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Sarwat Hakim holds Mickey, one of the feral cats she feeds, on Aug. 10, 2023, outside her Niles home. Niles police recently “deputized” a pack of five feral cats, including Mickey, to fight the rodent population in the village.
One of the five feral cats recently recruited by Niles police to control the rat population wanders out of the woods into a backyard on Aug. 10, 2023.
One of the five feral cats recently recruited by Niles police to control the rat population wanders out of the woods into a backyard on Aug. 10, 2023.
Sarwat Hakim feeds some of the rat-catching feral cats she cares for, Aug. 10, 2023, outside her Niles home.
Sarwat Hakim feeds some of the rat-catching feral cats she cares for, Aug. 10, 2023, outside her Niles home.
Mickey, one of the five cats recently recruited by Niles police to control the rat population, wanders out of the woods on Aug. 10, 2023.
Mickey, one of the five cats recently recruited by Niles police to control the rat population, wanders out of the woods on Aug. 10, 2023.
Sarwat Hakim keeps shelters on her back patio for some of the feral cats she cares for in Niles.
Sarwat Hakim keeps shelters on her back patio for some of the feral cats she cares for in Niles.
Sarwat Hakim holds Mickey, one of the feral cats she feeds, on Aug. 10, 2023, outside her Niles home.
Sarwat Hakim holds Mickey, one of the feral cats she feeds, on Aug. 10, 2023, outside her Niles home.