Are Cats & Kittens Considered Farm Animals?
I consider myself a lover of animals. I enjoy my animals a lot. My horse, Blaze, is a beauty but due to health issues, I don’t get to spend as much time with him as I would like. My goat heard gets more of my attention since I have seven nanny’s getting ready to kid and my dog, Bella, gets her daily time with me. I really consider myself a dog person over cats but do have a couple of favorites.
On our farm we have had an over abundance of kittens this fall. Nine litters have arrived and made themselves at home. Every few months we began to notice a new Tom hanging around and then disappear, then another would show up. Of course, it wasn’t long before the Mamas started showing and we knew then that we were headed for a lot of kittens. Now we can officially count 20 plus 0ut around the barn at feeding time. Out of all of them, I have two that I call mine, a Calico named Fluffy and Black kitten with a white diamond on her neck called Raja.
So, my question is are they considered a farm animal or just pets? Well, we know a lot of people have cats as pets in their homes, sometimes several. But on the farm we have more than several, we have twice that many. And yes, we consider them as farm animals, they keep the rodent population under control. That is good on a farm. I once had a rat run up my pant leg and let me tell you that was not a happy moment. I jumped a fence and ran until it fell out of my pant leg. I was 16 at the time but have never forgotten it. It was just one of those feelings that you don’t forget.
So in light of all of this talk about farm animals or pets, I consider them both. Just as we have working dogs, we have them as pets also. We take care of our Cats and Kittens just like we do our other animals. We feed them the best cat food we can and have found that Proud Paws Cat and Kitten food is terrific for our feline herd. They enjoy the taste and eat it up. Some can be and have been picky about other cat food but this feed they really like. They need to have good nutrition to grow and keep healthy just like the horse feed we feed our horses to keep healthy and the rest of the animals. We love them all the same.
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