Deb,



Obviously you don't want cats or dogs used in a situation where they can cause damage to either the collections or the building by knocking over things or scratching. But in some situations they may be effective either outdoors or inside for the sort of problems that Pam described.



Cheers,

Dave





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-----Original Message-----

From:         Deb Fuller <[log in to unmask]>

Date:         Fri, 5 Jan 2007 18:30:39 

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Subject: Re: [MUSEUM-L] Serious Pest Infestation



On 1/5/07, David Harvey <[log in to unmask]> wrote:



>  and to even use

> predators, such as cats or dogs, to scare away or hunt down the

> problem animals.



Ya know, I was thinking that she needed a few good cats roaming around

the place. Dachshounds are also exceptionally good at pest control.



I heard a story a while back about one of the houses at the Museum For

Frontier Culture in Staunton, VA that was having problems with mice in

the thatched roof. The curators called their sister house in Ireland

to ask them what to do about the problem - chemicals, traps. etc.

Their reply was, "And where is your cat?" Apparently there is a fat,

happy cat on site now. :)



Deb



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