I always thought kitties and mice was an urban legend, but a buddy mine who's not an avid angler and more the tree hugger type, went up to the cottage a few years back and asked the local bait shop owner what kind of bait he should buy to catch musky....the owner took him and his buddies to the back room and presented them with a box of kittens. To make a long story short, I don't think this owner has "bait" in his back room anymore, and the kitties found a good home.