FAIRMONT —
The demolition scheduled for the 400 block of Adams Street will make a difference in the lives and routines of many Fairmonters.
But not all of them are humans.
Since demolition preparations began and the section of Ogden Avenue between Quincy and Madison streets was closed off, the feral cat colony that gathered daily to be fed in an abandoned parking lot on Ogden has been without a place to call home.
Volunteers and cat-lovers from throughout the area are working hard to make sure that doesn’t remain the case.
People United for Rescue and Rehabilitation (PURR) West Virginia, a statewide animal shelter organization based in Grafton, is working to relocate the stray cats and find them a new home.
“Feral cats don’t move easily,” said Lorna Vincent-Venter, executive director and founder of PURR West Virginia. “We’re feeding 20-25 feet away every week until we can get them used to going to another area, but we’re trying to acquire another area that we can have a safe feeding area.”
Vincent-Venter said they are still working on finding a permanent location for the cats. They have a place in mind, she said, but there’s nothing definite planned.
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Organization working to relocate stray cats
Due to demolition scheduled for 400 block of Adams Street
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