60 kittens with just six days to live ...

[feorag]

Originally Posted by marthaMoo

no one/rescue should be slated because they want the best for there animals.

And nobody is!

[Pimperella]

I couldn't have taken any. We are seriously having to consider a second cattery as we are now at 14 (including the 3 older kittens, soon to be neutered and spayed. the 5 kittens at 3 weeks old who again will all be staying here till spayed and neutered) and we are being forced into catching up the rest of the feral population which includes 2 queens, at least 2 toms and another litter! All of which we have to vet treat, feed, worm etc and only costs covered by anyone else is the spaying and neutering which CPL are covering.
All these cats are not just strays that have been born and reared feral, but Rose, the mum of the 5 kittens (the one who had to have the csection, again covered by us!) was far too tame to have been a feral. She was no doubt dumped when she became pregnant begining of this year, till of course we caught her, heavily pregnant, and now she's like any housecat, A right bossy madam who demands fuss.
We took them on knowing that we would have very little chance of finding them homes. But all are and will be spayed and neutered and will have a home now regardless.
Really nice tho is one of the take outs near to where we caught them, who are giving us bags of chicken every day. So it's certainly helping with my rising feed bills, already have 10 dogs plus 5 pups!
But If I hadn't then no one else was going to. Even the RSPCA charity shop had rung the RSPCA and said who they were and got told that 'We don't deal with stray cats'
Now they have my number and call us instead.
Having to buy our own cat traps now.
And all because someone didn't bother to get their cat done!!!!!!! Makes me sooooooooo bloody mad! It's such a simple op and both the RSPCA and CPL offer vouchers towards the cost, and many places offer low cost neutering and spaying!
The dogs trust offer the same to anyone on working tax credit, any dog £30! Hardly anything when you think of the costs involved in rearing a litter, well worth it.

[leggy]

Now thats just it i know the Rotti was the only reason as i hadnt even got to tell the lady about my family and so on. I got as far as telling her id would like to re home a cat where i live and my other pets. And she said im sorry we wont re home to a home with large dogs I see the point about them that get turned down going out and getting a kitten then that having kittens. I do get all my cats sorted so we never have kittens but where i live there is now hundreds of kittens no one wants I can now get a kitten in any colour i want for free its sad.

[marthaMoo]

Originally Posted by feorag

And nobody is!

I wasnt saying you were.
Just pointing out each rescue organisation has rehoming policies for there own reasons. And because I worked in rescue for a few years I did get to understand why, even though some may come across as being quite strict, its only because they want the best fot that animal.
If you get turned down by one there is always another one you can try.

Most of my dogs are from all over, including two which we had to personally collect from Southern Ireland ourselves.

I probably wouldnt pass a homecheck by a large organisation now due to the amount of different animals with different problems I have. But I know there are rescues out there who would happily home to me and think that I have a very good home to offer.

[bookwormju]

How sad, i hope they manage to rehome them

[GothGirl]

If you read the comments underneath someone from the rescue itself has commented saying they never gave an interview to the paper and none of the cats are going to be dstroyed.

[Shell195]

Last year our sanctuary was struggling (again) and the media printed a story about us saying we were to close and the animals destroyed. We never gave them the story so we dont know who did as they used old photos they already had

[feorag]

Aye, if there's no news, make it up???

Most newspapers have stock photographs they've used in previous articles that they can use again!

[tinks30]

I rang a friend in rescue and she said all the kittens are safe now!

[Emmaj]

Originally Posted by tinks30

I rang a friend in rescue and she said all the kittens are safe now!

thats great news