MAY 28 2024 🐾 TRAPPING REPORT 🐾 RAINBOW REPORT

Catching CumbreCats in Kalmias


One of our volunteer trappers received a message from a homeowner on Kalmias. The owner had a security camera set up in her garden and spotted a mother cat with three kittens nesting there.

Trapper Report

"The kind-hearted lady asked for help feeding the mother cat, who looked very frail, in her absence. If the mother and later the kittens got used to the feeding point, they could eventually be trapped and spayed once old enough.

An automatic food dispenser was installed. Word quickly spread among the Kalmias cats about the new food source. Soon, the suspected father and more cats showed up, bringing the total to five adult cats.

The mother cat moved her three kittens to a new location due to too much human interference. It was agreed with the owner to start trapping the adult cats.

Everything was set up on the morning of May 24th. It took a long wait, but one by one, the cats started to appear. A beautiful fluffy black cat, identified by an ear tip, was already spayed. The two females were too cautious and only ate the food placed at the entrance of the trap, not venturing inside.

At long last, a large male felt confident enough to try the food inside the trap. Off we went to the vet at 9 am, where he was neutered by 10:00 am, and then collected to sleep off the anesthesia in a dark room. At 5 pm, he was released back into the same garden where he was trapped. He ran off quickly, not stopping for the nice nibbles.

I wish him a happy and quiet life in Kalmias."

Lirios SuperMan Does it Again!!!


CumbreCats only has one volunteer trappers that is a man? As strange as this sounds, this trapper has done an amazing service for the Lirios community and for our Cat Control Campaign. Bravo!



Rainbow Report 
RIP Pueblo de la Paz Cat
Trapper Report


"In the quiet village of Pueblo de la Paz, there lived a cat well known to the residents. Many people called and phoned us, seeking help for this poor boy. Tragically, he had developed nose cancer, a condition that couldn’t be treated. He had been on our to-do list for at least ten months, but he was wary and elusive. Whenever he spotted one of our traps, even from afar, he would vanish instantly.

We tried everything—different traps, different people—but nothing worked. Once, one of our caretakers almost caught him with a fishing landing net, but he managed to escape. His condition worsened over time, and it pained us to see him suffer.

Finally, one of our trappers managed to catch him using a blanket. By then, he was too weak to put up a fight. We all felt an overwhelming sadness that we couldn’t alleviate his suffering sooner. 

As we mourned for him, we also felt a sense of relief and happiness. Now, he could finally rest in another world, free from pain and suffering."


RIP Camelias Cat
Trapper Report

One of our cat lovers on the Cumbre was caring for a beautiful boy we had trapped in November 2022 for neutering. Despite receiving good care, his health deteriorated, and he became increasingly ill. Help was urgently needed.

Using the normal trap proved impossible. The neighbor tried several times, but the cat refused to enter. My plan was to use our handmade drop trap, which typically allows the cat feeder to get close and set it up. For the transfer to a transport box, I usually stay in the background. However, the neighbor was too frightened of this boy, as he had bitten her once. She decided to call her friend Claire from Catland in Javea for assistance.

Together, they used a large drop trap, gradually getting the cat used to eating under it. Their patience paid off, and they successfully trapped him. As we had feared, Veronica, the village vet, needed to put him to sleep.

We are deeply grateful to Claire from Catland for her fantastic help and to Gatos Felizes of Benitachell for their support in cases of euthanasia. While we mourn his loss, we find solace in knowing he is now free from pain.

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