Well its been a weekend of new cats arriving but nothing going out! One of the new cats Bobby is 12 years old and is very distressed at finding himself in such a change of circumstances.Poppy a 7 years old brought in by an owner emigrating is also upset This is quite normal for cats from homes, the strays which come in are totally different, they are so pleased to have warmth and comfort and plenty of food, they settle in immediately. It will take about a week for the more pampered pets to relax though occasionally there may be one which will never be content until a home is found.Fortunately most do settle fairly quickly, cats are very adaptable creatures.
This is the first weekend that Nia and her mother have not been in to help.Nia has just started Liverpool University where she will be studying to become a vet, we will miss her help on sunday.Nia has been the first Freshfields Volunteer to visit our twin shelter in Mumbai, India and she had a wonderful experience there visiting their spaying clinic and accompanying them feeding the street dogs.Freshfields In India was started by a lady called Renu whise compassion for the neglected and abandoned animals in her area of Mumbai inspired her to start an animal welfare society which she named Freshfields after our charity. They spay the strays and release them(there are few homes for them) and feed nightly over 250 dogs on the streets. What a task! I hope to visit them one day to witness their work first hand.
the photo above is of Renu feeding just a few of Mumbais stray dog population.