CAT-CHING UP!

    WEDNESDAY, MAY 30TH., 2018
                CAT-CHING UP!

     Regular readers will recall our efforts
to trap several feral cats that were making
their home under our backyard shed for
several weeks.
       It's a growing problem throughout
our area. Well meaning people who let
food out for the felines but do nothing
to see they get the proper shots or are
altered so the population does not
continue to grow.
        Having no desire to become pet
owners but unwilling to see the cats
come to harm we enlisted the support
of Quigley's Shelter Pets, a nonprofit
volunteer organization based in Scranton.
        A representative came to our house
and set up traps which, over the period
of about two weeks produced two kittens
and the cat we believe his their mother.
         The agency will either have its
volunteers keep and care for the
animals or adopt them to responsible
families. We have been assured the
kittens will be kept together!
          There's still one stray roaming
around the area but its path generally
doesn't bring him (or her) through our
property.
            Impressed by the agency's
dedication I invited spokesman Scott
Balinski to be a guest on my ECTV
Live program on Electric City Television.
The program is running on Comcast
channel 19 several times a day all this
week . It can also be seen on YouTube.
            I would liken to assure all of
the readers that I did not eat any of the
cat food left out for bait. Yes, I was
tempted! I believe I like tuna more
than the cats!
           I learned a lot during this
process. Cats generally start their
evening outings right around dusk.
Skunks make the rounds just a little
later. If you haven't caught the cats
before the skunks come around......
close the traps! Fortunately we did
not learn this the hard way! Almost
though!
           Hope we've solved our problem,
helped the cats, and that all your NEWS
is good!