CumbreCats TNR and Rescue

 CUMBRECAT TRAP TO THE RESCUE On Tuesday, January 11, 2022, our head trapper was called over to the zone of MonteCala by a concerned neighbour. In this zone is a very kind CumbreCat caretaker and she was concerned about a young black and white female named Patch who was exceptionally pretty and was being courted by a couple of macho males, or she thought. The head trapper reports: "At once, I spotted the huge macho CumbreCat that we named BRUISER was hanging around the young pretty gal with his big babymakers dancing around. Then another black macho appeared and seemed to be wanting to court her as well. I realized that there was no time to waste and that I really had to hurry up.  I messaged the caretaker to please not feed the cats for one evening and that I would come the next day to try and trap both the female and the macho men. I came the next mornig with my traps and a kitten who was already neutered started to hang around, so I had to lure it away with some dry food....

COMMUNITY GROUP *AVID* CONTRIBUTE TO CAMPAIGN ON BEHALF OF THE CumbreCats Control Campaign Team: We wish to formally give gratitude and recognition to the neighbours who belong to the AVIB association for their collective contribution to our campaign. Your financial aid goes a long way in the continued efforts of our team and to the wellbeing of the CumbreCats who are allowed to live in harmony and freedom with us. AVID donation of 810€ has gone towards the neutering of  9 male cats (270€) and 9 female cats (540€)    ABOUT AVID - www.AVID.org AVIB is the Neighborhood Association for the promotion of the multicultural community in Benitachell and the exchange of interests and information between the owners, the local authorities, and VAPF.   CAMPAIGN UPDATE The importance of this campaign is paramount! According to Central Europe statistics, due to climate change, female cats who are sexually mature at 5-6 months, can become pregnant up to 3 times a year because of t...

FOR THE GRACE OF KINDNESS We start the year with a story that reminds us all that kindness is the giver of grace. Regular readers will remember that the Caregiver for the colony of CumbreCat in the Kalmias zone had been keeping her eye on a kitten who was poorly. The Trappers had made a plan to neuter a small family but the one kitten needed to go to the emergency vet in Benissa for an x-ray and an echocardiogram, plus some other tests. The kitten was then put on antibiotics for 10 days. The caregiver kindly paid for all of this because she could not let the small kitten suffer. Our head trapper was in daily contact with the caregiver for updates on the kitten. At first, the kitten was not eating or drinking. According to the caregiver, "She has been totally unresponsive to anything and has not moved in two days. My heart is breaking for her." Fingers were crossed for luck for the wee soul. The following day (Dec. 23, 2021) the kitten was back at the vets in Benissa. The vet ...