Feral Kitties!
In Malpeque Harbour, Prince Edward Island, there is a little colony of cats that is taken care of by the local fishermen. They are fed fresh fish and given water, and even have a little cat-version of a Single Wide called The Cat's Meow to keep warm in at night and are given hay in the winter to keep even warmer. It's two parts adorable and one part heartbreaking. There are more than a dozen scrappy cats and kittens sleeping, scampering and sauntering around. As cute as they are and as friendly as many of them are to strange people who wander in squealing with kitten-y delight, they are wild little stinkers who you can't cuddle and maul and steal off to your home under cloak of darkness. Not all of them like pets, which is a drag, but what can you expect from a feral cat? If you do go to PEI, I suggest you go take a gander. The fishermen always accept donations of food or money to help keep the kittens in kibbles.
posted by Melissa. at 2:45 PM
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Yeah. It's kind of awesome that the pose the cat is in makes him/her look sort of like he/she is just winking.
There's an elderly lady named Gina in Grand Desert (on the Eastern Shore, past Lawrencetown and Seaforth, but before West Chezzetcook) who does this for the feral kitties at Fisherman's Cove.
Gina's a little, well, whacked in the head when it comes to humans (she was my neighbour for nearly a year) but kind at heart when it comes to cats. If you're ever on the Dyke Road in Grand Desert, drop off kitty food donations at the tiny red cottage-looking house on the shore. She also hangs out at the Tim Horton's near Porter's Lake Superstore every day.
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