The King County South Wastewater Treatment Plan was recently highlighted on KIRO 7 for the creative way in which barn cats are helping the facility deal with rodents. Barn Cats R Us is a volunteer program that rehomes feral cats to barns and garages. They hunt rodents and also save King County taxpayers money as facilities no longer have to call exterminators.

The cats are promoted as “organic rodent control” that keep facilities from using pesticides and chemicals that can potentially harm children, pets and wild animals. The feral cats are placed in a location and require minimum care, only needing warm, safe shelter, steady food and fresh water.

For more information about the barn cat program, visit the Barn Cats R Us website. To read the full story on KIRO 7, click here or view the video below.