Seeing new faces around campus happens every fall and is really nothing new — unless it’s kittens.
A cat, along with her five- to six-week-old kittens has been spotted on UFV’s Abbotsford campus and the UFV community’s help is needed in finding her.
“She was spotted with these kittens, so someone eventually called facilities to say that this cat and kittens were living on campus,” Belinda Karsen, student transitions coordinator with student services said.
In hopes of finding the cat and kittens, and returning them to their owners or finding them a new home, the facilities department contacted the Vancouver Orphan Kitten Rescue Association (VOKRA) for help.
“Their goal is to rescue the mother and the kittens and foster them until they can be adopted into forever homes,” Karsen explained.
However, while VOKRA was able to locate the cat, they weren’t as successful in finding her kittens as well. The group found the cat on Thursday, took her to a vet to have her spayed, and returned her to campus within 36 hours so that she could be reunited with her kittens.
Now the goal is to find the whole family.
“She’s back on campus and we assume, if she still has the kittens, that she’s returned to them,” Karsen said. “So now they’re back to square one, trying to re-trap the mother with her kittens.”
However, that’s easier said than done and after braving the stormy weather this weekend searching for the family, the volunteers of VOKRA are asking for help.
“What we need help from the UFV community for is kitten sightings,” Karsen explained. “If they spot the kittens, we just need to know where they’ve seen them, what time, and then they’re to call campus security. We want the family to be reunited and rescued and live happily ever after.”
As tempting as it may be, facilities is asking that anyone who sees the kittens resists the urge to catch or chase them, and instead call campus security at 1-855-239-7654 with the exact location and colour of the kittens.
