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March 25, 2007
Before Bulldozers, the Sound of Purring
New York Times
By Jake Mooney
The folks at Slope Street Cats are in the process of saving 11 feral felines living around the proposed Atlantic Yards site. The Times follows along with the executive director of Slope Street Cats, Laura Brahm, to detail the efforts to round up the last two "holdouts," nicknamed Eleanor Roosevelt and Mamie Eisenhower.
The animals did not take long to appear, edging under a chain-link fence to nibble on a trail of rotisserie chicken and dry cat food leading to the trap. Eleanor Roosevelt stepped under the cage toward a plate of food, but Mamie Eisenhower hung back. Ms. Brahm paused for a moment, decided that one cat was better than none, and yanked the string.
The cats are being moved to a brick shed in a nearby backyard. The article ends with an evocation of childhood delight in having multiple pets.
The woman who owns the shed is a supporter of the project, Ms. Brahm said, and was happy to offer it. “Her son is very excited about the idea of having 10 cats in his backyard,” she added.
NoLandGrab: No mention of how people living on the site under the threat of eminent domain abuse feel about what's going on in their backyard.
Posted by steve at March 25, 2007 6:37 AM