Working Cats at the Hermitage Museum in Russia

Here's a great video about the staff of 75 cats who have worked as rodent control technicians at the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia for over 200 years!

Working Cats Program in Ravenswood!

Check out this link to a short article and audio interview about the Working Cats Program in Chicago! Tree House Humane Society is hiring out kittehs to work as rodent control technicians at $40 a pop! It's a pilot program, and the kittehs are achieving a 90% success rate - and the program will be expanded. 

Prison Cats

Check out this article about Seattle's "Cuddly Catz Program!" Apparently "a 2006 study by Kansas State University's Dept. of Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work reported that such programs exist in at least 20 states as well as Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Italy, and the number of participating institutions is increasing every year."

This video is MSNBC's tongue-in-cheek piece on a few prison cat stories. Hilarious and interesting. 

TAMA the Stationmaster Cat

More cats with jobs.....this darling calico in Japan! I think however that this cat definitely pulled a good con on these folks because she doesn't have to do anything but suffer through wearing a silly hat and letting people take pictures of her, but it just goes to show how much people really truly want to connect with cats and how much they empathize with these stray/feral rags-to-fame stories. I just wish people would take more interest in the wretched little starving animals they see huddling next to dumpsters.....click the link above for a cute video of her story. 

Dewey the Library Cat

Another stray cat who left his mark with love and purpose is Dewey the Library Cat, who sadly died in 2006. You may have heard of him. He was a beauty who inspired people and other library cats around the world. I read the book about him and highly recommend it.

There is also an ADORABLE kids book about him as well

A Street Cat Named Bob

OOOOoooohhhhHHH I love this story. Meet James and Bob, a pair whose story has hit the bestseller list and is being sold in 8 countries. Their agent is already talking Hollywood movie!I finished the book in one day, it was really good.

My friend who lives in London met the pair of them on the tube and took this picture

And if you'd like to know the whole story and how they're doing now, here is a recent interview! And click here is their Facebook page! 

Cats with jobs!!!!

WOW this so awesome! Rodent Control Technicians! This is a fantastic idea that gives these cats the lives they deserve, while earning their keep and having a job to do, along with their friends in the kitteh Krew. I wish more shelters could organize a program like this. And by the way, what a gorgeous kitty! Very regal and proud. 

And here is a picture of their employee quarters!