The NOAH Center partners with 132 animal shelters including Kauai Community Cat Project (KCCP). A few weeks ago, our partners at KCCP got in touch looking to transfer a group of cats to The NOAH Center. Included in the request were harrowing pictures of three cats (Aaron, Sigma, and Mamaki) they rescued from an apartment complex where they had endured horrific abuse. It’s hard to imagine such atrocities set against the backdrop of beautiful Hawaii, but companion animal neglect and abuse are not uncommon on the Islands.
The Island-State of Hawaii has an ongoing struggle with chronic pet overpopulation, especially with domestic cats. Did you know that in tropical climates like Hawaii unaltered cats can have up to 4-5 litters per year? In Kauai alone, there is an estimated 25,000 feral cats according to Friends of Kauai Wildlife Refuges. Statewide they estimate a population of about 2 million! The cat population outnumbers the human population by over half a million! An imbalance of this magnitude means that there are not enough homes for the animals on the island. The NOAH Center partners with rescues in Hawaii, so that together we can give these cats a better chance at the happily fur-ever after they deserve here in Washington.
The group arrived at The NOAH Center on April 17 where we made sure they were healthy and provided any needed treatments, like pulling Mamaki’s tooth, before giving them a few days to decompress before hitting the adoption floor on April 25. And now as of May 1, they have all been adopted!
CONTENT WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES
Some of the intake photos of these cats show injuries that may be upsetting and difficult to view. We’ve chosen not to include those images directly in this post, but they are available for those who would like to better understand the condition they were found in.
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