My heart breaks when people toss their animals away or they are abandoned for some reason or other. Our office is located on a major busy north south corridor in Daphne, Alabama, so it is a bit odd, and mercifully cool, that behind our office is a patch of woods that shades the porch surrounding our building. The back porch is one of my favorite places at the office. Behind that is an apartment complex. I figure these animals that we have adopted and care for, mostly feral now, came from there. But who knows. We feed them and make certain that they have fresh water twice a day. And we watch for them and keep count.
I am documenting them as I can locate them sitting still for a moment. Not easy. But this one, McGillicutty, is the spitting image of a cat I lost two years ago at the grand old age of nineteen. First time I saw him, I stopped dead in my tracks at the resemblance. Thought I was seeing a ghost. He's the one that will most likely be human friendly once more. He no longer runs away, unless you approach and reach within a foot of him. And he's the one waiting every morning at the door like we're a drive through.
This is the other one I was able to capture in an image from a far away distance. He's sleeping, he's a tom cat, and he's a daddy. I've seen the one kitten this year, but no decent picture yet. This one I call Big Daddy.
We have contact information for a feral cat helping hands kind of group, so soon we will be working on safe capture, so that they can be given their health care once overs. I hope they don't hate us for it, and that they won't hold a grudge, but there are raccoons in those woods and they need their vaccines. Sigh.
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My heart breaks too when I see this. It's great that you'll be working with a cat rescue. We have an area around here where people dump their dogs and it is so sad.
Dedra, we care for 3 or our own, 1 drop-off and 2 ferals. Your photos are precious. Marti
Ohhhh I adopted a cat from a client who threatened to let him loose in a horrible neighborhood back in Texas. He was her dad's cat who passed away...can you imagine. Now he is one of my favorite joys I just love him!
You are doing a great service to have them captured and looked at by a vet - don't forget to have them fixed so they can't reproduce. there is nothing worse then showing a foreclosure where an animal has been left behind . it is so sad.
kathy Feeney
What cutie pies...we have taken home and found homes for abandoned dogs and cats...our 2 spoiled 4 footeds are not sooo good at sharing...anyone who has ever shared their attention and their heart with one knows the joy they bring you...what great home entertainment centers !
Breaks my heart also. I have one rescued cat here sitting on my desk as I type. She usually sleeps on my in-box LOL (I guess making sure not more work comes in!)~Rita
Gotta love their personalities thanks for sharing the photos and story with us.
I hate see abandoned animals, but there sure are many of them out there. I have a little friend that hangs out around our office as well.
Heart breaking. You are doing wonderful things. Homeless animals and people really do break my heart. Bless you.
Hi Dedra ~ What an outrage that someone would do that! I wish you the best with these muffins. My brother's been feeding a colony of feral cats behind his condo for a number of years. With help from a local group they were able to spay a few. One of his condo mates tried to adopt a couple of them but they broke right through the screen to get back to their pals.
Liz
Once you name them it is all over. Now we have 5 kitties. Thanks, Jim