The cats are now in foster homes, where they are being cared for. There is a veterinary health check, treatment, vaccinations and sterilization ahead before the animals get to their new homes.
As many as 82 cats were taken from the Ylöjärvi countryside in one day, and that wasn’t even all the cats.
“At least 30 cats remained there, so the project continues. There are probably more animals,” founding member of the Kissankulma association Pia Viirola tells.
In all, he estimated that there was a herd of more than a hundred cats in the area. He says that large populations are fortunately rarer today than in the past. “However, there are populations of more than ten cats here and there.”
The baiting was done in cooperation with the person who took care of the cats. Viirola says that the person was relieved when he got help.
The people of the association found the herd when cats were collected from the area, and the association began to find out why there are so many animals in the area.
The cats were moved from the traps to the transport booths. Now they get used to being indoors.
Cats the arrest took a few people a day.
“I have a van full of boxes and traps. There, the cats were already waiting for food, which had not been given to them in the morning. When they put delicious food in the trap, they started going there quickly. I sat in the back of the van and changed the cats from the trap to the box and the others took the boxes away. It’s sweaty work.”
The cats are now used to indoors. Viirola says that cats are semi-domesticated, so getting them used to home care will probably be easy. “Such a population becomes domesticated quite quickly, when the cats get into foster homes.”
46 of the cats were left for the Kissankulma association. All cats are taken care of before they get to a foster home.
For everyone the cats are given parasite control and have a health and dental check-up at the vet. Before the ferrets go to their new homes, their injuries are treated. All cats are sterilized, vaccinated and tested for viral diseases.
“Usually outdoor cats have ear mites. They may also have fight injuries or other injuries. One of the cats has an eye injury, and the eye will probably have to be removed. There were a couple of disabled legs”, Viirola describes the health status of the cats. Some cats can also be pregnant.
Cats are also chipped. Viirola recommends that all cat owners should chip their cats, so it is easier to find the pet if the cat runs away, for example.
Now 46 of the trapped cats are in the association’s foster homes and the rest in three other associations. Viirola says that the largest foster home in Kissankulma is Katajankulma in Hattula, where even now the largest number of cats went.
There are several foster homes. Before taking in the remaining cats, new foster homes have to be found for the missing ones.
Viirola says that the care and feeding of the cats is financed by voluntary donations. The cats recovered from Ylöjärvi will also have their own collection.
The headquarters of the Kissankulma association is in Hämeenkyrö, where the association has a discovery zoo. The association takes care of the found animals of Nokia and Hämeenkyrö.
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