Comments on: Barn Basics: the benefits of barn cats

By: Kathy

Kathy — Sat, 26 Apr 2014 06:07:18 +0000

Super, super article! I manage a feline rescue,www.freeroamingfelineprogram.com near Manitowoc, Wis. and feral Roamers that we placed in horse barns when we first started in ’08, are still “hunting” in their “new” locations. Many farmers and horse barns have run their outdoor felines through our program.

By: karen

karen — Sun, 14 Jul 2013 13:30:39 +0000

A friend of mine needs to re-locate 3 scared fixed cats from where they are living outside to a safe barn, due to tearing down the building on their property. Are you able to give any advise as to how to find a barn in Ontario that may want to give them a safe barn home?

By: katlynn

katlynn — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 19:24:17 +0000

it was very insightful i usually hate feral cats but this is a good way for them i also like the little tip on how to give them a din to make their own
thanks for the article

By: Sandy

Sandy — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 17:49:54 +0000

Really good article. Our animal rescue organization has had a lot of luck placing otherwise unadoptable cats in barns. We recently produced a “How to acclimate barn cats” video and posted it on our site:
http://www.sheltermeinc.org/shelter-me-barn-cats-how-to-acclimate/
It features before-and-after placements in barns across New England.

By: Patty

Patty — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 08:26:41 +0000

I love barn cats. Most of my eventially like to come to the house once they’re tame, but the feral ones still hang around. I try to catch most to spay & neuter.

By: Courtney

Courtney — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 13:30:20 +0000

we went from 12 cats at our barn a few years ago, then the cat population dropped to about 5 cats now our cats decided to raise it up to currently 11 cats!

By: Emily

Emily — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 12:52:42 +0000

We have 8 barn cats that hang out around the stables. They have grown up in our barn since they were kittens so they are all as tame as ever and love attention, especially being held. They get along with our horses perfectly and are always showing off the mice they catch to us.

By: Katie

Katie — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 17:29:32 +0000

My horse loves cats we have about a dozen so not trouble with mice and three feral cats.

By: Galadriel

Galadriel — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 23:30:05 +0000

This is great news for the cats. I have several that love hanging around my horse and he enjoys them too.

By: marie

marie — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:18:44 +0000

I find that the barn cat at our stable likes to sleep on the saddle blankets.