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R.I.P Feral:- Lucky- Snowball

98% Feral		 
 
Purred: Sat May 17, '08 6:56pm PST 
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Momma takes care of us feral kitties 7 days a week.We love her for it!
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Cheyanne

♥ Simbas- Lucky Wife!- ♥
 
 
Purred: Tue May 20, '08 11:43am PST 
That is great of your Human!

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Feral: Bugsy

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Purred: Sun May 25, '08 10:51am PST 
Out of my 12 ferals 5 have been missing since Sunday. I haven't seen them and their food stations haven't been touched even tho I renew the food everyday. Out of those 5 1 was very friendly, one was a crier (He would cry when I called for him). They have never disappeared like this before. 4 out of the 5 ate at the same station everyday. One would be at any of the 4 station from 8 am to 9am everyday.
The rest are acting strangely. Not near as happy when I drive up and they totally bury the food at their station when they are done eating even tho there is more food left on the platter.
The only thing that is different is that I did capture a 4 week old kitten, 1 of 4 I saw, but that wasn't until I was searching for the missing 5.
The good new is the 4 week old female is healthy except for a URI, but not a bad one. She is very tame, but she doesn't purr. And she ( and the her 3 sibling are absolutely gorgeous hence very adoptable.

UPDATE! All but 2 of my ferals are missing. 1 has even abandoned her babies, but they seem to come out and eat wet food at night.
I have also caught 2 more of the babies. 1 from the same liter, one from another. There are 3 sets of kits, a total of 10 kits, I THINK. I have 3 at my home. 2 are spoken for already.The 2 feral adults left are the mothers.

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R.I.P.- Feral: Big- Old Tom

I am 100% Feral.		 
 
Purred: Fri May 30, '08 8:10pm PST 
I'm happy to say that 8 people showed up today for the search and rescue of my ferals and their babies.We nabbed 1 orange and white kitten who has now got a full belly and is sleeping with his buddies in my bathroom. 5 More to go!
I am sad to say, it's 99% definitive that all of the missing ferals are dead. It appears one or more of the homeless men that live in that area had a grudge about Big Old Tom attempting to catch his "pet chicken" and or the police being in the area. This 'man' took it upon himself to poison the ferals at 3 of the 4 feeding stations. He'd wait until I put out fresh food and water in clean bowls and when I left he'd put antifreeze in with dishes. I also spoke with a resident in the vicinity, who son is a veterinary student. They had 4 dogs poisoned by antifreeze last year.
I did call the police and a Sergeant came out and took a report and when the Animal Control Officer returns from vacation next week the case will be handled by him.
Many of us searched for the bodies of the cats as it will help to prosecute. It's horrible to say, but being that it's very warm here, the smell is unmistakable. Yet we did not find a body. There is a $150.00 reward for the body of one of OUR FERALS deemed to be poisoned by antifreeze. And even if we have that, it may not be enough to convict. And if convicted I'm not sure the punishment will fit the crime.
Which now forces me to turn to the police of New Smyrna Beach and ask them why are these derelict and harmful homeless people allowed to stay in this area with no questions asked.
If anyone knows of an agency or group that would lend it's expertise and knowledge to us in the finding of the bodies and or the prosecution of the guilty party, please forward this e-mail on to them.
Thank you,
ShiraBWild@aol.com
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