What does it look these cats are suffering through? Heat? Hunger? A bout with lethargy or fatigue? Illness?
These cats, and a handful of others, have spent their lives, and as long as I’ve known them, outside, homeless, in a public park. They hide in the sewers to stay cool during the heat. They hide in sewers to stay dry from rain, unless the sewers are flood and then spend the duration of the rain in open, getting wet and sick.
The tortoise shell cat (black and gold cat) was, as best as I can gather, was abandoned in the park near my house during Labor Day weekend 2019. She was barely a year old then, and rains were just around the corner. For the past year, I’ve been able to feed her and care for her the best I can, knock on wood. For the past year, thankfully, she has stayed safe.
The orange-back (white one with pattern), along with his three siblings, was born in the park around April or May of 2018. His mother, and aunt (if there is such a thing among cats), to the best of my knowledge, were also abandoned in the park by their owners. Since then they have weathered grueling head, pouring rain and ashy weather from wildfires in California.
In the past few years, frequency of wildfires has intensified and ill-effects due to climate change have continued to worsen. August 2020 has seen historical heatwaves and wildfires worsening the air…
