Downward Dog to Uplift Homeless Cats and Kittens

Local residents recently found a litter of homeless kittens and their mother behind a Marlborough restaurant. They fed the feline family but knew that the cats needed to be trapped, socialized, fixed and placed in homes if possible. So three kindhearted area women armed with a have-a-heart trap set out to catch the litter and the mother.

After several days of monitoring the trap, the entire cat family was caught and temporarily housed waiting for homes. The kittens and their mother visited the vet, the mother was spayed, and the kindhearted women received a substantial vet bill. This was the fifth litter of cats rescued by the local cat wranglers in the last 12 months.

To help support the efforts of the cat rescuers and help pay associated veterinary bills, animal lover and yoga instructor Emily Petrie Walker will be holding an All Levels Yoga Flow Fundraiser on Saturday, December 3. The one-hour class will be held at 11:15 a.m. at Tae San Yoga, 111 Main Street in Hebron. Participants are encouraged to donate $20 to attend the class, but all donations are gratefully accepted. All proceeds will be used to defray care costs accrued with area veterinarians.

The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) estimates that there are 30 to 40 million friendly stray, abandoned and feral cats living in the U.S. These cats are unowned but may be provided with food, water and/or shelter by caring individuals. The HSUS advocates for a trap-neuter/spay-return approach to humanely manage this population. Only 2% of all community cats are spayed or neutered. 80% of all new kittens born each year are produced by community cats.

For more information on the All Levels Yoga Flow Fundraiser or to make a donation without attending the event, please call (860) 228-2918. For more information on local feline rescue efforts, contact mshutler1874@charter.net or call (860) 368-9901.