Par Marie Lamarque
Published on August 3, 23 at 5:02 pm See my news Follow Actu Toulouse Saturé, the Ramier refuge, in Montauban, is looking for homes ready to temporarily welcome kittens into their homes. (©Refuge du Ramier)
“We no longer know where to put them. “For a fortnight, the refuge of RamierTo Montauban (Tarn et Garonne) sees its number of boarders explode. In distress, he makes a call.
“For dogs, from 49 received last year at the same period, we are currently at 70”, worries the team of the SPA, overwhelmed. As a result, she is forced to refuse animals that are dropped off at her doorstep.
Adopt… or become a foster family
In order to free up space, and to be able to help new furballs in distress, the shelter is, of course, calling for adopter.
But for those who cannot make a long-term commitment, it is also possible to become a foster family for kittens, “for a few weeks”.
“Full to Saturated”
The Ramier refuge contains around sixty boxes for dogs and around a hundred places for cats. “We went from full to saturated,” insists the team.
Among the animals collected, many kittens. While many lovers of these little felines want to cuddle them and adopt them from March or April, they are much less so during the holiday period. “But at the beginning of the year, they are still too young to be adopted. Now is the right time. »
“It’s a good time to adopt kittens,” according to the Refuge. (©Refuge du Ramier)
Care provided by the shelter
For sanitary reasons, all small cats cannot be brought together in one and the same room. Being able to place them with foster families would help relieve the shelter.
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“And, for the kittens, it allows them to socialize, to put them in safety, so that they can then have them adopted more easily. In return, the shelter – which does not want to separate the siblings – undertakes to take care of the care. “You just have to doll them up. »
“Calls from Toulouse, Marseille”
This summer of 2023 will remain in the memory of the ten employees working for the refuge, as the arrivals are numerous.
So much so that the Ramier site is wondering if it might not be (too) a victim of its own success… “We even have calls from Toulouseof Marseille. We are now obliged to refuse requests for abandonment. It’s very complicated and much more intense than last year. »
Pound and animal shelter
Installed for more than 20 years, the Ramier de Montauban refuge combines two activities:
– it is the official pound service of the municipalities of Montauban, Castel and Moissac and brings together, in this context, all animals found stray on the public highway. “Some of these animals are identified by chip or tattoo or declared lost and are very quickly returned to their owners. For the others (35% of dogs and 90% of cats), after a period of ten days, they will become the property of the shelter. SPA and may be presented for adoption”, indicates the refuge via its site;
– it is also a SPA refuge which welcomes animals whose pound period is over, abandoned by their owner, entrusted after the death of their owner or even withdrawn after investigation for ill-treatment.
Dealing with security issues
Beyond the four-legged companions left on the side of the holiday road, the shelter faces problems of guarding due to the summer holidays: animals that escape the vigilance of their nannies and that the shelter must accommodate while waiting. the return of his masters.
These are all factors that increase the population of neglected animals. “We do all this because they only have us,” concludes the shelter team, who despair of not being able to push the walls any further.
Practical information :
Refuge du Ramier, 1772, chemin de la Tauge in Montauban.
Such. at 05 63 20 80 32.
As the telephone line is very busy, it is advisable to send a message via the SPA page.
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