12/22/2025
GCCC COLONY CARETAKER SERIES, "Lorie's Contribution" by Stacey Grace
A big thank you, and shout out to Lorie Ponder, who has been feeding cats in the Mountain Grove (Harker area) for eight years! Lorie is a big animal lover!
Over the years, Lorie has been caring for about 15 cats on average. She has adopted four of them herself, giving them a loving safe environment. Other strays have been domesticated and rehomed, in an attempt to keep colony size under control.
Currently, Lorie is feeding four cats under a nearby bridge. One of them is only a few months old, and nearly ready to begin adolescence. The goal is to get him trapped ASAP. First, so he survives the winter, then to have him neutered, and eventually to adopt him to a loving home.
Lorie has not worked with the Grove Community Cat Coalition’s TNR program yet, but is now on the list to get help for her colony, by having them them spayed or neutered, and vaccinated, so no new kittens are left out in the cold, fewer diseases are prevalent in that location, and so these community cats will have a much better existence going forward.
Feeding costs are about $45 a month (or over $500 a year) for cat food. Lorie said it’s not about the money. She really cares for the less fortunate cats, and said that these animals deserve to be treated well. As we know, any feral cat isn't in these situations through their own doing.
Thank you Lorie, for your years of community service to our little, furry, stray friends. We look forward to serving this colony in the near future, so you can continue your journey of helping a Harker community cat colony, enjoy a better existence!
