ARCHIVED - Glass recycling igloos could be adapted into shelters for stray cats in Orihuela
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The idea has been put froward by The Association Colonias Felinas Orihuela to provide "a safe refuge" for feral colonies
Orihuela Town Hall is studying the adaptation of glass igloos to create shelters for colonies of stray cats in the municipality.
The proposal was put together by volunteers from The Association Colonias Felinas Orihuela, who this week presented the idea to Orihuela Mayor, Carolina Gracia. A similar initiative has already been adopted in the Alicante village, Monforte del Cid.
The adaptation of these glass igloos "would provide a safer and more respectful environment for the animals", and the association wants to involve the public in decorating the shelters. Several options are being considered, from a graffiti competition to working with the municipality's schools.
The project requires very little investment as glass igloos that are removed are recycled and adapted anyway.
With the new animal welfare regulations, local councils are obliged to monitor feral cat populations, and in March, the Town Council organised a series of workshops with the municipality's animal protection organisations to draw up an ordinance to regulate these colonies through the method of capture, sterilisation and return (CER).
Last year, the Health Department sterilised 85 feral cats between September and November in Orihuela as part of a campaign subsidised by Alicante Provincial Council with a grant for 6,891 euros.
"Avoiding the uncontrolled reproduction of these animals whose behaviour is not very social and which can cause hygienic and sanitary problems is something we must attend to as a local administration," said councillor Luis Quesada at the time.
In January, the The Association Colonias Felinas Orihuela put pressure on the local authority to speed up the management procedures in the face of what they panned "lack of control".
"There are people who feed the strays but do not sterilise, there are neighbours who let their cats out freely without sterilising them, and there is the issue of unregulated sterilisation," factors which exacerbate the problem, argued the association.
"This is why greater organisation and coordination of the CER project in Orihuela is needed," add the non-profit.
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