Buddying Up
In Edmonton, house-soiling cats become farmers’ friends
In Edmonton, house-soiling cats become farmers’ friends
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| Little Ears, a frostbitten-eared cat, found a new home through the Edmonton Humane Society’s Barn Buddies program. EDMONTON HUMANE SOCIETY |
For cats surrendered due to litter box issues, EHS has developed the Barn Buddies program. The initiative places house-soiling felines in barns (as well as farms and shops), where they provide mousing services and don’t have to worry about finding a proper place to do their business.
Begun as a pilot in late 2006, the program placed 65 of the 258 cats admitted with house-soiling issues in 2007.
While the primary benefit of the program is the second chance it gives hard-to-place kitties, Barn Buddies provides other advantages as well.
