I was traveling in Athens with my family a few weeks ago, and noticed that there are large numbers of wild cats roaming the city, apparently tolerated by most p

I was traveling in Athens with my family a few weeks ago, and noticed that there are large numbers of wild cats roaming the city, apparently tolerated by most people there. I wonder if allowing wild cats in New York (where I live) would actually be an improvement--perhaps helpful in keeping the rat/mouse population down?