I spoke with the office people today, and pointed out that it is Spring. It is warm, and it has been warm. There are two (2!!!) unneutered male cats belonging to my neighbor, and there are several cats in the colony who are either new or whom I couldn't catch last time. There will soon be kittens. Can I, I asked, TNR? Please? Or would you like some kittens?
They said yes! I haven't made any arrangements yet (I didn't want to start any balls rolling, so to speak 'til I'd gotten a feel for where management/owners stood), so watch this space for more news.
I have to let the office know when *I* (and you) know more, so that they can leave notes on people's doors about what's going on. The office person I spoke with said that people had come and asked what they could do to help about the cats, so that's a good sign.
And, uh, if you have a few dollars to chip into the TNR-fund, now might be a fantastic time to do so. The fund is empty (I've been paying for cat chow out of my own pocket, which I don't mind, but at $50/cat for speutering, even if I only catch a few, it becomes costly for one person. ) Even just a few dollars helps a lot.
(More updates -- and cat pictures-- next week. Maybe sooner. But life has gotten crazy 'round here...)
Random Thought - If people want to know what is going on with the cat's - maybe you can get them to help you with the process. Maybe a nice post that they can distribute sooner rather that later that says at a still unknown time we will be working on TNR - explain TNR - explain how they can help (kitty food fund too)...blah blah blah blah and maybe you can get some help from within the complex!
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