UPDATE: We have been incredibly lucky to find a neighbor who is willing to foster these tough little guys and get them some medical care until we can find forever homes for them. Please do let Olivia or I know if you are interested in them as future household pets, and a sincere thank you to a great local resident who is opening her home to help out these orphans.
I know this isn't a safety issue, but because it does involve the park, and we have posted for lost animals before, I felt like I could share this here with you all and see if we can find a way to help these little guys out.
Someone decided to dump two kittens in a tupperware bin in the creek running through Jan Park sometime recently ( we are hoping we found all of the litter-keep a look out on the trail near the creek closest to Jan) and our dear head coordinator, Olivia, found them this morning. They are two 10 week old males who are very scared, but seem to be in good health and will surely be sweet pets to someone if we can find them a home. One has a missing eye that seems to be a birth defect according to a local vet at VCA, so it's unlikely to be an issue other than cosmetic. Please share this picture and consider if you might have room in your home for these cute little guys, or to foster them until we can find a suitable home for them. Please contact Olivia or myself as soon as possible-we sincerely appreciate any help you might be able to offer and thanks for looking at this post :)
As a general informational point, animals that can no longer be taken care of should never be left to "fend" for themselves, or left for someone else to handle. Feral cats face a very difficult, short, and dangerous life of disease and struggle-not one of freedom and just being cute fluffy predators. If you run across someone who has questions or concerns about getting rid of animals they can't keep, please point them towards the Sacramento County Animal Shelter http://www.animalcare.saccounty.net/Pages/default.aspx 916-368-7387, the Sacramento SPCA http://www.sspca.org/ 916-383-7387, or one of a number of rescues within the area listed here: http://www.sacanimal.org/placement-adoption/rescue-groups/
Thank you again for your attention and stay cool and safe this weekend!
We recently found a young female cat in the park, possibly mama to these kitties. We will most likely be keeping her and found a program that will spay/neuter all cats in unincorporated Sacramento, including Carmichael. The fee is $10 per cat. There is no income limitation. If you are interested go to sacanimal.org and click on the voucher program link.
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