same thing

[@naudianeels1328]

I know!! Good God..💔

[@BellBarker]

Brilliant!

[@shannonstraughan4383]

This is FANTASTIC!!! My husband and I, our 1st kitty was a tip ear TNR.. she was very sweet. She was a mouser for sure. It is their nature. Before we could get Betsy inside, she took care of plenty of rodents. We do need to control the rodent populations everywhere. The Black Plague back in the 1400s happened because one of the Popes deemed cats as evil and ordered all of them to be killed. Hence, here comes the black plague.

[@jorsueb]

I absolutely love this!! I have a feral that I have had for 12 years! Best CAT ever!! ❤️

[@janetmacdonald2823]

All my cats started as "feral" -- like many, they were only abandoned. Yes, the ones raised outdoors by feral or abandoned cats will be afraid or "feral" unless given human interaction. Give food, they gradually trust, get close for pets. True story - they did the research. A cat's purr vibrates in the range found to speed healing of bone and muscle. So that's why they purr when hurt. To really relax get off your feet, put a cat on you & scratch their jawline, chin, massage down back either side of spine, feel the purr.

[@anacollado742]

That's very very good I'm very happy that stray 🐈 will have food and a place to be. I have 3 stray cats inside my house 4 outside the house and 2 that came home only to eat and leave. Spending alot of money on food for them, but I love them alot and they make me happy.🥰😍🤩

[@asylumlover]

I believe these are what we would call Barn cats here, we have programs for that too, but let's not forget they're sweeties!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@trustmemysonisadoctor8479]

A feral cat will not allow itself to be handled or touched, avoids human contact and will fight tooth and nail if cornered. These cats may be outside cats that are under socialized with humans, more like barn cats not feral cats.

[@pugmalley]

We have had feral cats show up on our property years ago. After a few months they grew to trust us and would come up to us and allow us to pick them up too. It is the nature of a cat to socialize with humans. We would feed them and they kept the mouse population down for us. My late cats were born to them as well.

[@trustmemysonisadoctor8479]

@@pugmalley Too many people use feral to describe any cat that does not have a permanent indoor home or a cat that is under socialized. I have talked to several vets who have told me it is in a dogs nature to want to socialize with people and with feral cats this is not the case. I own an old farm house in a semi rural area with a bit of acreage and a small stream. I have had the unfortunate experience of dealing with hundreds of stray, feral, dumped cats and their off spring, to date 500+. We use a live trap to capture and take them to animal shelter where most are humanely euthanized as the feral ones can not be safely removed from the trap to be examined. I know that many people advocate Trap,Neuter,Release however I am not a fan. Cats are not a native species and as such wreck havoc on the local wildlife, birds, snakes, fish, frogs tadpole, salamanders, and lizards are all on the menu. Then there are the old, sick and injured that crawl up in their last hours on this earth dying a horrible death. They all deserve better, keep them indoors, spay and neuter.

[@annekaufman9833]

Great way to give them a home to control the lurking rodent's under control

[@hildaigor1288]

WHAT A MARVELOUS PROGRAM!!!! I LOVE IT!!!!! THANK YOU😘😘😘😗😗

[@missuptonogood3655]

The reporter was holding the cat like “I don’t want to be holding this s**t” Poor Twinsie😂😂

[@thehuguenot5615]

He needs to squish that cat

[@Loren8762]

I was surprised at how tolerant Twinsie was 😯

[@afenismama]

@@Loren8762 because he's not a feral lol..stray maybe but not feral

[@carlottobrevp1527]

Excelente iniciativa. Parabéns!

[@DMelli-xr9gc]

I found one on the street in 2013 she was angry, now she is so sweet and kind. She is free now because she is at my daughter home with a huge backyard with trees,sheds. She is happy and she is working.

[@mattcarr2050]

keep them. inside

[@janejustin1788]

@@mattcarr2050 if the outside is safe......no dangerous animals/people, no cars etc, why shouldn't the cat be prisoned?

[@ItsMadKat]

Does health coverage cover all nine lives or is it just the one?

[@galreserve2322]

Kitty:i ain't get much but it honest job

[@birdlynn417]

Lucky babies. Good job, Florida!

[@eprofessio]

That’s a great idea.

[@thearchedpromise3271]

Love ❤️ it!

[@MarySpain1958]

Love this. Hope many more S.P.C.A 's can do this

[@tonimetaxatos3608]

Feral ? You can't pick up a Feral cat. They look friendly and sweet. Thank you for helping them and giving The Chance of a Lifetime.

[@almaangelinaariasmoreno6363]

Love them❤❤

[@youngraines851]

😊😊😊😊😊

[@physetermacrocephalus2209]

Kitties :DDD

[@lillylemur167]

Those poor cats deserve respect as it is NOT their fault they are unwanted or dumped. It’s all the fault of highly ignorant illiterate human dregs across the country that they are homeless.

[@1MDA]

Screw feral animals, dont care, they are not natural, we create them and throw them into nature wich cant stand these pests, we should eliminate the quick not play cat lady

[@veramae4098]

And a litter box. Try crystal litter.

[@thehuguenot5615]

0:17 umm excuse me sir, but you are not squishing that cat.

[@azaleacitycatcoaltion5850]

Wonderful

[@Liz_678]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👍🏻❤️

[@jws1948ja]

What a non toxic way to take care of a rat problem.

[@birdlynn417]

Yet, how many get lost again, if they are too scared to stay in their new warehouses??

[@fantasticvoyage262]

How much does it cost?

[@eliletts8149]

I know this video is a couple of years old now, but does anyone know if there is a program like this close to St. Augustine, Florida?

[@karenfranz3814]

👍

[@karenkennady7296]

Great program for working felines.

[@qjtvaddict]

Unleash cats into the nyc subway stations

[@fatherbewithme]

Nice

[@darkviolet69]

the problem is when moved to a new location most who have spent their lives outdoors will try to return to the place they came from and end up being hit by cars, killed by predators, etc. sad but factual.

[@55desotomine]

Tell that guy to stand up straight, geez!

[@RosaMartinez-lh3ex]

❤

[@om-nj2hw]

Pest control doesn't want you to know this 😅

[@janinemiller288]

Kudos for what they are doing, but definitions matter. A feral cat is not going to allow contact, picking up, petting, etc. Feral cats are wild, and not dependent on humans. Semi-feral are the wild ones people feed, so they have some dependence, but still will not allow touching/handling. These cats are not either, at least not the ones featured. But yay for what they are doing for them!

[@afenismama]

Twinsy was NOT feral😂 Ferals don't allow handling like stray or abandoned cats will.

[@vageks3934]

Careful snake 73

[@mairaanimallover1390]

Try not feral they stray feral cats don’t like been with humans

[@Loneranger670]

👏 👏 👏 👏

[@HD-er2cq]

I really don't like the way he's holding Twinsie.

[@CAC6363]

This is kinda sad she pretty much said they just give up on feral cats… feral cats can be homed with care

[@1MDA]

But shouldnt, why waste time and resources when most people buy these beasts anyway, just put em down, if you pretend to care for aninals why dont you care for the natural birds those things kill.

[@CAC6363]

@@1MDA I feed my “natural” birds literally everyday… 😂 you picked the wrong person for that. I have crows, finch, sparrow, brush jays, mockingbirds, towhees I feed the squirrels too. You just proved my point you don’t want to waste your time or money on an animal that needs help, all stray cats are domesticated there are no “wild” cats in the streets feral is just a term really meaning they don’t have house manners, they are in no way wild or meant to be part of nature, we domesticated them, so we probably should care…

[@CAC6363]

@@1MDA we literally have frogs that come each year to mate in our pool and we let them do their thing, but like you implied do I actually care about animals? 🤔

[@lindahammie3674]

No fear. Poor cats ! They need love no rats Many rats bite the cats very badly also they contagious rabies, mononucleosis, flees, and another virus and bacterias.. The owners of those garage and warehouse should paid Pest control services to clean their areas also to maintain free of death rodents everywhere which is dangerous for the employees and clients. These Organizations receive a lot of money as donation from cat livers people to treat the animals with dignity but they only fix the cats and put the vaccination one time only, they don't give any good care to the cats

[@janejustin1788]

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[@vageks3934]

Lonely advocat 73

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