Members of the Linover Community held their annual spring cleanup and made a discovery of two cats left at the park.
Here is the statement on their Facebook page.
“We have completed today’s stream clean up! And we usually share photos, the number of bags collected, and weird items we find. And we will, especially because our volunteers were amazing and pulled a record number of bags this year!
But first we must share about this find during stream clean up. And we know this will upset people so we are asking that comments remain respectful (also as this is a community page).
Today’s find was Dudie and Eefie. They are two beautiful domestic medium haired cats. A neighbor walking his dog called over and said about how there were cats in a carrier. After calling a few others over, we found Dudie and Eefie together in a cat carrier, with a disposal roasting pan full of dry and (somewhat fresh) wet food; another filled with water. We closed the carrier (it was left open so it’s a miracle they were still in there together… it also had their names on it so that’s how we know) so they wouldn’t run out. We called both animal services and non-emergency.
About an hour after we found them, a lovely officer from Animal Services showed up. He took photos, talked with us, and we are going to stay in contact. And the neighbor who notified us on the parking lot even drove back to check on them. And we are going to follow through on these two furbabies… because of course they are members of the Linover Community now.
Based off of the food left, along with the fact neither cat was wet from last night’s rain, the officer does not believe they were left over night. In fact, it’s almost like someone knew we would be there today and left them for us to find. Please do not dump/leave your animals in Linover Park or any park for that matter. Between being so close to Lillian Holt Drive, so close to the stream, and animals in the park, it’s amazing Dudie and Eefie were okay. There are other options such as Rescue Well, BCAS, MDSPCA, and more that will SAFELY help you. Even any vet I’m sure will help you if your only option is leaving them in a park. Thank goodness neighbors were there walking their dogs and we had the stream clean up.
Pending any health issues or any legal things, they may be up for adoption soon. We will post if that happens, and it would be great if a family in the community could adopt them. And honestly, they were amazing for the hour I spent with them and would make a great addition to a family. Hug your fur babies today.
We will keep you all updated on them. And shout out to the amazing officer from Baltimore County Animal Services!”
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