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this little feller needs help

March 16th, 2010 · 1 Comment · wildlife

At some point in the near future, I plan to do a longer post about feral and free-roaming cats, but this little kitten needs help now. Last month, someone abandoned this one and two others in front of the Ft. Chiswell Laundromat. One of the private agencies that deals with this problem was called, and a representative picked the kittens up, had them spayed, and promptly dropped them back off at the laundromat. There is no room at the inn for these kittens. Why do I care about these particular cats when there are hundreds if not thousands just like them in SWVa? Did I mention this is the place Anne uses to wash our clothes?

This particular kitty is male, and appears to have been trained to use a litter box. Michele, the lady who manages the laundromat, has been feeding the three and told Anne that the first week or so when she first set out food in a box, this one would rush over and pee in it. Personally, I think this one has some potential. So……if you’d like a kitten or three who haven’t been out on their own for very long, drop by the Ft. Chiswell Laundromat and ask for Michele.

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  • anonymous

    I’m eagerly awaiting your post on feral cats. Maybe that will inspire me to write about our free-roaming dog problem.

    We also have cat issues. We have plenty of nearby feral cats that live fairly short, desperate lives that end under the wheels of a car. The cats occasionally take a wild bird in our yard. Occasionally the cats stalk our chickens. I like animals, and I have a cat, but I don’t want other cats eating my chickens and scaring my rabbits. Fortunately, we can trap and scare most cats so that they don’t want to come back. Unfortunately, I sometimes need to come up with a more permanent solution for animals caught in the act of stalking or attacking chickens, and it makes me angry that I have to do this because somebody didn’t neuter and / or control their pet. Why should the responsibility be mine? Why do people who “love” their pets leave them to roam and are surprised when their pet becomes ill or is killed by another animal or a car?

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