21 Jan 2013 1:31 PM:
Dear Paul (who posted the photo of 'Dad' the cat below)
I meant to email you earlier, but I am pretty certain this old man (Dad as I call him) is a stray, I have been trying to catch him as the lady in Estepona will take him and have him neutered, vaccinated and all his wounds tended to etc. , he is a grand old man and we would like to let him live the remainder of his days in peace in Estepona ...so if anyone can catch this old gentleman please let me know and I will arrange to have him collected from DV asap.
Many thanks
Community thread: Cats in Duquesa Village
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21 Jan 2013 1:22 PM:
Dear Mr/Ms Wood
I'm sorry to hear you are experiencing problems with the cats, it was suggested at the EGM held in November 2011 that litter trays could be placed in and around areas on the urbanisation where there were problems with mess and that these would be regularly cleaned and maintained by cat caretakers, this would hopefully stop or at least reduce the problem of the cats messing on terraces, however, this suggestion was dismissed by the President who would prefer the cats to be removed from DV and gassed.
I do believe however that I have a solution.....I know of a lady who lives on the campo in Estepona and she has offered to take any cats which are caught on DV, she will have them neutered/vaccinated and they will live with her on the Campo in Estepona rather than have them returned to DV. The lady will do this free of charge, she is not asking for any payment in return for her kindness. If we get enough residents who support this solution, then I will email AEA Administration to ask them if any strays/feral cats caught can be given to her rather than gassed at the killing station.
What do other residents think? Surely this would be a solution that even the President cannot object to?
Thank you
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21 Nov 2012 12:35 PM:
hi John
Sorry i'm going to bore you here as not quite ready to move on.....regarding the cats there was a perfectly valid proposal and solution put forward ar the EGM for CNR but this was dismissed by the President who had already made up his mind and nothing was going to change it. It was not democracy in action as there was no vote, it was merely a discussion put on the Agenda at residents insistence but it was obvious as soon as Francisco spoke what the outcome was going to be....sorry but you really have to be in attendance at these meetings to understand what really goes on, some items are pushed through with little or no discussion and some things are dismissed if deemed not relevant (and forgive me if you were at the meeting, but i'm not sure from your comment as an absentee landlord if you were or not). I am aware of the rule that does not permit any animal to roam free but for the last 5 years or so this has never been enforced. When i moved to DV, I specifically called AEA to ask if cats were allowed outside on the urbanisation and I was told by AEA that this was not a problem and they were allowed outside as long as they were not fed outside. I think the issue here is that all of a sudden residents are now being told that the rule is being enforced so where does that leave owners whose animals for the last 5 years have been allowed to go outside - not really fair is it? If they do let their cat go out they run the risk of never seeing it again, if it's caught it will be gassed.....And the total number of cats caught is one...do you really believe that?? cloud cuckoo land, if you lived here you would realise, i've been watching and the numbers are far higher believe me....
And just in case you think that I am anti Francisco,I do actually believe from comments I have heard at the outcome of the meeting that he is doing a good job on other matters as apparently the last President wasn't that great so in that respect hats off to him, give him a massive pay rise, he deserves it.....
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21 Nov 2012 12:06 PM:
Hi
In response to cjb1, you are right, we do not want to see children or adults scratched by feral cats and we do not want to see any kind of mess by the swimming pools or garages whether it be caused by cats or stray dogs. Sorry to keep labouring this as i'm sure people are bored now, but Caroline is also right in that if you remove the current feral cats then others will move in and the problem (if there actually is one) will be continuous. I really don't think there is an increasing number of cats on the urbanisation, I rarely see any in the block where I live, and I know of one resident who is trying to help as she has recently re-homed (away from DV) 4 kittens that were wandering around, but i do realise and I do respect that it may be different in other blocks. The point is that the idea behind CNR (catch neuter return) is threefold; 1. to reduce the possiblity of disease as the cats are neutered and vaccinated against disease therefore vastly reducing the possiblity of transferring disease to humans, 2. when you neuter a cat you take away many of its aggressive tendencies and therefore this vastly reduces any aggression towards humans (less scratching) and any mess as they no longer want to fight or mark their territory with mess & spray etc. You will still see them wandering around as they are territorial in that they will continue to live in the area and therefore scare off other cats trying to move in but overall there wiil be much less noise, fights or mess and there will be no more kittens.....which leads to point 3. reduction in population, neutered disease free cats means no more kittens, over time, the population decreases, cats die off from old age etc. and the cats living in the area are placid and will do a great job of keeping any rodents at bay......I fail to see how residents can think that this is not a good idea and am disappointed that the president and panel will not even consider trying it to see if it works. Of course people on the urbanisation come first but CNR offers a solution wihout the need to destroy any animals and will overall result in a much cleaner and healthier environment which is what we all want surely.....
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20 Nov 2012 10:32 AM:
I think the top up is more likely to be spent on the nice 'payment' that the president has awarded himself for all the breakfast meetings and 'extra' work he has had with the builders and developers, Apparently this was approved by the committee at the EGM on the 17th November, no vote, just approved and the residents had no say. I'm not sure if this is to be a one off payment for his services or a regular 'salary' and i'm not saying he doesn't deserve it - perhaps he does - but it would be nice to know exactly how much he is getting and a breakdown of what this is for.....
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