I've had a lot of emails recently asking if I've left LJ...it seems so, looking back. I haven't. I'm just lazy/busy/forgetful...something
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And I'd LOVE to get you a couple of these barn cats!!! Let's see...just how far away are you? :) I bet if you put an ad up on Freecycle, you'd be able to snag a few. Now whether thy're responsible like us, and have them all fixed and vaccinated when you get them...that's another story. Have you ever given a thought to becoming a feral colony manager? There are a lot of feral colonies that need to be relocated due to environmental dangers where they're currently living. We moved one from the downtown area where they were subject to lots of traffic from tourists. Another was moved because their caretaker dies and the property was sold. The new owner wanted no part of them. You could get a small colony, maybe six to eight. You just need to keep them enclosed (we use either those two tiered kennels or - perfect conditions - a stall in a barn blocked off wwith chiocken or rabbit wire so they're contained. Keep them in there a couple of weeks until they get to know all the new sounds, smells, and sights. They'll begin to associate this mnew place with food, shelter, etc., and you can let them out. They'll stay...or most of them will, and the ones that *do* run off generally come back to be with their friends. Your part is easy...just feed them in the same place at approximately the same time, provide fresh water, and a sheltered place to sleep. As for a pic of Marco...I have pix, but none show his markings! The stripes and speckles only show when the light is hitting him just right. you know how you the spots on a black leopard at the zoo when the sun is hitting him exactly so? that's how Marco is. Beautiful! Lovely little boy, he is. I hope things work out...
I bet if you put an ad up on Freecycle, you'd be able to snag a few. Now whether thy're responsible like us, and have them all fixed and vaccinated when you get them...that's another story. Have you ever given a thought to becoming a feral colony manager? There are a lot of feral colonies that need to be relocated due to environmental dangers where they're currently living. We moved one from the downtown area where they were subject to lots of traffic from tourists. Another was moved because their caretaker dies and the property was sold. The new owner wanted no part of them. You could get a small colony, maybe six to eight. You just need to keep them enclosed (we use either those two tiered kennels or - perfect conditions - a stall in a barn blocked off wwith chiocken or rabbit wire so they're contained. Keep them in there a couple of weeks until they get to know all the new sounds, smells, and sights. They'll begin to associate this mnew place with food, shelter, etc., and you can let them out. They'll stay...or most of them will, and the ones that *do* run off generally come back to be with their friends. Your part is easy...just feed them in the same place at approximately the same time, provide fresh water, and a sheltered place to sleep.
As for a pic of Marco...I have pix, but none show his markings! The stripes and speckles only show when the light is hitting him just right. you know how you the spots on a black leopard at the zoo when the sun is hitting him exactly so? that's how Marco is. Beautiful! Lovely little boy, he is. I hope things work out...
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