As much as dogs procreate and make new babies as fast as they can believe it or not cats are actually much faster. They are also much more difficult to spot because while dogs are social creatures cats tend to stick to their own solitude and you only notice them once they have already had a litter of kittens and at that point it is already too late.
Thankfully a monk spotted this new cat that was introduced to the Tiger Cave Temple before it was able to run and hide away and we got it and took it in for sterilization.
I take no joy in putting a cat into a cage and trust me when I say that most semi-wild cats do not enjoy it either. However, they are easily lured into our kindness trap when we offer them some seafood, which is exactly what we did.
This female was lured in, fed, and we put it in a kennel and took her to the clinic to be sterilized before she had the opportunity to have a litter of kittens which is what would have certainly happened within a month of her taking up shop here.
Thankfully, this cat before it was dropped off seemed to have been raised by a human family (we can't be sure) before her arrival and therefore almost immediately went to one of the monk's houses and was mewing at the door to be fed.
While she was there getting her food the monks called us to let us know that there was a new cat there.
This is why our partnership with the monks is so important. Without them we would have no idea there was a new cat at the temple and we would only find out once there was 7 or 8 new cats and as silly as this might sound to someone that is unfamiliar with how we operate, it is absolutely essential that we catch them before they have a chance to have babies.
For people that don't know how the stray animal population operates in countries like Thailand, it might sound cruel that we take away their ability to have babies but I can say after seeing thousands of strays that the offspring of an animal that is already struggling to find food on their own that the babies will struggle even more.
Often the babies are abandoned to starve, or if they are lucky they will grow up in a horrible and disease infested environment where their lives will be cut short because of lack of food and parasites.
The cat, who does not have a name because she is so new. Is back from the vet, sterilized, and is wandering the temple grounds and is promised, by us, to have as good a life as we can possibly provide. She has also gone up on our adoption website to hopefully find her a forever home.
People need to understand that the way that we do things MUST happen. If we didn't operate in this capacity there would be hundreds of kittens, most of who would starve to death, wandering the temples until they died. The only reliable method of helping them is to regulate how often they can have babies which in our world, is never.
To those that thing what we are doing is cruel, I challenge you to actually go out there and witness what the life of a stray kitten or puppy is actually like. It isn't like the Instagram videos you see. It is a life filled with hunger and disease and the lifespan is likely under a year. We have to do this and we are very happy that the monks let us know that this new cat was there before it had a chance to have babies.
Hopefully one day we will have enough funding to sterilize the males as well... but as it stands now the only method that we can afford is to sterilize the females, which probably really irritates the males.
if you would like to see how you can help out or simply spread the word, please visit our website at
http://krabianimalwelfare.org
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I'm a cat lover, we have 4 cats in the house, that 3 cats are the babies of Ginger the name of our mother cat. I adopt that cat from stray. And take care and feed. We love her so much and take good care of her. She was a baby when she came until she became a mother. My problem is that she continue to give birth. I don't know how to control.
This is very easy to correct. take her to a vet and have her sterilized. The process is safe, easy, permanent, and cheap. Depending on where you live it may actually even be free. Please get this done. The world has enough animals that are unwanted already.
Thanks for adopting! That's the best way to do it!
So glad that you are there for them!
I was supposed to be there for them too.
I had planned to fly to Thailand to volunteer at Soi Dogs and was going to stop in Krabi and hopefully catch up with you there too, but then my dad was in hospital for a few weeks beforehand and died the day after I was due to fly out...
So now next year hopefully...
That's wonderful that you are going to volunteer with Soi Dog Foundation. They are the largest organization in Thailand and one of the better organized ones in the world. They have been an inspiration for the rest of us smaller organizations.
Yes well 'was' - until dad had a fall, went into hosp and died the day after I was supposed to fly out....but I will again one day...Yeah I'm so impressed and inspired with John and Gill, bless her soul..RIP Gill..and what they have achieved over there...and around the world....And then I'll come and volunteer with you! 😃 and we can have a mini Hivefest too! 🤣
Close call and why the monks need to be vigilant for any new cats or dogs. This cannot be easy because some cats look very similar unless they have distinguishable marks like this one definitely has.
The hardest part is their solitary nature. Cats don't generally NEED humans the way that dogs do. For the most part unless they are hungry I don't think they want anything to do with us :)
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