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Bottle Baby Update
So, it’s been 11 days since they were found cold, wet and alone and I’ve found out a little bit more about their start in life. These two little fluffballs were found late at night after a thunderstorm, crying their… Continue reading
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New Bottle Babies!
I’ve been a bit quiet on here lately. I went home to Wales for a while, to celebrate my Nan’s 80th birthday and see my wonderful family, and when I came back to Italy, we seemed to land right in… Continue reading
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The problem with boys
So, looking after street cats in Italy can be a little difficult, bureaucratically speaking. Technically, the health board (ASL) of each comune is responsible for the welfare of the area’s cats, but how much they actually do for the cats… Continue reading
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A HUGE THANK YOU!
I would just like to take a moment to thank all of the people who have financially supported me so far. Rescuing cats is my passion and I can’t turn a blind eye to their plight, but it is definitely… Continue reading
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Happy Tails – Cwtch
I first saw Cwtch halfway through June, behind a gate in what seemed to be an abandoned work yard, with his mum and three siblings. I immediately contacted my friend, who volunteers for a local animal protection charity, whose main… Continue reading
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Happy Tails – Wall Kitty
How cute is this little guy?! One night, about two years ago, I was walking my dog in our local area. I came up to an abandoned house and suddenly heard the smallest cry coming from somewhere nearby. I followed… Continue reading
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#ioNONtiABBANDONO
As a Brit, it’s quite shocking for me to see a nationwide campaign fighting against the abandonment of pets on a country’s roads and yet it seems so necessary here. Obviously, despite being a nation known to be animal lovers,… Continue reading
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Happy Tails – Big Ginge, Little Ginge and Grey
These three guys were born in a friend’s cantina to a stray mum in the summer of 2016. The mum was very good but the area isn’t very safe for kittens, as it’s surrounded by main roads and full of… Continue reading
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Happy Tails – Bud and Rose
On Italian Mother’s Day 2018, my boyfriend, my sister and I took a trip to see family in a small town here in Abruzzo called Campo di Fano. The town has a number of resident stray cats who are fed… Continue reading
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Happy Tails – Sole
A cat does not want all the world to love her. Only those she has chosen to love. — Helen Thomson. I found Sole by some miraculous stroke of luck on 25th May 2019 while I was round at my… Continue reading
Cats of Abruzzo 