CHICOPEE, MA (WGGB/WSHM) – Stray cats in Chicopee are retaining one native animal shelter busy. Approximately 30 cats are at present being cared for on the Thomas J. O’Connor Animal Control and Adoption Center and most of them are strays and lots of of them are from the Chicopee space.
“We want to make sure that cats that need our assistance get into the shelter, but we want to respect cats that are in or outdoor cats, too. It can be a really fine balance,” stated TJO Acting Executive Director Heather Cahillane.
Cahillane informed Western Mass News that the shelter has these days been an advocate for indoor cats due to all of the unhealthy issues that might occur in the event that they wander away open air, corresponding to getting hit by a car or attacked by different animals. There have even been injured cats that needed to be in quarantine for as much as 4 months in case that they had rabies or different infections, however in case anybody has an outside cat or sees one gone astray, there are some issues that ought to be completed forward of time.
“Make sure it’s wearing that breakaway collar, make sure there is some kind of ownership, so that we can work with you to also make sure your cat is safe and, if it ends up here, that we’re getting in touch with you either through your microchip, your collar,” Cahillane famous.
Of course, make certain the cats are spayed, neutered, and vaccinated. TJO will not be the one place that offers with stray cats. Robin Fiskaa, president of Halfway Home Cat Rescue, a nonprofit that has taken in surrenders and strays and sending them to foster houses since 2012. She stated her organization has acquired no less than 25 calls over the last one to 2 months about strays.
“We have about 25 foster homes, so we’re very lucky. When we need help, we have a Facebook messenger page where everybody is on it and we post that we have an incoming kitty or a pregnant cat or some kittens and we ask who wants to foster this group of this cat,” Fiskaa
There are additionally calls the organization will get about feral cats, that are wild, neighborhood cats which might be unadoptable. Fiskaa urged individuals to take motion ought to they see a random cat roaming across the neighborhood.
“I think, no matter what kind of stray cat you see or when you see it or where you see it, there’s always a concern that that cat might need help,” Fiskaa defined.
If it is advisable report a stray cat or if you need to undertake one, you may contact TJO or Halfway Home Cat Rescue for extra data.
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