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I've got a bit of a situation and I could use some advice on how to handle it. A few weeks ago I came across a colony of about 15+ cats in an industrial park near me. A man I spoke to there told me that nobody was caring for them but after feeding them for just a few days I found out that that was not the case. In fact several people are caring for the cats. One man in particular seems to be "in charge", for lack of a better word, of them and is the one that feeds them for the most part. He owns one of the businesses where the cats stay. He told me that he has rehomed some of the cats and have been TNRing them. He had even bought a bunch of traps to do it and some big cages for the cats to recuperate at his warehouse after they've been fixed.
He's done a pretty good job. However, apparently all of the cats that have been fixed were fixed last year. None of the cats have been trapped and fixed this year and at least three litters have been born this year although it looks like several kittens have died. The guy told me that the issue with getting them fixed was time. Nobody had had time to get them to the vet this year and it doesn't look like they are going to any time soon. There are about 15 cats there and of those only about 4 are fixed. I take it that the other cats that were fixed last year were taken in and put up for adoption.
I hate to see this colony grow and more kittens die so I told the guy that I would be happy to help him to trap the cats and get them to and from the vet. I could even keep them with me while recuperating but he said that he can do that. At first he seemed like he wanted to take me up on it but for some reason he seems to have changed his mind. I gave him my number to call me when it would be a good time to start trapping but I didn't hear from him. Last weekend I called him and told him that I was taking a kitten to the spay/neuter clinic and could take some of his at the same time but he thought it was too short notice and would call me back later. I haven't heard from him.
He's done a pretty good job with the cats and since he's in charge over these guys I don't want to come in and start messing around with his cats. I don't want to step on his toes. But I also really want the cats to be fixed. I have a strong feeling that I'm not going to hear from him so unless I take the initiative the cats are probably not going to get fixed.
I think this guy resents a stranger coming in and interfering with his colony. I also think that he didn't like it when I told him that I wanted to take an 8 week old kitten and place him for adoption. For some reason he didn't want that. These are the reasons why I think he changed his mind about having me help him to TNR the cats.
I'm not sure of how to handle it. Should I be a bit pushy and keep calling him until he agrees to start trapping? Or should I wait a bit longer and hope that he comes around? If he doesn't cooperate should I just go over there and start trapping myself? Any suggestions?
Thanks for reading this long post
I wanted to be sure to include all the info.
He's done a pretty good job. However, apparently all of the cats that have been fixed were fixed last year. None of the cats have been trapped and fixed this year and at least three litters have been born this year although it looks like several kittens have died. The guy told me that the issue with getting them fixed was time. Nobody had had time to get them to the vet this year and it doesn't look like they are going to any time soon. There are about 15 cats there and of those only about 4 are fixed. I take it that the other cats that were fixed last year were taken in and put up for adoption.
I hate to see this colony grow and more kittens die so I told the guy that I would be happy to help him to trap the cats and get them to and from the vet. I could even keep them with me while recuperating but he said that he can do that. At first he seemed like he wanted to take me up on it but for some reason he seems to have changed his mind. I gave him my number to call me when it would be a good time to start trapping but I didn't hear from him. Last weekend I called him and told him that I was taking a kitten to the spay/neuter clinic and could take some of his at the same time but he thought it was too short notice and would call me back later. I haven't heard from him.
He's done a pretty good job with the cats and since he's in charge over these guys I don't want to come in and start messing around with his cats. I don't want to step on his toes. But I also really want the cats to be fixed. I have a strong feeling that I'm not going to hear from him so unless I take the initiative the cats are probably not going to get fixed.
I think this guy resents a stranger coming in and interfering with his colony. I also think that he didn't like it when I told him that I wanted to take an 8 week old kitten and place him for adoption. For some reason he didn't want that. These are the reasons why I think he changed his mind about having me help him to TNR the cats.
I'm not sure of how to handle it. Should I be a bit pushy and keep calling him until he agrees to start trapping? Or should I wait a bit longer and hope that he comes around? If he doesn't cooperate should I just go over there and start trapping myself? Any suggestions?
Thanks for reading this long post