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Rue, an eartipped "Blue Collar" cat surveils her workplace on June 20, 2019 at a garden center in Alexandria, Virginia. - Rue is an employee of Greenstreet Gardens where she works as a mouser. She was given to the garden center through the Blue Collar Cats program which places cats not social enough to live as indoor pets. Buisnesses in the DC metropolitan area can "hire" these animals for their rodent-deterring services in return for a safe shelter and regular food. Hiring a Blue Collar Cat is a greener, cheaper and more effective alternative to toxic pesticides. The mousers are eartipped to be easily recognised and rarely come in contact with humans but excell in rodent control so are a helpful asset for the community. Over time, cats may become friedlier around humans as they grow accustomed to their presence. (Photo by Anna-Rose GASSOT / AFP) / PHOTO ESSAY: "Claws in the contract: cats for hire to face down US rats." (Photo by ANNA-ROSE GASSOT/AFP via Getty Images)
Rue, an eartipped "Blue Collar" cat surveils her workplace on June 20, 2019 at a garden center in Alexandria, Virginia. - Rue is an employee of Greenstreet Gardens where she works as a mouser. She was given to the garden center through the Blue Collar Cats program which places cats not social enough to live as indoor pets. Buisnesses in the DC metropolitan area can "hire" these animals for their rodent-deterring services in return for a safe shelter and regular food. Hiring a Blue Collar Cat is a greener, cheaper and more effective alternative to toxic pesticides. The mousers are eartipped to be easily recognised and rarely come in contact with humans but excell in rodent control so are a helpful asset for the community. Over time, cats may become friedlier around humans as they grow accustomed to their presence. (Photo by Anna-Rose GASSOT / AFP) / PHOTO ESSAY: "Claws in the contract: cats for hire to face down US rats." (Photo by ANNA-ROSE GASSOT/AFP via Getty Images)
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