BRAWLEY— Too Cute Kitten Rescue, a non-profit organization that gives shelter, fostering, and adoption of cats, is dealing with difficulties with the renewal of their business license. City ordinances impose a three-animal restrict in residential zones.
Four or extra animals stored in a residential zone over three months old can be topic to the three-animal restrict. Too Cute Kitten Rescue exceeds the animal restrict with over a dozen cats that have not been adopted.
“I do not know why the town needs us to determine it out ourselves,” mentioned Lisa Keck, proprietor of Too Cute Kitten Rescue. “It’s like we have to do issues by their guidelines, however they’re making it onerous.”
Too Cute Kitten Rescue has been partaking with metropolis council members to handle their issues. They hope to obtain momentary reduction from the animal restrict regulation. An implementation of a cattery ordinance was additionally proposed “which is one thing that many, many cities do,” mentioned Keck. “And I do not know why we do not have one thing like that”
The organization information their adoptions and spaying/neutering efforts, contributing to controlling the stray inhabitants, and discovering properties for cats. Health issues together with panleukopenia are handled and vaccinated and cats are rescued in harmful conditions, corresponding to vehicles or dumpsters.
Feline infectious peritonitis was untreatable till 4 years in the past. “Now there is a remedy, mentioned Keck. “You have to purchase it from China as a result of it isn’t FDA permitted, however we have handled now eight cats.”
The hearth division additionally assisted with their kitten rescue. “A fireman is standing there all wearing gear,” mentioned Keck. “They opened their jacket to indicate me the kittens they discovered. This was in 2019.”
Partnerships with PetGood and Tractor Supply are arrange so potential adopters can meet the cats earlier than finishing the adoption. “We’re supporting one another,” mentioned Keck.
There are additionally partnerships with different native animal welfare organizations, corresponding to Man’s Best Friend and the Humane Society, helping in animal adoption.
Devon Apodaca, govt director of The Humane Society, can also be dealing with issues with cat adoption, in keeping with Keck. “Devon instructed me yesterday that he cannot take any extra cats,” mentioned Keck.
“We spend $79,000 a yr to ship them to the Humane Society. And 70% of the humane society animals come from Brawley,” mentioned Keck. “That’s astonishing to me.”
The kitten rescue has efficiently relocated a number of cats and kittens to different rescues in Southern California, corresponding to Guardian Angel Pet Rescue, Kitten Rescue Life, and Whiskers Without Borders, the place cats are despatched to Whiskers and Wine in San Diego.
The want for a separate animal facility was mentioned with the Brawley City Council, with Keck mentioning the significance of trap-neuter-return packages to manage the cat inhabitants. The cats are taken to El Centro Regional and Post-Acute to be neutered.
Personal monetary funding to supply look after rescued kittens was mentioned, with Keck believing their rescue serves a bigger goal locally. “There’s lots to a cat.”
“Even although there are folks that do not like cats or are allergic to cats, it doesn’t suggest that we should not care about them as a result of they’re in our neighborhood,” mentioned Keck. “They’re a part of our neighborhood, whether or not we wish them right here or not.”
Volunteers are free to work round the home, which supplies leisure for the cats, like music, tv, and the presence of different animals corresponding to dogs, cockatiels, and fish.
