A kitten that was discovered with rat glue on its tail and hind legs has been rehabilitated, and is now prepared for adoption.
Rescuers from Cats of Marine Terrace, a Facebook web page devoted to serving to group cats within the space, rescued the small kitten on Dec. 4, 2023.
Photo from Cats of Marine Terrace / FBRescuers spent a number of hours trying to take away the glue from its physique utilizing olive oil, and finally managed to get nearly all of the adhesive off.
The kitten emerged “shaken from the entire ordeal”, however unhurt, and its “tail now simply has a foul haircut”.
However, it was additionally discovered to be filthy and lined in fleas.
One rescuer, surnamed Tan, subsequently took the kitten into her care.
Photo from Cats of Marine Terrace / FBOlive the kitten
Now, the kitten, named Olive, is able to discover his endlessly home.
Photo from Cats of Marine Terrace / FBOlive is estimated to be round 4 to 5 months old, and has but to be sterilised.
“Olive is shy however will heat up rapidly with different kitty firm, so he’ll do nicely with multi cat households,” the Facebook web page wrote.
Interested adopters can drop Cats of Marine Terrace a message on Facebook.
Glue traps are merciless: Acres and SPCA
While glue traps is likely to be one of many most cost-effective methods to remove pests, they’re indiscriminate and will hurt different unsuspecting animals too.
The Animal Concerns Research and Education Society (Acres) and Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) have beforehand urged members of the general public and pest management firms to utilise extra humane alternate options.
Animals similar to pythons, owls and group cats have fallen prey to attach traps as nicely.
According to the National Environment Agency’s (NEA) guidelines on rat management in estates, glue traps or glue boards can be utilized, however ought to be placed at areas that are “inaccessible and distant”, particularly from stray animals.
“If a glue board is utilized in an open space, there have to be justification to take action, and an applicable cowl have to be used over the glue board to stop trapping of non-target animals,” the rules state.
If a non-target animal is caught on the lure, pest management operators are required to rescue the animal, which may then be despatched to a non-public veterinarian, or handed over to the National Parks Board (NParks).
Top picture from Cats of Marine Terrace / FB
