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FROM HOME AND ABROAD. ALSO FEATURES INVOLVING OUR OWN CATS,

THAT HAVE SAD STORIES BUT HAPPY ENDINGS AND ALSO SOME

FEATURES OF OUR FUND RAISING EVENTS.





CATS IN ANDALUCIA

In September of last year, I embarked on a three week holiday in Mojacar, Andalucia. My reason for choosing this area was because a close friend, Diane, was living near Mojacar, and is manager of the local cattery.

This cattery is an off-shoot of a charity called PAWS, although they do raise the majority of their funds, for the cats welfare themselves and have been given a very small space by the side of the Paws building, for pens for the cats.

Little did I know how involved I would become with the feral cats on Mojacar's playa. Relaxing on the beach was the order of the day for me but most days I got involved with feeding and attempting to take some of these cats to the vets
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   A FERAL CAT WITH A NASTY EYE INFECTION THAT DIANE

IS STILL TRYING TO CATCH, AFTER MONTHS OF EFFORT,

SO THAT IT CAN RCEIVE TREATMENT FROM A VET.











Seeing what was happening in Mojocar made me realise how lucky we are in England having the support of the CPA. Money, odviosly, or lack of it is the biggest problem in Majocar. The cattery has only four pens which has to cater for a 50K radius from Majocar and odviously includes beach resorts and towns, and the pens are permanently filled. Di's house is full of the little unwaned cats, found wherever, because there is no space available. This applies to many of the other volunteers who willingly take the cats that are found in bins, outside garages, by motorways, locked in garages and most shokingly abandoned by the English people who cannot be bothered to take on the respsibility of looking after their pet, when they rturn to England.

      These are two pictures of BLANCA. The first picture, (on the left), shows poor Blanca at the vets after she had been found in a garage, abandoned by her owners, who returned to England, with her back legs tied together with rope so she could not walk. The rope had  gone through to her bone. It may give you some idea of the horrific injuries she suffered. The second picture taken by her new owner, shows Blanca well on the road to recovery. What a transformation & such a beautiful cat.

Although I am a fosterer for St Austell Cats Protection, I would like to try to help my friend in Spain. I know she needs traps, food, money and most of all, people to foster or home the cats, and if there is anyone who has any suggestions please contact me, on the E Mail adress given below. I am also aware that Deidre, from Coranation Street has a villa near the Playa Mojocar, and I thought about contacting her to see there is anything she can do to help. I am not sure how to go about this and any suggestions about how to do this, please can they let me know? Having also seen the programme on BBC2 about the 70yr. old lady who is looking after cats in north London, I am very aware that there is a massive problem with cats in England and if we are to solve it then neutering must be the most important part of our business.

So take a pat on the back everyone who is involved, and keep up the good work.

Thank You,    Janina Biggs,  Fosterer  St Austell cats Prtection

janinab8@googlemail.com