News
Aug 10 2011
Lovely Farm Home?
SART has been involved in a project that has taken a year this coming September. Short version is that an elderly couple began feeding a couple of strays a few years back. Wife was placed in nursing home, Husband became ill and subsequently passed away. Family friends contacted us about the situation. Upon arriving at the home, there were 28 cats/kittens at the time. I started feeding them nightly and slowly taking in the kittens, capturing the adults to get them spayed/neutered and medically cared for. Over the fall 3 more batches of kittens came out of hiding, which we then had to care for as well. The adults who were tame we incorporated into the shelter. The kittens came to the shelter. The property has now sold, the new owners do not want cats around, and I have 6 left that I need to find a wonderful farm for where there is safe shelter, good food every day, and room to roam. These 6 have been fixed, innoculated, wormed, and even though they are shy around humans, catch on to feeding time, are non aggressive and rather sweet when I am in their enclosure. I would love to find a clean, healthy environment for them. They would have to be contained for a month or so until they knew that their new home was safe, so that they will stay when released to roam around. They do not get under foot, and I would love to place them where there are no other cats so that they do not get threatened and run off in fear. If anyone knows of a farm like this that would be willing to welcome my 6 Carmeans to their property, please contact me through the Contact Page on the website. I would be happy to provide food, I would transport them to their new home, and I would show them how best to care for them while they are captive.
Because we are so full, I need to place them safely so that I can use their enclosure for our growing kittens. Plus, they deserve a safe place to live their lives, and feel safe and secure. Just another example of what happens when good hearted people begin feeding, without taking on the responsibility of getting the animals fixed. We spent many dollars on this project, and it would have been small money if the couple of strays were fixed when they first came. This is an example of how the population grows so quickly, becomes difficult to manage, and more expensive to maintain and tackle. We could have easily taken in a couple of strays a few years ago, but now have had to spend many hours doing what is best for 40 cats/kittens.
Let this be a lesson to all who feed. Capture them one by one, get them fixed, release them back and continue to feed. You will have wonderful animals to enjoy and they will so appreciate your attention, without having 3 litters a year. It is an easy remedy if done before so many are created.
