Welcome to the Barn Cat Lady Web Pages!
These pages were inspired by the large number of questions that Barn Cat Lady has been asked over the years on various Some Holding and Homesteading Lists.
After hours of searching both the web and book publishers, The Barn Cat Lady was unable to find any books dedicated primarily to the care, feeding and support of working Barn Cats. And while there are hundreds of books to aide and guide the owners of pet cats, the purpose and relationship between a human and a barn cat has only been lightly explored. This lack of information can cause a great deal of confusion, since what is appropriate for a working cat, may not be exactly the same as required for an indoor pet. While a pet cat may catch the occasional mouse, often to the surprise and dismay of its owner; vermin control is the reason for having a working barn cat. Like any other laborer, Barn Cats work best when their basic needs are met and their tools looked after. In the past few decades, Barn Cats have fallen out of favor as modern pesticides and vermin control became more widely used by modern farmers. But, with the revival of organic and other low tech methods of farming: the Barn Cat is slowly making a come back: especially among small holders and homesteading farms. These owners often have difficulty locating basic information that is suited to their situation. Most farmers and small holders are just too busy to scan dozens of books, in the hope of finding the answers they need. What is lacking is a one-step place they could go for resources and answers.
To fill this void, the Barn Cat Lady web pages were created. Much of the material is is excerpted from the forthcoming book: The Happy Barn Cat: Farmers’ Friend and Natural Pest Control, by Melodi Lammond-Grundy (publication pending). Which so far has been unable to find a publisher (if you are a publisher or know of one that might be interested please e-mail me!). In the meantime, these pages are being made public in the hopes of improving the lives of barn cats everywhere as well as simplifying the lives of their human care takers.
These web pages are a work in progress and will be started with a basic introduction that briefly outlines: The Happy Barn Cat System. This outline briefly explains the five most important areas Barn Cat Care: Feeding, Birth Control, Medical Care, Shelter and Affection. Future updates of this webpage will provide more information in each area. All amaterial is copywrited to Melodi Lammond-Grundy and is provided for personal use only. If you want to publish it of post it on your website please e-mail me first at mlammond@yahoo.com
Please stay tuned for more updates!
