WHERE ARE ALL THE CATS??

Wednesday, Dec. 10, for the very first time since this all started, there was clean water in a water bowl visible from the street. Animal Control left early that day and the Board Up company had been in the alley and left in the afternoon. A few hours later, we figured out why the water was changed. A County worker came and took pictures of the clean water bowl, and then went into the alley and continued taking pictures.

Does Don Knabe think the public is stupid? How can 1 day of pictures, taken by County officials be enough proof that AC is feeding the cats on a DAILY basis. How can County officials bend down and shine a light in ONE crawlspace and call it a thourough search of 3 block long buildings?

Thursday, Dec. 11, for the first time since the trapping started, clean water and food bowls were seen at the usual feeding stations. Animal Control was seen taking out a bag of cat food and new shiny water and food bowls for the cats. Due to public pressure and calls some of the boards were even removed!! This was done in a matter of hours because Don Knabe's office got wind of the candlelight vigil that took place in the evening and the media was going to show up.

SOME boards were removed approx. 86 hours later...only 4 members of the Alley Cat Gang have been seen. The 2 other feeding stations are empty...no cat is there to enjoy these brand new shiny stainless steel bowls animal control ordered. Maybe AC didn't understand that the cats were happy with their old bowls, just as long as they were filled with food and water on a daily basis by their caregivers. Were these bowls filled with food and water just for show? For one day only?

Don Knabe has been contacted by the Humane Society of the United States. They demanded he lift the feeding ban, seize trapping and work to find a humane solution. When is Don Knabe going to stop and listen to the thousands of pleas he's received? Does he think he is above the law only because he was just reelected this year?

SOME of the boards have been removed, although for some cats, maybe 86 hours was too long. For the cats that are still there, the feeding ban needs to be lifted and the trapping needs to seize immediately. Don Knabe needs to work with TNR groups that have offered their help, like Stray Cat Alliance.