36th St. Business

Many of our colonies stay kitten-free for a long time but for Carol H’s business on 37th St. it's not the case. Shortly after we trapped momma and 2 kittens, one of Carol’s employees saw 5 small kittens running through the yard, and I received a text from another caregiver of mine, Diane, a few streets away. She reported kittens running across 36th St., which concerned her. When we get a request like this we go knocking on doors. GCCCP finds communication is the answer to success and often brings new friends into the rescue. This time we went into a business on 36th St. It turns out, like many times, the guys working there liked cats and were glad to report there were kittens running across their lot every day. This made sense because they were directly on the other side of the chain-link  fence from Carol’s business. We set up 5 traps next to the fence under a perfectly placed truck hood soon to be painted. It offered shade and was directly behind the feeding station at Carol’s. We started our preparation with feeder traps first. The cats would be able to go in and out of the traps freely as we watched on our trail camera. It turned out to be a perfect place seeing how much action there was around the traps. But when most of the cats and kittens are black, it’s hard to count 😉 First we only trapped when the auto shop yard was unlocked, 7 – 4 p.m., but when the heat kept the cats hidden until after 6 p.m. we decided to keep the traps open during the night because we knew the cats were safe locked in the yard. After the first night, it was clear the cats were calm in the covered traps during the  night.

GCCCP trapped 13 cats in 6 days! Nine kittens were taken in for adoption by IHS, and 4 adults were spayed\neutered and vaccinated and welcomed back to the trapping location.

Thank you to all involved! We appreciate your kindness more than you know!