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    Town to expand program that ‘deputizes’ feral cats to control rat population

    by Richard Requena, Chicago Tribune Nov 07, 2023 2 minutes
    Mickey and four other feral cats have been "deputized" as rat catchers by the Niles Police Department.

    Police in Niles, Illinois -- a suburb of Chicago -- 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 is looking to extend the program.

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