Malta - Here Kitty Kitty

The cats still kinda freak me out here - there is just so many of them. There is an SPCA here but like I mentioned in a previous post there are many stray cats here and people in the community take care of the ones wandering around.

One afternoon I joined my host Karin and her two young children Yasmine and Benji to the playground and then we went to see the Cat Park. A cat park - yes, a park for cats - cats only.

If you build it, they will come.

There are baskets, animals crates, a wooden fort of sorts and they are all lined with blankets; one has a fur blanket, I wonder how Mr. Kitty feels about that. There are regulars who come by to check on the cats, feed the cats, watch them, pet them....you get the idea.

Young Benji was showing me a cat in one of the crates and a lady came up behind me and said "Please don't disturb the cat, he's sleeping." My jaw dropped to the ground.....really? Did she really think I was going to reach inside a crate to play with a sleeping cat?

Oh, but wait....there's more

A couple days later whilst out wandering aimlessly in Valletta I came across a Cat Café. Yes indeed, there it was - a Cat Feeding Station & Shelter. A lovely woman who comes by regularly to feed the cats was there tending to the lucky felines, had a little chat with her and asked her to be in the photo but she wouldn't have it - claimed she was not dressed for a picture and was heading to the store for the sales on cat food as it was Friday and there were three other stations that needed to be looked after before the weekend.

If no cats live in your area - it's because they've moved to Malta. It's sunny and warm with a sea side view, never-ending admiration and food.

The cats here have got it going on!