Two Abandoned Cats Rescued By Dedicated Colony Caretaker And Foster Family

The COVID-19 pandemic caused many housecats throughout the Hawaiian island chain to become "community cats." However, the proliferation of homeless cats is also brought about by stringent housing policies, military reassignments, and the area's naturally transient population. While they may reside in the suburban wilds with their feral feline compatriots, they are not to be mistaken as undomesticated. They are the same loveable and tame cats that love to curl up on the couch for a nap, not aggressive hunters and foragers.Colony caretaker Linda J. manages multiple clowders on the island of Maui. Just in one colony, she's seen at least ten domesticated cats abandoned over the last year due to sudden relocations of their pet parents and even agitated neighbors unfriendly to felines in the area. Nevertheless, Linda has a keen eye for newcomers to the groups she manages as she knows "every single cat" she cares for and knows "the first night someone new shows up," she explained.For more stories from Alex Lemieux, check out Rescued Kitten Found In Box Undergoes Major Surgery To Correct Birth Defect And Expand Her Chest and Rescued Kitten Reunited With Sister After Beating Life-Threatening Odds By Pulling Out His Own Eye.