LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — If you’re a cat fan, you understand that some choose to stroll easily instead of be restricted to a house.
There’s an organization here in Kentucky, The Working Cat Project, that works to position a few of these cats in safe environments where they can really help in a location of requirement.
“Cats that enter our program have habits issues that would avoid them from being embraced inside,” says Peyton Skaggs, creator and director of The Working Cat Project.
These “working” cats, whether cooling in a box or patrolling a barn, are much better healthy exterior.
“We have a lot of cats in requirement, especially in rural shelters in Kentucky,” says Skaggs.
The organization has actually assisted to rescue and home over 500 cats in Kentucky.
Skaggs says the cats work as insect control and hunt rodents however likewise wind up offering friendship for their adopters.
What started as a little pandemic task for Skaggs has actually developed into rather a success.
“I never ever envisioned that The Working Cat Project would be where it is today — that is 500 lives that would’ve otherwise ended,” says Skaggs.