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We are not a charity. We are two people living in Vejer, Spain who cannot walk away from an animal in need.

17/04/2024

Kitten season. We have so many kitties in need of special milk, vets, prescriptions, love and safety. If you can help we would be very grateful. If you can use Bizum the number is 621048971. If not please contact us and we can give you details of where you can contribute. Help us change the world one kitty at a time. Thank you.

13/01/2024

UPDATE. she finally got up when i lit a fire

Madam Ripley never gets up before noon.

Meanwhile I am out putting hot water bottles out for the garden cats and moving on to feed two street cat.colonies.

03/01/2024

Our three Cairo cats having an unusually friendly pile up some time ago - more given to squabbling as only cats do

20/11/2023

Louis, Lestat and Claudia.

Gail, Co**ha and I rescued them as kittens when we thought them in immediate danger of poisonong by the delightful people lobbing stones and throwing bleach at three tiny kittens.

We wanted to have them adopted. Sadly, all three tested positive for leukemia. They are completely healthy now, but their immune systems are compromised which lowers their life expectancy. We can't in good conscience pass that problem on.

So we are now trying to get them into.a leukemia cat sanctuary in Barcelona. Whatever happens we will ensure they have happy lives together..

13/11/2023

ADOPTED!!!! she is now settling in with her new family in Cadiz.

01/11/2023

🇬🇧Happy, loving, playful Mia and Mara in need of a loving home

6-week-old rescued sisters are loving to each other, to humans and are keen to meet our older cats. They love nothing more than playing a robust game of string and then snuggling up for a purry cuddle with their humans. Both are fully litter-trained (never an accident).

🇪🇸Dos hermanitas de 6 semanas. Mia y Mara. Felices,cariñosas, juguetonas y con necesidad de un hogar con amor.

Son cariñosas con humanos y siempre han estado juntas. Les encanta jugar y dormirse acurrucadas. Usan el arenero. Se pagará por una esterilización cuando sean mayores.

🇬🇧Their Story

A few weeks ago, a Swedish tourist holidaying in Palmar found these two little abandoned and terrified kittens close to her holiday home. As she was flying out in two days, she took to social media and asked for someone to help her. Gail and I answered the call. Both had slight eye infections (quite common) which we and the vet cured in a couple of day.

They have been treated for fleas, parasites and mites. They start their vaccinations next week. Our vet has pronouced them both in perfect health. We have access to discoutned neutering when they are old enough.

Mia is a little panther, completely black with darker black stripes. Mara is a golden tabby, striped on top with a leapard-spotted tummy. Such a colour paring for females is unique.

We’d love to keep such happy, loving kittens but we currently have five other rescues at home. So instead, we want to find them loving homes. Mia and Mara hey are delights and will make wonderful companions.

Please share if you don't want to snap them up... I would.

30/10/2023

Take that rain. The colonies are all fed

And what do they eat? Cat buscuits, mixed with tinned wet food and a little bit of water and an egg. All mixed up and left overnight so the biscuits absorb the juice from the wet food.

25/10/2023

"What? I ain't doing nuffin."

Lestat one of our more confident rescues

01/10/2023

UPDATE: IZZY ADOPTED

Our lovely friends Helen and Charlie were there when Izzy found us and they have just agreed to take her. They also took the lovely Lucy (siamese) who dotes on them. Izzy has lots of room to roam around and lots of playmates (three cats, five dogs and four horses).

Thank you Helen and Charlie

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Izzy up for adoption. She is practically perfect.
Playful and soooo affectionate to everyone

Spayed, de-flea'd and dewormed.

Expert plastic snake catcher... when not getting fuss

Please share if you can.

24/09/2023

Cats are telepathic.

Early yesterday morning (2.45am) Gail, our friends Helen and Charlie, and I were walking back from town after seeing a band and imbibing some refreshments when this young little tortoiseshell came up to us.

She was obviously hungry, possibly pregnant (to be confirmed), and completely loving. With no food on us, we coaxed her home and she followed... for a full five minutes. Back at the house she ate two satchels of food and drank a huge amount of water. And then the purring and rubbing herself against us began.

Izzy, as we named her, stayed in our garden overnight, and is still there now. We have a vets appointment for her in the morning and after that who knows? All we can guarantee is Izzy will be looked after and have a good life.

How did she know to come to us, four people who surround themselves with rescue animals?

She is simply gorgeous. Completely loving and trusting.

21/09/2023

What else is going on? Well the three kittens we rescued in June are doing really well.

We rescued them from outside the Post Office as people were trying to drive them away, throwing stones, water and bleach at them (KITTENS). We knew poison would be next.

But Clara, Louis and Tommy are doing wonderfully. It took us a little time to turn around three terrified kittens, and they are now, loving, happyily socialised 4-month olds. All have full vaccinations, have been neutered and spayed, de-wormed, de-flea'd and a fungal infection erased.

They are in their prime and, as you can see from their coats, in perfect health. Now we need to get them adopted.

If you look at the before pic of all three on the windowsill you can see the fear in their eyes. Now look at the individual pics taken this morning. Happy and trusting. And that is a joy.

19/09/2023

Sorry its been a while since we have posted, but we've had a lot going on. Will.post over the next few days. To start with here are some of our second colony (the Windmill.Colony) who we share feeding with Helen Wheat.

We feed them a mixture of cat biscuits mixed in with wet food and left overnight so the biscuits absorb the flavour - we also add an egg for extra protein. The wet food isn't necessary for them to survive... they just like it.

All have been neutered and spayed. Sadly the colony was decimated by feline distemper. We did what we could and managed to save ten. These are some of the survivors and, as you can see, all are now in perfect health.`

21/08/2023

Working to help the lives of street animals comes with its fair share of joy or heartache.

HERE IS A TALE OF JOY.

Remember the little tortoiseshell (pic below) Gail rescued last week? Well...

Our friend Sylvia, who first arranged and paid for the catch offered to take Mitsi (as she named her) into her house until she was completely healed after her spaying. Two days later, Sylvia texted that she had 'fallen in love' with the little girl. She promptly rushed out and bought her ever comfort a cat could want and...

MITSI HAS A FOREVER HOME WITH SYLVIA.

It seems the love is completely reciprocal. Mitsi is dotty over her new human. Gail and I have never seen a street cat take to a life of love and comfort so quickly.

10/08/2023

It was an early start cat catching yesterday after a long night with friends, so we were not feeling our best. The first catch was a failure, Mr Grey was definitely smarter and faster than we were - well at least yesterday. However this little girl just walked into the trap. Thanks to Animals in Need on line shop, Mitsi will now have a better life. It is amazingly difficult for mum cats to have up to 3 litters a year always struggling to keep them safe and fed on the streets. Mitsi will have a far better life. She is also getting vaccinated, de-flead and de-wormed. She will go back to her spot on the street where some lovely people including Sylvia will keep an eye on her and feed her. Trap, neuter, return is the only way to give street cats a better life and help the communities around them to live in harmony with their feline neighbours.

02/08/2023

This lovely little fellow was dumped by a passing car during the night in a busy road because they (I hope I never find out who) knew that someone was feeding cats in the area - their cries of terror woke my friend up. We trapped him in at 6.30 in the morning and he is now living in my friend's house. This is the happy side of the story - his sister was not as lucky - we desperately tried to trap her but she was too scared and she got into a car engine - we have not seen her since. This is the horror that every street cat can be subjected to. So easily solved over time if people were more responsible and kind. Trap, neuter, return is the only way to help defenseless animals such as this fellow and help the communities around them.

01/08/2023

Lovely kind-hearted people of Spain

If you have any old (ain't they all now) CDs gathering dust next to your Alexa, our friend's at a local animal charity could really use them... They have a dealer.

I have already offered up my 8-Tracks and floppy discs. They gave me sympathetic shrugs.

28/07/2023

Our Forest colony.

14 neutered and spayed cats. Our vet describes than as the fattest street cats in Spain. They are just all healthy.

Whatever foul mood life has thrust on me, I always feel happier and more peaceful after feeding the colonies.

27/07/2023

Andy on the mend

This is Andy, one of our forest colony. He is so named because Gail managed to grab him bare 'anded and got him in a cat box.

The poor boy came off the worse in a fight and his wounded ear became gangrenous and had to be amputated. He is in hospital for a week but the prognosis is good. As soon as he is out of the metaphorical woods, we will return him to his real-world ones.

08/07/2023

Meet Louis, Tommy and Clara (about 8 weeks old)
Our latest rescues.

The arrived in a very poor state. They had been systematically terrorised by people screaming at them and throwing soapy (?) water over them, trying to drive tiny kittens away from the only area they knew. We thought poison was next so we (helped by a friend) took them in

BUT they are on the mend. Two days ago we couldn't coax them out of the travel box. Today they are still skittish, but are wandering the garden, allowing us to stroke them and apply medicine (Lestat has a quite obvious scrape on his head), eating everything we put in front of them, cleaning themselves and using the litter tray.

They have already been de-wormed and de-flead. Vaccinations and chipping when they are a little older.

It's a great start. Laps by next week

We have no idea why but all the kittens we ever bring in lie on this window sill.

06/07/2023

QUICK UPDATE on the kittens who were in danger from the delightful people close by:

We became increasingly concerned for their safety and have taken them in with the help of our friend Co**ha.

All three kittens are in perfect health and responding quickly to love and a bit of pampering.

I will get some photos up in a few days.

05/07/2023

Enseñar a los niños a ser cariñosos y a cuidar de los animales es nuestra responsabilidad.

Teaching children to be kind to animals is our responsibility

02/07/2023

Three Kittens in danger from locals
They really are in need and desperate for a home(s).

One ginger, one black and one grey and white tabby. All beautiful. About six weeks old. They are on solids so need minimul care... just a lot of love... which you will get back in bucketsful.
We will have them de-flee'd and de-wormed. And clean and brushed. We can help with discounts on vaccinations and neutering later.

Our Spanish friend feeds the colony. But lately some locals have started emptying the babies water so they die of thirst or throw things at them to make them go away. They are kittens they have nowhere to go. Someone will kill one sooner or later. Honestly I am not being overly dramatic.

We are just desperate to get them to safety. They just need a chance.

JUST THE KITTEN. WE WILL DO ALL WE CAN FOR THE MUM INCLUDING NEUTERING HER.

28/06/2023

Not such a happy tale, but one which is the unfortunate reality when you try to help street cats have a better life. Someone called to say they had seen a cat looking unwell in a local park. Chris and I went to see if we could find him yesterday afternoon. We did not see him. I went back this morning with a friend and found him laying on the grass struggling to breathe and not moving. We picked him up gently and took him to the vets who confirmed there was nothing to do for him except help him stop the pain and pass with dignity. It gets you every time, you cry for the cat you did not know, but who represents all the suffering of abandoned cats who struggle daily and who are treated as inconveniences. Tomorrow will hopefully be a better day.

25/06/2023

Sully was abandoned out in the countryside. Luckily our friends Charles and Helen found the poor boy and have adopted him. He has gone to live with their four horses, four dogs and three cats (all rescues) who all get on very well. Well done Charles and Helen.you are both so kind.

19/06/2023

Little Perla has found a permanent home. Until the people arrive in Spain she is being well looked after by her foster parent, Edyta

17/06/2023

Jimmy the grasshobbler (missing rear jumping leg) is triving under the tender ministrations of Gail.

Look at his little face. Well happy.

Great pic, Sylvia

29/08/2022

Little orphaned, broken-legged Suggsy has found a very attentive adoptive mother in Maisie.

A lovely and loving cat, she insists on washing him every morning. Despite being constantly (playfully) bitten she never loses patience or retaliates.

It's made a world of difference to Suggsy's psychological recovery after such a traumatic start in life.

25/08/2022

Suggsy has taken to a life of luxury

We took him for a follow-up visit to the vet yesterday and the surgeon couldn't be happier with the boy's progress.

Back home, Suggsy has found a mother figure in Maisie and spends most of his day playing with her. When not being washed he is running about being crazy until he drops.

22/08/2022

Suggsy's leg continues to improve despite running around like a loon. Now he has a new friend in Maisie... when he's not biting her tail

01/08/2022

Please adopt Victorio (ginger cat) a victim of human cruelty

Our friend found Victorio crying in a tree. His entire tail had been burned raw. She rushed him to the vet and against, all odds, he has made a remarkable recovery from this hateful act of cruelty. The cone is now off.

As you can see, Victorio loves his rescuer and his surrogate mum, the incredibly kind family dog.

Love cures all!

A big fan of tummy tickles, Victorio is 4-months-old, has had his first vaccines and been treated for fleas and worms. It's a wonderful success story. Please make it a permanent success story and adopt this brave boy.

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ADOPTED!!!! she is now settling in with her new family in Cadiz.

UPDATE: IZZY ADOPTED Our lovely friends Helen and Charlie were there when Izzy found us and they have just agreed to take her. They also took the lovely Lucy (siamese) who dotes on them. Izzy has lots of room to roam around and lots of playmates (three cats, five dogs and four horses). Thank you Helen and Charlie ________________________________________________________ Izzy up for adoption. She is practically perfect. Playful and soooo affectionate to everyone Spayed, de-flea'd and dewormed. Expert plastic snake catcher... when not getting fuss Please share if you can.

Cats are telepathic. Early yesterday morning (2.45am) Gail, our friends Helen and Charlie, and I were walking back from town after seeing a band and imbibing some refreshments when this young little tortoiseshell came up to us. She was obviously hungry, possibly pregnant (to be confirmed), and completely loving. With no food on us, we coaxed her home and she followed... for a full five minutes. Back at the house she ate two satchels of food and drank a huge amount of water. And then the purring and rubbing herself against us began. Izzy, as we named her, stayed in our garden overnight, and is still there now. We have a vets appointment for her in the morning and after that who knows? All we can guarantee is Izzy will be looked after and have a good life. How did she know to come to us, four people who surround themselves with rescue animals? She is simply gorgeous. Completely loving and trusting.

Sorry its been a while since we have posted, but we've had a lot going on. Will.post over the next few days. To start with here are some of our second colony (the Windmill.Colony) who we share feeding with Helen Wheat. We feed them a mixture of cat biscuits mixed in with wet food and left overnight so the biscuits absorb the flavour - we also add an egg for extra protein. The wet food isn't necessary for them to survive... they just like it. All have been neutered and spayed. Sadly the colony was decimated by feline distemper. We did what we could and managed to save ten. These are some of the survivors and, as you can see, all are now in perfect health.`

Our Forest colony. 14 neutered and spayed cats. Our vet describes than as the fattest street cats in Spain. They are just all healthy. Whatever foul mood life has thrust on me, I always feel happier and more peaceful after feeding the colonies.

We got her. We hand-caught Lucy this morning. She will join Orlando in her new forever home in the next hour or so. Gail did wonders settling her in. Lucy has already embraced a new life of safety and comfort, loving cheek and head rubs, her donut, and hot water bottle. She is already purring and washing herself and allows Gail to pick her up. Beautiful three month old

Little orphaned, broken-legged Suggsy has found a very attentive adoptive mother in Maisie. A lovely and loving cat, she insists on washing him every morning. Despite being constantly (playfully) bitten she never loses patience or retaliates. It's made a world of difference to Suggsy's psychological recovery after such a traumatic start in life.

It's kitten dumping season again. What sort of bastard thinks this little one, dumped close to our forest colony could survive by itself. Our friends Sarah and Pedro heard the poor little kitten howling. It had run inside a car engine. They waited there all day for it to come out and finally caught him. I just popped in to babysit and help socialise him while our friends went and helped at Street Cats. PS the trick to taming a feral kitten is conversation. Talk to them in a low voice. I run out of things to say so I read from my book. It seems The Secret History by Donna Tartt did the trick. Henry (just named) went from a spitting, terrified kitten to a purr machine in under an hour. He was desperate to feel loved and protected Sarah and Pedro also have five other kittens and Bagheera the cat with the missing foot. They are amazing

Video of the 5 kittens needing a home

Peggy*, the cat with the missing foot, has taken to the life of domestic bliss very well. Sarah and Pedro performed an amazing fete in very little time to bring out this level of trust in her. We shall now try and find homes for her two (four-footed) sisters. *Peggy is now Bagheera

SUCCESS WE FINALLY CAUGHT SUPERBREEDER Superbreeder, as her name might suggest, added much to the sum of the Windmill colony. We took in her first litter when they contracted eye infections. All were adopted. Sadly none of her second litter survived. Her third, now adolescent litter live as part of the protected Windmill colony. The trouble was we couldn't catch Superbreeder for neutering. She was either pregnant, nursing or brilliant at hiding. Two days ago we managed to catch her by hand. After ensuring our arteries were intact, Gail and I high-fived and took Superbreeder and the camera-shy Orlando off to the vets for neutering. Both were released to the colony today in good health and looking forward to happier, less constantly pregnant lives. The confused and already castrated Siamese at the end was just a bystander.

Guerrilla feeding the Bin Colony by torchlight I get greeted like this ever day. Makes it so worth it. We feed them between 6.30am-7.30am as some people don't agree street cats desrve to live. I don't mind confrontation but I worry someone might lay down poison. This is one of three colonies we look after. It is a controlled colony, fully-neutered and kept clean. The cats do their bit in keeping the area free of rodents. Some of the cats are a bit too long in the tooth for adoption but we are looking for homes for the younger ones. We will even taken them in for a a period of time and socialise them. The little on limping at the end is Peggy. She lost her foot to a rabbit snare. Fully healed she gets about just fine. But we think a local couple are going to adopt her. Fingers crossed. The white cat leading the charge is Max. Max arrived in Austria yesterday and is starting his new life of comfort. Excuse my huffing and puffing. Its at the top of a longish hill and it was bloody freezing.

Max — ALREADY ADOPTED Max is a street cat and a local legend. He runs the lower colony as a kindly patriarch. He doesn't stand for squabbles and protects any newly dumped kittens ensuring they eat. Though Max will see off any dogs trying to grab the cats' food (seen it happen) he also goes out for an evening walk with our friend and her two dogs. Obviously he loves humans, especaily Gail and our friend Claudia. He is a forgiving sort. This vid was taken after we took him for his first rabies shot. He gets his second tomorrow. In a month or so he's off to our Austria to live the pampered life with his new family.

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