Edit:Sorry I meant to post this in "Cat welfare Issues" Section!I am very upset about what I saw at the Alton Towers theme park on Sunday and am at a loss of what to do.
I noticed a small black kitten (Maybe 10-12 weeks old) lying by the path. I bent down to look at it and it was flea ridden, skinny and had cloudy/gammy eyes. The poor mite looked so ill. It was obviously feral and I tried to catch it but it stumbled away into the forest. I followed it but could not catch it.
I then saw it another 2 times through out the day but both times I couldn't catch it. It was running away (as feral cats do) but its back legs kept slipping away from under it. It really broke my heart.
I notified a member of staff who didn't seem to fussed and rang the RSPCA as soon as I got back from the park (I didn't bring my phone with me that day
) and they said they couldn't send anyone out unless I was looking at the kitten myself. I then rang the park and got through to someone who didn't instil that much confidence in me that anything was going to be done. So I sent a message to the theme park customer inquiries line and got this response:
"We thank you for your concern over the Kittens, we have a large family of cats that have lived on the Resort very happily for many years. As they are used to being outside and fending for themselves they would be unsuitable for relocation.
Again thank you for your concern but our resident cats are very happy."I am unsure about how a starving and ill kitten that can barely find the strength to run away from me is 'very happy'!!
I replied very politely that the cat was dying and that I wasn't suggesting rehoming/moving a healthy feral cat but saying we should save a very ill kitten that has no chance without intervention. I also asked for an update asap from them so they don't ignore me...
I know there are so many cats like this out there but the fact that nobody is willing to try to help this poor kitten is so heartbreaking. They could easily find it as it was in the same place and I saw it many times through the day. If it wasn't in the resort I could go back and maybe try more myself and attempt to catch it again but I live 2 hours drive away, have no car and don't think that Alton Towers will be too pleased with me coming there just to catch a kitten. I have an awful feeling that the resort is not going to bother doing anything at all...
Is there
anything I can do to make sure this kitten has a chance? I want to fight for it, even if its chances are slim.
If anyone has any advice I would be so grateful.