Tragedy and a New Found Reality has hit Kitty Village Very Hard for the Holidays

It is with deep sadness that we have to announce that Orangey is gone.

Orangey went missing on December 15, 2019

For the past couple of months, word has been spread thru the neighborhood that some people have said they are going to trap cats and have them euthanized. This information was passed down to Kitty Village by others in our neighborhood and it was also recently seen posted in conversation by a few members of the Palm Beach Ranchettes on the Ranchettes app site for all to see.

I can only assume at this point that Orangey was trapped and either moved to another neighborhood  or she was killed. I will tell you why I have come to that conclusion.

The above picture is the day that I met Orangey for the first time. She was actually looking for help and we found each other. She was very dirty, skinny, and hungry. She has this little high pitched meow that no one else in the village had. We became friends that day.

Orangey had the clipped ear-marking of a feral cat but she did not act like one. I had to do a lot of  research to find out where she came from and discovered that Orangey was trapped five miles south of my location. She was then taken to Animal Control which is four miles north of my location. After getting spade and given her vaccines she was then dumped off into my neighborhood.

I discovered that unethical people trap and bring cats to animal control to get rid of them. The problem is  when they find out that they have to come back and get the cat or else Animal Control will bring the cat back to where she was trapped, they decide to pick the cat up and relocate her elsewhere themselves as they wanted from the start.

You see, Orangey was not a feral cat but someone’s indoor/outdoor house cat at one time. I know this because she was very comfortable with people and will let them pet her. She made her home on my rear porch which was set up very comfortably for her. We only saw her straying on our property or staying on the porch during daylight hours. She may have wondered farther at night but I feel not far at all. Ninety percent of the time you could find Orangey on the rear porch day or night. 

This is the flyer that we mailed in the neighborhood and also put up posters in hope to find here.

All our Villagers, including Orangey, where taken care of with visits to the Veterinarian.

We are now feeling that what happened to Petey a few months ago seems like the same thing has happened to Orangey. They both could have been trapped and relocated or killed. When Petey and Orangey disappeared  we checked our property very well and found no signs of them being attacked by another animal.

Orangey and I had formed a bond together where she would follow me around the property and would always come to me when called. She would always approach anyone welcoming a good petting. 

                      

I will keep looking for both Orangey and Petey hoping to find a clue to what has happened. We pray that they are still alive and might return home some day.

We are taking drastic measures at Kitty Village to protect the  rest of the Villagers.

Not a Merry Christmas here at the Village, I am afraid.

Thank you for reading Kitty Village News.

S&B