Valencia resumes the installation of feeding stations for cat colonies

Valencia City Council is resuming the installation of cat feeding stations. This was revealed by Juan Carlos Caballero, Councillor for Animal Welfare. They have been installed in three cat colonies in Valencia’s Central Park.

The kennels will replace the feline colony’s current feeding stations. The Councillor for Animal Welfare states that the purpose is to “guarantee a hygienic, clean, and fully integrated feeding station in the spaces where they are located.”

Caballero further emphasised that these cat feeding stations had been installed previously. In the first phase, 50 cat feeding stations were put in the city’s districts, such as Borbotó, Carpesa, Pinedo, El Forn d’Alcedo, and Benimàmet. “We have now launched a second phase to install these hygienic feeding stations in Valencia’s parks and gardens.”

Thus, the Animal Welfare Office collaborated with the Parks and Gardens Department and the Autonomous Parks and Gardens Authority to reorganise the current feeding stations, allowing for their gradual replacement and increasing their cleanliness and health.
The parks of Marxalenes, Viveros, Parque del Oeste, Jardín de Ayora, and Parque Central now have these booths to facilitate the work of the cat colony volunteers while also providing food and shelter for the animals.

The Animal Welfare Office has registered over 600 colonies, which are monitored, controlled, and sterilised. It also has a thousand accredited volunteers who receive regular training to raise awareness of the changes to the new animal protection regulations.