The Rise of the Cats

FORGET EVERY TERRIBLE CAT-LADY STEREOTYPE: FELINES ARE CONQUERING CHICAGO.

Six feet Guinness World Record for longest jump by a cat, set by Alley, one of the Acro-Cats (see page 71) They’re our first line of defense in the rat wars. An army of more than 200 feral kitties tasked with devouring rodents? They’re basically the world’s cutest mercenaries. As part of Tree House Humane Society’s program Cats at Work, they’re vaccinated and neutered before being placed, by request, in rat-infested backyards, warehouses, wherever: All you have to do in return is provide food and some outdoor shelter. (Lincoln Park, the site of a few recent major demolition projects, has been a big target for the feline hit men.) We’re jonesing to join them for coffee. Tree House is also building a new $6 million adoption facility—slated to be the biggest in the…

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