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has been accused of
capturing stray cats in
cages and has drawn
suspicion for failing
to explain the missing
felines.
The Rota base in
Spain’s Cadiz province
has been luring feral
cats into “cage traps,”
according to a local
animal shelter:
'Siempre Contigo'.
According to images
shared online by
the organization,
the traps have signs
which read,
“US government property.
Tampering or destruction
is unlawful, under both
Spanish and American law.”
Siempre Contigo’s Carmen
de los Santos told the Local,
“People who tried to open
the cages to let the cats
out were told there
would be
consequences…
and the workers
are outraged."
Siempre Contigo has been
waiting to meet with the
leaders of the base since March.
In their communications they
asked the base to suspend its
captures until the meeting.
In a petition,
the shelter called
for the base to stop
threatening to block
access to the base for
workers who defended
the cats.
They point out that
some of the cats fall
into the traps while
looking for food for
their kittens,
leaving “helpless litters”
to fend for themselves.