Last Day of Trapping

Just because the mom cat is spayed doesn’t mean the Lighthouse Field colony is done. Those three kittens are still out there, and the unknown number of unaltered black cats are also still around. On Thursday I went out trapping again, for the last time. I wanted to see if I could get any of the black cats. I did my usual routine, but even after waiting a little while I still didn’t get any cats. I ended up leaving, because I had to go feed some goats, and then came back before it was dark. I had trapped a cat, but it was an older black and white one who already had an ear tip.

There are still cats at Lighthouse Field that need to be trapped. I had to go back to college, and Vermont is a little far away to trap from. I wish I could say that someone will continue trapping the colony, but right now no one has stepped up. Lynne and Margaret say they can trap after the next rummage sale, but they’re so busy I can’t realistically think that they’ll be able to devote the time necessary. After all, it’s much more important for them to keep Project Purr running than to work on one colony. I can only hope that someone else will be inspired to trap, or that Project Purr will get a new intern that wants to trap there. And who knows? When I’m back for Christmas, maybe I’ll start trapping there again.