Although the colder temperatures and flurries of the previous week or so may make it appear in any other case, spring has sprung.
And the altering of the seasons means the beginning of what’s generally known as “kitten season” – NOTL Cats, like other rescues in Niagara, is bracing for an influx of new feline arrivals.
“We actually have a few kittens now who were rescued from a less-than-desirable location in Niagara-on-the-Lake,” volunteer Tanya Rice mentioned.
But whereas kittens seize many of the consideration, Rice worries about a number of the older cats of their care.
“It’s the moms that get left behind,” Rice mentioned. “Everybody adopts the cute and cuddly kittens.”
The rescue hosted a meet-and-greet this previous snowy Saturday on the Pet Valu in Virgil, the place a pair of its costs — Honey, a six-month-old feminine shorthair and Harvey, an eight-month-old grey-and-white shorthair — have been be available to satisfy with potential adopters.
The pair are amongst eight cats being fostered by the rescue.
“Any cat or kitten made ready for adoption has been fully vetted,” Rice mentioned. “That means they have been vaccinated, spayed or neutered, microchipped and dewormed.”
NOTL Cats may also be internet hosting a planter sale this Saturday, March 30 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 456 Line 2 Rd.
Several completely different planter kinds will likely be available with costs starting from $25 to $50. Payments by money or debit will likely be accepted.
All money raised will likely be used for the care of the cats being taken care of by the rescue.
Rice, in the meantime, careworn that the work being achieved by NOTL Cats wouldn’t be attainable with out help from native businesses like Pet Valu and the Husky Truck Stop, which hosts common raffles in help of the rescue.
For the sale, NOTL Cats additionally obtained help from Kauzlaric Family Farm, Handmade Presence and Bellyacres Farm.
More info and pictures of cats available for adoption may be discovered at notlcats.weebly.com.
Richard Hutton, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Lake Report
