Sometimes it feels like no matter what you do you just can't get through to people, even when the right thing to do seems so obvious. Loews Orlando hotels are back at inhumanely trapping their feral cats and surrendering them to animal shelters where they will be euthanized. For a company that prides (and advertises) itself as being a pet-friendly hotel, they really are anything but. It's unacceptable what they are doing to these animals that had been taught to think they were safe and cared for, and it cannot be allowed to happen. I urge everyone to sign the petition below and to get involved in any way you can!!! It may not seem like a lot, but thousands of individual voices (and canceled hotel reservations) add up to a very loud roar!!!!!
Loews Hotels is cruelly trapping and removing the cats who have lived peacefully on their properties for years. The company doing the trapping is not following proper protocol—the cats are being left all alone in their traps, in the 89-degree heat, without proper care or even food and water.
We called on supporters to stop this cruelty, and the response has been overwhelming. So far, we’ve delivered our petition with more than 20,000 signatures to the executives at Loews Orlando Resorts and Loews Corporate, but we’re not letting up until they stop hurting cats.
We’ve set a goal of reaching 30,000 signatures this week to up the public pressure on Loews to make sure they do the right thing. The cats are counting on us. Will you add your name right away?
Click here to join more than 20,000 supporters and demand that Loews stop this inhumane treatment of cats right away.
Anyone who even approaches the trapped cats has been threatened with trespassing and escorted off the premises by security. Hotel employees who have cared for these healthy cats have been forbidden from feeding them, under penalty of losing their jobs.
Several cats have been so frantic to get out of unattended traps that they’ve ended up with gashes and bloodied noses. Alley Cat Allies has worked with local rescue groups to make sure all of the cats are being cared for.
We are doing everything in our power to help these cats. We’ve reached out to Loews time and time again, and continue to offer help and assistance should they decide to put a stop to the heartless trapping and removing.
This Saturday, we are rallying in Orlando, but we need voices from coast-to-coast to put a stop to this inhumane treatment. If you haven’t yet, please join the fight for these cats’ lives and add your name to our petition right away.
Click here to sign our petition calling on Loews to stop trapping cats right now.
These vaccinated, healthy, neutered cats have been denied food for over a week, trapped in abysmal conditions, and taken from their family.
We can’t let up until they are safe and sound at home, and we will continue to deliver the signatures and make your voices heard in every way possible until that day comes.
Becky Robinson
President
*The cat in the image above, Shadow, suffered this heartbreaking gash on her forehead during trapping, prompting a hotel guest to complain to staff about her condition. Shadow has since been rescued for foster by a local TNR group.
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