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The United States National Park Service (NPS) revealed a plan last week to remove hundreds of stray cats from a historic site in Puerto Rico’s capital over the next year, as per Associated Press. These cats, who roam the area freely, are seen as both a charm and an annoyance. The agency announced plans to […] The post Puerto Rico’s Historic Site Set To Remove Its Famous Cats appeared first on CatTime.
Hundreds of stray cats that roam a historic seaside tourist area of Puerto Rico’s capital will be removed over the coming year, officials say. The plan to remove the cats, who are considered both a delight and a nuisance, was unveiled Tuesday by the U.S. National Park Service. The federal agency says it will contract an animal welfare organization to remove the 200 cats estimated to live on the 75-acre San Juan National Historic Site that the agency operates in Old San Juan. If the organization fails to remove the cats within six months, the National Park Service says it will hire a remo...
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Hundreds of stray cats that roam a historic seaside tourist area of Puerto Rico’s capital where they are considered both a delight and a nuisance will be removed over the coming year, under a plan unveiled Tuesday by the U.S. National Park Service. The agency said it will contract an animal welfare organization to remove the 200 cats estimated to live on 75 acres surrounding a fortress at the San Juan National Historic Site that the federal agency operates in Old San Juan. If the organization fails to remove the cats within six months, the park service said it would hire a removal age...
Some are believed to be descendants of colonial-era cats, while others were brought to the capital by legendary San Juan Mayor Felisa Rincón de Gautier to kill rats in the mid-20th century. Since then, they have multiplied into the hundreds to the enchantment of some residents and tourists, and the disgust of others.