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Cats at Work
Just to fill you in on the Feral Cats At Work issue, I work at a steel mill.
The steel mill is bigger than 3 suburbs (feel free to look up a map of Wollongong, you'll see the steelworks and associated services just to the south of the town). There are *always* feral cats around here, they're endemic. You can trap them all you like, and you'll still have a cat population here. Most of the time you dont' see them, but at the moment - only within the last week - have I seen kittens. Kittens are stupid (coz they're kittens) and haven't learnt to avoid humans at all costs. This is how I got IBKFergus - she was a lone kitten and chose having some chicken over running away from the human. The adult cats are smarter than that, and you only see them as a flash out of hte corner of your eye. The adult cats will never be tamable, and probably not trappable (they are *smart*), but the kittens have some hope. When you see kittens, it means that population has gotten too big, and some are starting to come out of their hiding places into human sight. Thats the time to call out the animal services people. Otherwise the animal services people would be here all the time, and not attending other places that do have cats that are trappable and want a human home. So, I have started the chain of events that may get the AWL lady out here before the kittens grow up and have more kittens. Its a slow process cutting through the red tape this place has (its like a government department) and the management can always say "no" as AWL hasn't gone through the mindnumbingly boring 'induction' course (2 days worth, at that) that allows her on site without constant supervision from a member of staff. But at least its a start. Yowie |
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