Fairview Cats
Regular readers will remember (August 2008 Crier) the sterling and ongoing work being done by Elaine Malster, ably assisted by Maggie Cotner and Joe Arksey to name but two, to sort out the burgeoning cat community in Fairview Grove.
This year, a number of stray cats have turned up in the village and set up shop in Fairview Grove, with a great many kittens produced as a consequence, and a feral cat colony in the making.
Elaine and friends have been trying to ensure cats and kittens don't go hungry, while at the same time capturing a number of them in humane traps lent by the Blue Cross from where they are taken into sanctuary for vet care, neutering and eventual rehoming, although we hear some are getting a paw in village homes straight-away. This is quite a job, and it seems it's not been made any easier recently by some strange goings-on at the dead of night. The traps are baited with food, but in the morning, the food has gone, but so has the cat. Plus bits of busted cage, and the Blue Cross are not happy, wanting their cages returned.
Who could be responsible? Elaine has assured readers that local cats inadvertently trapped are not harmed by the experience, and that the captured strays are destined for good homes and will certainly not be put down unless completely impossible to domesticate. She also points out that no-one wants a feral community on their doorstep. Well, not quite no-one...
