The good (actually the wonderful) news of the day was the adoption of little Poulette. She was collected this morning by one of our volunteers and is now on her way to a new life in Marseille, with a lovely lady who has already adopted two of our cats. We will miss little Poulette, but we are delighted that she has found a home. Not everyone is willing to take a dog of 12 years old, although I suspect (and hope) that Poulette will last for many years to come.
The not so good news was that while leaving the refuge, Poulette’s “chauffeur” saw 5 kittens which had been unceremoniously dumped at the refuge gate. Not even a cardboard box to stop them wondering into the road or to shelter them from the elements. It is clearly marked everywhere that the SPA is closed on Sundays, apart from the first one of the month. Dumping animals when the refuge is closed is a cowardly act. Not only is there a skeleton staff at work, who are already stretched, but how on earth does one find a foster family on a Sunday morning?
This site is dogrescuecarcassonne, but the SPA has cats too, and as of today we have 5 more to cope with. A foster family was found, but my blood is only just starting to come off boiling point. These kittens are not wild, they are clearly an entire litter of someone who has just not bothered to sterilise their cat and who thinks it is okay to treat the SPA as a dustbin. Shame on them, whoever they are.
Kittens are arriving almost every day and foster families are always needed. If you would like details of what is expected of a foster, please get in touch!