June 2009
May 2008
I have a big change in my life: now I'm living on Isla full time, with short trips to Montreal to visit family, and also for my work. So I will tell you about my new life.
I'll begin this new serie of texts with Lupita's story - you know her, she's the angel who help the cats of Centro to have a better life.
She told me her story - you will find the spanish (and french) version on http://petitsminousetgatitos.com. Here's the english version (I did the translation, so it's not perfect english. sorry
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Hi, I’m Lupita, I’m living on Isla Mujeres for 15 years, and I’m a woman who loves the cats…
I love them since the day – 14 years ago – that a beautiful cat with incredible blue eyes (she looked as a Siamese) came to my home and stay there. I called her “Nena, she was so sweet, so intelligent, and so...present. She helped me to forget how I was sad to be far from my family and my city. She had 32 kitties and a lot of “grand kitties”… She died from cancer last year.
Six years ago, I was walking in the street when I saw some cats looking for feed in the trash boxes. I was so sad to see them so I began to feed them all the nights. I was so happy to do that, so with the time, I had groups of 10, 12 or 16 cats at some corners in Centro. Now when I’m walking in the streets, if I stop to speak with friends, the cats recognize my voice, and come to ask for food!
I’m feeding around 130-150 cats now, every night, even if it’s raining, I put the food under a car so they can eat quietly…
In January I was said by the Ayuntamiento to stop to feed the cats, because it was a “bad image” for the tourists. I don’t stop because they need me and I love them…
*Lupita is from Mexico DF
