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Trap-Neuter-Release on Puget Island, WA
Jenny Martin of Wahkiakum Animal Advocates Group and another volunteer, Lynette Wright, trapped seven feral cats on George and Nell Coulson's Puget Island property as part of a Trap, Neuter, Release program on Thursday morning, including this orange tom affectionately referred to as Garfield. It was clear the Coulsons cared about the cats, which they somehow inherited after a neighbor passed away, but feral cats have long been a problem on Puget Island and volunteers are hoping to manage the population over time using TNR. WAAG is undertaking these measures once a month and hopes to neuter 150 cats in the county a year before releasing them back into their environment, Martin said.
Holiday Pet Food Drive
The Wahkiakum Animal Advocate Group held a Holiday Pet Food Drive on Saturday at the Elochoman Slough Marina. They took in $130 in cash donations, 411 pounds of dry food and 390 cans of dog and cat food. "It was a good day and our pet food pantry is stocked for the time being," Anita Orchin said. Orchin is a member of the WAAG board, along with Rebecca Hompe and Wendy Edwards pictured.
Animal Advocates See Increase In Calls
If the numbers are anything to go by, Wahkiakum Animal Advocates Group (WAAG) is providing a much needed service in the community.
“We had a very busy 2022,” WAAG President Rebecca Hompe said.
WAAG volunteers worked 1,300 hours in 2021. Up until September of this year, they’ve already worked 5,000 hours.
“That includes people taking animals for veterinary services, to making runs to pick up pet foods to take to the different food pantries, all the on call hours, taking calls and trying to help people with their animals, and requests for assistance from the sheriff’s department,” Hompe said.