Cats at Disneyland. Real ones!

DisneyGigi

DisneyGigi

Well-Known Member
sbkline said:
Not from my experience. When I was growing up, my aunt used to have lots of cats in her yard which were wild. And my grandpa has several wild cats in his yard, and as a kid as well as as an adult, I have always liked to try to catch the cats, but it has always been hard to get near them. They are generally anti-social and more afraid of people than people are of them, and tend to keep to themselves. The only way I can think of that a wild cat would just come up and attack someone out of the blue is if you are messing with one of its babies or it has rabbies or something. Other than that, they always tend to run off and hide as opposed to seeking confrontation with humans.

I think both possibilities could very well be correct here. It very well may be that Disney puts cats in for natural rodent control. But I have no doubt that there are probably many cats who end up there on their own since it is a haven for wild critters.
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We used to live on a small farm, with horses, and we had cats that would raise kittens in our barn.. I loved sitting in the field with a piece of cheese baiting the wild kittens. It always amazed my family how I could tame them in a matter of days. DH says I am a "beastmaster" :ROFLOL:as I also can do the same thing with baby birds and rabbits.
Wild cats are going to go where mice are and no pun intended but I am sure there are many at WDW. They are afraid of you and will not approach unless they trust you. :animwink:
 
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mermaid1

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The cats were brought in for Pest control and have been there forever...not the same cats...LOL! You will find them around the Hungry Bear restaurant and by the docks where the canoes are, but away from the people. They are seen other places too, I imagine at night, the third shift knows them pretty well. It is suggested to NOT feed them, so they will do their job. They are friendly cats, but don't come around large groups of people. It is cool to see them around the Park.:wave:
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CThaddeus

CThaddeus

New Member
It took me a couple days to get over there and catch them out and about, but here is photographic proof of the existence of the California Adventure cats...or at least two of them. These were taken next to the stationary train across from Taste Pilots' Grill. If I catch the Disneyland cats out in the next few days, I'll get a few pictures and post them, too.

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ed: I appear to be a bit brain damaged tonight posting pictures. Eventually I'll get this right...or not.
 
primetime52

primetime52

Member
I tend to agree with the pest control assumption.

When I was in DL in November, my girlfriend and I saw a mouse running around the line for Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage. He seemed to be living in a nearby bush.

The next day, we saw a cat in critter country and then another in DCA. I immediately put 2 and 2 together, and assumed the cats are probably there for pest control. Or of course it just might be a coincidence.
 
SweetMagic

SweetMagic

Oh Meyla Weyla
Tigggrl said:
I forgot that I took this to post here. This little guy wanted some Turkey!
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That looks like the same spot that we saw a cat when we were there, hanging around the benches in front of the castle hunting for dropped food.

We also saw one on the dock back by the canoes like someone had mentioned.

I took pictures too, but sadly, my pictures are trapped on my laptop, which is not feeling well right now :(
 
primetime52

primetime52

Member
I'd like to resurrect this thread due to some new information on the topic.

I'm currently reading Mouse Tales by David Koenig and he mentions these cats that roam around Disneyland. According to Koenig, they are indeed used for pest control, and were first introduced to the park decades ago. Apparently they tried several types of pesticides or other more barbaric methods, and nothing worked as well as "natural selection."

To give an example, at one point (can't remember if it was in the 60's or 70's) the park had a pretty serious rat problem. They tried to solve it by leaving syonide (sp?) laced hot dogs sitting on the ground in strategic points across the park for the rats to eat (and die soon after). This plan worked for a while, but took a bad turn when a young child actually picked up one of these hot dogs and ate it. He didn't die but became seriously ill, and his parents sued Disney. After this incident, they introduced cats to the park and that has been their number one pesticide ever since.
 
netenyahoo

netenyahoo

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The birds are more tame and go after people than the feral cats. I can't believe how those birds go after food on tables.

I've seen several feral cats at both DL and DCA over the years. I've never seen them at WDW.
 

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