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Download feeding feral cats8/8/2023 ![]() ![]() There was some maisonette housing with a big communal garden at the back and it was like a big litter tray for around 45 cats and kittens, none of them neutered. Natalie said: “Someone told us they had seen a pregnant cat and a volunteer went to find her and then rang me in tears. Natalie told the Echo the charity drops food monthly for five colonies in and around Waltham Forest, the largest of which was found in the E17 area last summer. Kittens found behind a tower of car tyres (credit: WFCP) When these cats meet and breed, giving birth to babies that have never known domesticated life, they can form colonies of feral cats that can’t be rehomed, which WFCP instead neuters and feeds where they are. Natalie Talbot, coordinator of Cats Protection Waltham Forest (WFCP), said volunteers are called out on a daily basis to help abandoned cats, most often in places like Walthamstow and Leyton.Ī transient population and surge in demand for kittens during lockdown – followed by a sudden crash once it lifted – means shelters and rescues are now “full to bursting”, with many animals instead abandoned on the street. Low rates of neutering and spaying have created a “cat crisis” in and around Waltham Forestīy Victoria Munro Feral cats from a large colony found living in Walthamstow (credit: WFCP)Ī “crisis” of un-neutered cats in and around Waltham Forest has led to feral “colonies” on the street and dangerous inbreeding in family homes. ![]()
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