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 ...

A Metro Detroit city is tackling two problems at once with a program aimed at helping reduce the feral cat population and keep rats away. Dearborn Mayor Abdullah H. Hammoud said the city is working ...

A Texas garden center has gone viral thanks to the owner's trusted companion Sylvester, a black-and-white cat whose rat catching skills wowed the internet. Michael Fiore, who oversees Smith's ...

In Chicago’s war on rats, it looks like feral cats either lack a certain killer instinct or they’re extremely picky eaters, according to a new study from Lincoln Park Zoo’s Urban Wildlife Institute.

Some Coney Island residents say they’re fed up with rats running around their neighborhood and even keeping cats away from West 32nd Street between Surf Avenue and the Coney Island boardwalk. “The ...