Back to the factory..

FCW earlier in the year had helped to TNR a colony of around 12-15 cats at one of the factorys in Leeds. They got a call last week saying a Mum and 4 kittens has now showed up and would we help trap them. We thought we'd got all but one of the original colony, but the size and actual members varied and the area has all number of out buildings and bolt-holes where the cats can hide, so knowing if we had got them all was always going to be a problem.

I went over Sunday with Nicole (who arranged the original TNR exercise) and the feeder. The factory was shut, but the cats/kittens were fed from one of the side gates where they happily came when they heard the feeder's car.

Best laid cat-trapping plans. Sunday we only ended up seeing an older black kitten, and despite some tasty food in the trap, would never go in far enough for the trap to activate. He spent most of the time sitting by the gate sunning himself!

We are obviously going to re-schedule the trapping, but the worry is the kittens will soon be old enough to have litters themselves and if we don't get in there in time the colony is just going to grow and grow...

Whilst there a 'new' black-and-white cat showed up, which looked similar to one we hadn't manage to trap on our previous visits, but this one, on getting a closer look, appeared not to have a crooked tail (which the earlier one did) and appeared younger. It could easily have been another one of the litter, but looked a little old. Anyway, we wanted to trap it as well, but as soon as it came out and when near the trap, the black kitten chased it away! Thanks, mate!