Our feeding locations and stations

"We feed approx. 220 feral cats for which we also provide medical attention"

Feeding locations: overview

Our feeding stations for feral cats are situated in three Zones, which differ according to human population density and living conditions of feral cats.

Our association works mainly in Zone 1 and Zone 3.

Zone 1

A coastal strip (up to approx.1 km inland) dominated by tourism with many villas, shopping centres, restaurants, beach bars as well as extensive scrub land areas, which are densely overgrown.

Zone 2

Sparsely populated adjoining countryside, comprising of fields, agricultural plots, country estates and isolated houses.

Zone 3

Densely populated town areas (situated between 6 and 8km from the sea) surrounded by agricultural plots, fields and scrub land areas in some places difficult or impossible to access.

Number of feeding stations

All year round and for many years, our charity has been taking care of feeding stations for feral cats within the comunities Teulada/Moraira and Benissa. In 2021, their number exceeded 30.

We call it a PLUTO-Feeding station when at least one of the following conditions are met:

  1. A PLUTO-co worker is looking after the feeding station
  2. Our animal protection society provides the food.
  3. PLUTO protectora animales takes on the veterinary costs

Size of feral cat colonies cared for

When we talk about feeding stations, it is always about providing care for lots of feral cats.

The size of the various cat colonies can vary a great deal. In some places we only need to look after 3-4 cats. In other places it could be about 10 and in extreme cases it can reach up to 30.

Altogether, roughly estimated, there are  220 cats for which we provide food and medical attention.

Work associated with feeding areas for feral cats

Our volunteers are concerned primarily with:

  • daily provision of dry and wet food as well as fresh water to the cat colonies
  • keeping the feeding stations clean as well as the plates and bowls

In addition to that, at each visit, they check that all the animals are healthy and if there are any newcomers.

The feeding station carers either live near the feeding stations they are responsible for or they have a journey of a max. of 10 mins to get there.