CumbreCats TNR and Rescue

"The whole is more than the sum of its parts." - Aristotle CumbreCats may seem like a whole, but in reality it is made up of many working parts, characterised by cooperation.  SESSION IS A SNAP For example, on 5 June 2022, for example, one of our team trappers was in Kalmias with the cages and thanks to good cooperation with one of the caretakers, a trapping operation was quickly completed. Trapper Report: "A young female was hungry and quickly entered the trap, touched the trigger and was caught. I took the CumbreCat to the vets and picked her up after her surgery. Then I let her recover at my home. Then in the evening I released her." TWO IS ALWAYS BETTER On 7 September 2022, one of our caregivers took on the role of trapper in the Magnolia Zone. She had been trapping young CumbreCats in her care. On that day she managed to trap a female and of course take her to the vets etc. And on 9 September 2022, she caught a male again, the brother of the first youth.  What ...

BACK IN ACTION Now that the tourists have gone, our team trappers and good neighbours have been able to deal with our CumbreCats and give them the extra care that they need.  WOUND GETS ATTENTION On Wednesday, August 31, 2022 one of our caregivers in the Monte Cala zone contacted our head trapper about an injured CumbreCat. Trapper Report: "Thanks to the keen eye of one of our carers, she was able to spot one of the CumbreCats with a very bad looking wound on its tail.  The carer informed me and I immediately grabbed my trap and made my way to the carer where the injured cat was coming for breakfast. She prepared the trap with a tasty little breakfast to attract him, but first he watched and checked the trap from all sides. Then he danced around the trap a little, but as the only food was in it, he finally went into the trap, touched the trigger and was caught.  Quickly the carer covered the trap and took the CumbreCat to our wonderful village vet Veronica. She cleaned th...

GOOD NEWS We begin our report with a heart-warming story that shows that there are animal lovers of all ages. Head Trapper Report: "On Tuesday 23 August 2022, I received a report that one of our spayed black CumbreCats was injured in the begonia area. A German family who were on holiday contacted various people until they found me. They were good and sent me a video and photos of the cat. Our regular cat feeder had already informed me about the sighting of the injured cat three weeks ago, but of course the cat disappeared. This usually happens when holidaymakers are here and feed the cats as part of their holiday adventure. In this case, it was a good thing because the family's children gained the cat's trust. Two little boys who regularly fed her noticed that the cat was limping and informed their parents because they were so worried.  I had a conversation with the family that the best thing to do was to trap the cat. The father picked up the trap, and they started feedin...

On 9 August 2022, our chief trapper received a call for help. This is her report. "A community member from the Dalias zone sent me photos of some CumbreCats that had moved into her private garden. The photos showed that the adults had not been neutered.  I made an appointment to come to her garden. Equipped with two traps and 3 transport boxes, I arrived at the garden but it was locked and I could not enter. However, I saw a mother with her kittens, who were about 3 months old, sitting in the garden waiting for food.  The mummy immediately started watching me. I think she stared at me for at least 30 minutes. I shook the bag of biscuits to lure her closer to me. Little by little, she moved towards me. Very quickly I prepared my normal trap with food, activated it and hid behind the car.  I could see her circle the trap a few times. She was very hungry and entered the trap, touched the trigger and was caught. I was very happy to be successful - especially with the mum. I c...

GREETINGS TO all . On June 24th, 2022, we toasted the 2nd anniversary of the launch of the CumbreCats campaign with a couple bottles of nice cava. We had a great time with our teams and supporters and continue to be overjoyed by the care and compassion of our neighbours. As the great ancient Greek philosopher Aesop once said, "No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted." WHERE? I just want to take a moment to let you know why you are not seeing our trappers in your area . Firstly, tourists are now feeding the CumbreCats as part of their holiday experience. While this is fine , it results in the cats being removed from their regular feeding areas and the protective eye of their handlers . Secondly, traffic has increased and the CumbreCats do not like the sound of cars, so it 's best for them to stay hidden. And finally , it 's too hot. They will try to stay under...