Cruz Azul
Murcia Helps
to Keep Cat
Colonies
Under Control
Elsewhere in Spain
Cruz Azul Murcia, in addition to
helping pet owners on limited
incomes, is now active in helping to
reduce the number of feral cats in the
Murcia region.
Last Christmas saw the arrival of
four young, abandoned cats on the
Sucina Golf urbanisation. Residents
started feeding them in the hope
they would be able to handle them
and take them to the vet to be
sterilised. Quite quickly two of the
cats produced seven kittens between
them! Residents realised they would
soon be overrun with feral cats if
they didn’t work together to find a
solution.
Sucina Golf resident, Denise
Standen - a volunteer at the Cruz Azul
Centre in San Javier - sought advice
from Vice President, Sue Thomason.
The idea of a Trap-Neuter-Return
campaign was put to the Sucina
Golf residents, who were keen to
get things moving. They knew how
quickly things could move on.
When it comes to reproduction,
cats are prolific breeders. One female
kitty can produce an average of 12