By Devon Jahn | Development Manager
In one busy day we hade a single 45-cat colony from Lebanon, Oregon. It's an hour and a half drive from FCCO's clinic, but well worth the drive to help all these cats at once.
The cats live on Ivan and Marinda's farm. These farmers do what they can to feed the cats, but they can't afford to spay/neuter them. Trapping was also a challenge, so a long-time FCCO volunteer, Sharon, and her sister trapped and transported the cats. When Ivan reached out to FCCO he shared, "They are simply beautiful cats, and any help you could offer would be greatly appreciated by me and my kids".
The colony began as a few strays.
Ivan has a manufactured home on his parents' property that he uses for storage. Stray cats from their community saw a safe place to live and moved in. The colony began as a few strays that Ivan and his son, niece, and nephew fed. This summer, the population grew at an out-of-control rate.
The kids have been mowing yards and doing chores to earn money to help feed the cats. We sent them home with donated cat food to help out.
Twelve of the cats are kittens under 3 months old, and the family has plans for the tame kittens to go to homes. The population will stabilize now that the colony is all spay/neutered.
FCCO exists to help cats like these who otherwise would not receive medical services, including spay/neuter. We can do this because of your support. Thank you.
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