Gatos Felices Benitatxell

10/05/2026

This morning we received a phone call from the local police, they've found a little kitten in the night sitting in the middle of the road.
Went to police to pick it up and Sarah Mowers Paye helped out with a fist check up.
The little girl seems ok, dirty and hungry, but she's fine. She's around 5 weeks old.
She's very sweet and loves to be with you!

She's now settling in with a foster but we need to find her a loving home.

If you're interested please get in contact.
We do work with an adoption contract.

08/05/2026

05/05/2026

Today a new volunteer learned how to trap. We should trap at a different location, but no cats around of course so we went to another colony nearby. A young black male walked in and has been castrated and after a good sleep he could return back to his colony early evening.
These cats have the perfect spot, with lots of places to hide and always water around.

We are looking for the person who's taking care of this colony, by the photos I'm sure they recognize where it is. We've had contact details, but lost them🥺 so if you know who is feeding here, please get in contact. 🙏

29/03/2026

SHE'S ADOPTED!! 🎉

We are looking for a loving home for this sweet and beautiful girl.

This young girl, Bonita, has been found in a colony with her kittens. She's very sweet and timid and we are convinced she has been abandoned.
She's been sterilized, chippee and currently living with a foster family. She has a very sweet nature and loves cuddles. She's also ok with other cats as long as they aren't too pushy.
She needs a calm environment. A busy environment gives her too much stress.
A nice secured garden or balcony would be nice, but she's perfectly fine living indoors. When she arrived at the foster family she slept a lot, like she knew she's finally safe.

We are looking for her special place, where she will be loved and where she can live her life without too much going on.

Bonita is a beautiful young girl, we think she's not even two years old yet. She's calm and affectionate.

Please who can offer this beautiful sweet girl a loving home?

We work with an adoption contract and adoption fee.

18/03/2026

Today we had a young female up for sterilization, she is only around 10 months old herself and was already pregnant of 6 kittens 😥
It's never an easy decision but it's better to sterilize her before giving birth as there would have been more kittens out on the streets and they do suffer.
A simple reminder how important it is to sterilize the females and castrate the Tom's. It's not sad for them, it's a big healt benefit and less cats suffering on the streets.

04/03/2026

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25/02/2026

URGENT

For mum a foster home has been found! 🙏

Mum doesn't have a chip so desperately looking for a home. She's still young herself, between 1 and 2 years old.
The kitten is a black boy, around 5/6 months old.

This morning we've trapped a kitten and her mum just walked into a carrier.
Mum is beautiful long haired and is very sweet. Therefore we are sure she belongs to someone.
They are now at the vet, and mum will be checked for a chip
If she doesn't has a chip we would like to find her a home as she's a domesticated cat.
The problem is we have no place for her to go, so unless we find a foster or someone who wants to adopt her, this evening she will go back to the street ☹️

Please get in contact of you can help out as a foster or if you want to adopt her.
For adoption we work with a contract and a donation to cover a bit of our costs.

She will be vaccinated and chipped.
Call +34 602 69 71 19

08/12/2025

Today we had a phone call about a cat that was hit by a car on the road down from Benitachell to Mercadona, and found at the entrance to a property.
As it's a fiesta day we took the cat to the vets Jávea. Again they were brilliant.
They examined the cat and it was a big uncastrated boy without a chip.
His pelvis was broken but he had a good chance. But as he needed to be locked in for a while and expensive surgery, we decided to take a blood test first.
Unfortunately he tested positive for cat aids, so we ended his suffer 🌈. But it's never easy to take that decision.
He was a beautiful boy and he must have been in charge of the area. We think someone might have offered him a safe space to eat and rest.
The pictures are him being with sedation, but we wanted to show them in case someone knows the cat.

21/11/2025

AND AGAIN WONDERFUL NEWS!! SHAY HAS BEEN ADOPTED BY A LOVELY FAMILY 🖤💕

Shay is desperately looking for a loving family.
He's the last out of 4 who hasn't found a home.💕

Shay is a beautiful black boy, he's very sweet and playful. We love him to go to a home with another cat as he's so used to be with cats.

He is around 4 months old and has had his vaccines.
He will need some time to adapt to a change but after that he's super sweet!

Please give beautiful Shay a chance! To be loved by a little black panther is so special 🖤

We work with an adoption contract and ask for a donation to cover a part of our costs.

14/11/2025

Still important to keep this message in mind!

IMPORTANT MESSAGE!

Tips on managing and caring for a feral cat (colony): be aware it's only allowed if you're a licensed caretaker!!!!
And may we remind people that if you take on feeding cats in your garden or home, that you assume some responsibility for them.
GFB can always help and advice, however we are not responsible for vet fees and/or rehoming. We simply do not have the resources.

If you feed them in your own garden or grounds, by law you become responsible for them and they will be seen as your cats.

Proper management of a feral or free-roaming cat colony is a long term, year round responsibility and should not be undertaken lightly.

Once you put food out for them you become a ´colony manager´ and the cats become dependent on you. If you cannot commit to proper care and long-term management, do not put food out for any cat!!!

The following guidelines and suggestions will help you provide proper care to your feral cat colony.

*Trap, Neuter, Test and Return (TNTV)

This process provides a humane method of controlling and gradually reducing the number of cats in a feral cat colony.

Contact your local feral cat association for help with this essential part of managing the colony.

*Creating a feeding site.

If possible, feed and monitor the colony on a regular basis, though not necessarily every day, and at different times.

This will help protect the cats from people who might want to harm them whilst also preserving their hunting instinct.

If you think the cats have been abandoned by previous owners please contact your local feral cat association for advice.

Never feed a colony of cats on property you do not own or do not have written permission to visit.

The cats will soon become dependent upon you and you might be forced to stop caring for them.

Always keep the feeding area clean and neat.

This will prevent upsetting neighbours as well as keeping the night creatures such as rats out of the feeding area.

Be on alert for any new cats which might enter the colony.

Should this happen, please contact your local feral cat association so they can trap, neuter and test the new arrivals, before returning them to the colony.

However, if a cat appears to be socialized already and abandoned, they will attempt to find it a forever home.

*Leave feral kittens with their mothers.

If kittens and their mum are safe and appear to be in good health, leave them alone but advise your local feral cat association of their location.

After about 12 weeks, they will then arrange to trap, neuter and test them before returning to the colony.

Try to avoid human contact.

If you go on a trip or move arrange for a neighbour or friend to handle colony duties.

Remember that the cats depend on you and it is better for them to stay where they are currently living.

Consider having additional help to care for the colony so you can share the responsibility and workload.

And finally…thank you for your help in looking after the cats and kittens!