Feline forces are out to get them. And add to r. J. And her colleagues from the organization animals on the street go around picking up feral cats. Then they relocate them in places where the rat plague is at its most severe. With cats being a predate. So the smell of the cats keeps the rats away from the surface so its a good thing for them to do you give them a home and in exchange they keep the reds away from your house. Lisbon authorities are keen to build up a copy troll but rounding up the citys feral cat colonies is anything but easy. A lot of time this attempt fails. Anna and her team make another attempt ideally theyd like to catch the entire colony perhaps make sense so its usually much easier to relocate a colony if you put friends together. Usually sleep together play together. Brothers all sisters and then if you do it individually. Lisbon is home to thousands of cat colonies. Residents have mixed feelings about them some people think theyre useful others cant stand them. Its a scandal there are far too many cats. Who view you. Are you one of my neighbors even fido slingshots at the time. You were with the cats help. The city claim they dont harm anyone but the rats theyre a pest the cats arent. Is lisbons ombudsman for animal rights. Shes one of the initiators of the rat control program. The cats when. People win and of course the rats we know as well because this is another way to control rats in the city well redskin of course being afraid of cats and they just disappear from the places where they are seen. Success one cat is trapped. It panics that has no idea that this will work out well. Before colony is no longer welcome where they belong. Because. The neighborhood is not ok and theyre facing dangers like poisoning or abuse or if the entire building where they lived is coming down for new construction they have to move. This school in central lisbon is the new home of a cat colony. Is at home here now. The tomcat has a kind of Educational Mission for the new arrivals. And. I think its important for them to have to gain respect for animals and its always good for both so we talk so much about 0. 50 and this is also where you are creating this awareness. For animals. And into our tastings this is desperately needed. She says the cat patrol is just a 1st step. I think this is a tip of the iceberg of more you main and green ways of solving these issues. These cats are pioneers so to speak a lot is expected from them. But theyre taking it easy as the hunt begins. Their mission should they choose to accept it a place to call home is something many of us take for granted but for People Living on the streets its a Foundation Upon which a new life could begin and in finland a country known for its generous social welfare people like cancer are being given a new opportunity to escape homelessness through a special program the no Strings Attached steam has given them a chance to rebuild their lives. Trains for marathons at least 3 times a week she takes part regularly. So only 7 when i started running 5 and a half years ago a real turning point in my life. I had just gotten off drugs and thats how i got the psychological part straightened out i do much better when i get moving in the. Car used to be a radically different life sleeping in Public Restrooms and shooting up heroin shed never know a real hope. I was a drug addict on the skids i didnt have any teeth. Life was a really really believe me. Cartoon was at rock bottom but then the city of helsinki gave her an apartment it was part of a National Program to get people off the streets the state of cities and a few foundations pooled their resources and achieve results. 80 years later the number of long term homeless has dropped by 35 percent. The housing 1st strategy means everyone should have a home of their own even if their drug addicts or unemployed. Getting the housing 1st principle means that Homeless People are offered a home 1st. Not just an apartment or lodging or a door they can close but a real home. On help us in. Our task here is to give people a feeling of security you know. To help them rebuild what are often wrecked lives. Song enemy stuff and you know sociality we help out with every day problems and social and health problems. Gosh. Maybe. The residents get together in a common room in your house is 31 and has been living here for 3 years currently hes in drug replacement therapy but he landed on the street after his father died he slept in stairwells or his grandmothers place and he spent 5 years in prison the label on his doorbell says your house the boss. This is his 1st real home in many years he has his own key and private space but he knows that hell need help for a long time nancy. By friday i will have cleaned up here and gotten rid of all the syringes and things so you wont have to watch where you step anymore. So its very important for me to have my own apartment its the most important thing of all. I know how it is when you dont have that. I get the feeling that people take having a home for granted. But they shouldnt. So its the same as with the freedom that i used to take for granted. When i was in prison i realized that i couldnt take it for granted. Right. The success rate speaks for itself 8 out of 10 never go back to the streets. Is one of the Success Stories shes training to become a social worker the 1st training shes at the age of 42 because they had a dog 1000000 years you can running was just one step on the path to getting back on my feet again. She had a 1st step was getting an apartment. And someone else can. Let go its a view to describes a way of life that is joyful and relaxed and where better to study living the sweet life in italy thats where one mare is rewriting the laws of decency he is determined to rid his town of newsarama of offensive language those caught making insults are penalized but instead of fines or Community Service the town is using la dolce vita and culture to sweep even the most sort of tongues. Eyes full of terror mouths wide open. The terrible result of nastiness under it cost the mayor says this painting serves him not only as a warning but is inspiration. I dont have this painting to scare people but so that i always see what nastiness can actually do. Earlier this year the mayor introduced an ordinance banning offensive behavior in law its the 1st of its kind in italy. You know the amounts of what you asked that i want out of. I want to build a down and against the degradation of social relations especially on the internet and social media. But at that out of people are so nasty to each other on social media on Facebook Instagram twitter etc. Youd never see such gratitude his behavior on the piazzi in the bar or at the newspaper kiosk if people were face to face because of the money. The mayor has a lot to do in his small town of 10000 inhabitants between Reggio Emilia and months away in northern italy. But he hopes that would sarah can act as a bulwark against nastiness and be a model for the whole country. The mayor has a plan for punishing offenders. For example a compulsory trip to the citys theatre he thinks culture can serve as a weapon against the potential collapse of society. Forgotten or in money at us but it doesnt change anything of people vent their frustration angrily and nastily their frustration remains their problem stays and the whole community suffers the most which. And request to also recommends literature the Municipal Library houses all the italian classics and much more. All those who violate his ordinance will have to read certain books he chooses costa was inspired by chestnuts of a teeny a screenwriter born in lazzara who worked with the directors viscounty antone only and fellini and had an impact on italian cinema for more than 3 decades. I want to be but this is an its of a teeny i wanted to create a library of italians that every italian should have in their home. Books about philosophy literature and science. His idea was that only a well rounded general education could bring about peaceful coexistence. But not everyone in lazzaro agreements naturally the mayor is ordinance against nastiness has its critics. But its always a normal citizens like me feel offended we are decent people and if i go overboard a bit once ill be immediately punished. For stuff you see all the same row. But others are happy about the new decree especially when it comes to social media. Its so cowardly to not express opinions to peoples faces anyone can pretend to be a hero i want to keyboard. If i did in the past year much about. Me the mayor has already taken one of these socalled heroes to task he was offensive on facebook. But i mean. I contacted the offender and called him to account telling him what mistakes he had made but i also invited him to read some of the books which are listed in the ordinance or phone conversation ended in a very positive way. Mayor andreas costa is certain of his convictions and the painting will remain as an inspiration against his fight against nastiness. Well thats all for this edition of focus on europe but you can always get in touch with me on twitter about this weeks topics ill see you again next week thanks for watching and ill feeders in. The back. Lol