Just outside of public view is a world that not many have
the opportunity to see. The world of the
feral cat is a tough one. Feral cats are
basically wild cats. These cats usually
started life as the pet of someone or they are born feral.
When cats are born in the wild they face the many
dangers. From the simple flea or ear
mite to being attacked by larger predators.
Many feral cats are often hit by cars or the target of mischief that
leads to their demise.
Over the last few months I've started working with the Feral
Colonies of Goldsboro. I was born and
raised in Goldsboro and returned here. I
never saw the cats that live here. I
went to the mall; I went to the feed store.
I never heard them.
Homeless animals are often chased off and never thought of
again. If they get in the garbage or
have kittens under a house, it is only then that someone announces that
something should be done about this nuisance.
Each week hubby and I head down to the feral colony in
Goldsboro to set our traps.
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| Ms. Grey Tabby - TNR - 5/2014 Photo Credit - Renee Sosanna Olson |
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| Spot - TNR - 5/2014 Photo Credit - Renee Sosanna Olson |
I've seen
the world through different eyes. The
eyes of the feral cat. These cats are
scared, and smart. They are wild and yet
calm. I've sat watching them outside my
traps waiting for one to get caught. I
watch them walk around and glance over at me.
They can see me too.
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| Photo Credit - PetSmart Charities |
Trap, Neuter & Release (TNR) is a process of setting out
traps to catch the feral cats, take them to a vet for spay/neuter and shots,
then releasing them back into their colony to live out the rest of their
lives. These are managed colonies. That means that volunteers go out every day,
rain or shine, to drop off food for these cats.
They check the colonies for new comers or pregnant females. If possible when babies are found, they are socialized
and placed in loving homes.
As you can imagine this is not a cheap process. The vet trip alone, just for the surgery is
$50 per cat. Then there is the food,
which can sometimes run into 3 15-lb bags of food a month. This process is completed year after
year. Each month is seems a new face
shows up at the feeding stations. So far
this year Renee’s Rescues has already completed the TNR process on 3 cats from
the Goldsboro colony and 2 from a Seven Springs colony. Kitten season hasn't even started yet.
In the Goldsboro colony we know of at least 2 nursing
females. Tomorrow hubby will set out the
adult and kitten traps in hopes that we can get those in and fixed before the cycle
continues. To help us fund this, we’re
setting up a new fundraiser.
Hubby has created these gorgeous cat’s eye pendants as a way
to show life through the eyes of the feral.
Each pendant is 1 inch in diameter and comes on a cotton cord. The bezel is nickel free and the image
finished in resin. For all donations to Renee’s Rescues in the amount of $25.00
or more, you can show the world the eyes of the feral.
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| Photo Credit - Renee Sosanna Olson |
Any amount helps these cats. Donations can be made directly to SNAP in our name or food can be purchased at locale pet stores or feed supply stores which we can pick up. If you cannot donate, please share this story so that we can help everyone see these precious animals that need protection.
Thank you,
Sosanna
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To make a donation please contact Renee's Rescues on their Facebook page or go to Sosanna's Closet webpage where a Paypal donation form has been created.
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