One cat has been sufficiently tamed to come inside and serve as an office manager --
But most of the cats live outdoors, hanging around under the vehicles . . .
. . . or lounging about on top of the vehicles . . .
. . . or just relaxing on the sidewalk. Tail injuries seem to be quite common among feral cats and you can see that the next two are both bob-tailed --
This one was quite young and was the most skittish of them all, although none of the cats would let you pet them. They are, after all, still essentially feral, even if well-fed by the Kihei Rent A Car people.
I took these photos while waiting for the airport shuttle. We counted about a dozen cats. At least, those were the ones we could see! I'm sure there were more elsewhere in the compound.
[All photos by Debra She Who Seeks]
cats without a tail are funny.
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ReplyDeleteSweet!
ReplyDeleteThank goodness there are people kind-hearted enough to care about these little cats. They're a handsome healthy looking bunch!
ReplyDeleteI love little kitties. You can tell that these cats 'rule'.
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makes my heart feel good to know there are places like this, ouch to the tail less ones,
ReplyDeleteThis is so cool. I love businesses like this - every aspect of it. And even if feral, those are some damn adorable cats.
ReplyDeleteGood business people with big hearts. Oh, to have many, many more of this kind of people in our world, yes?
ReplyDeletei could go feral in Kihei too!...lucky cats.......
ReplyDelete~looks as if they embrace the island style as well...laid back little ones!!! much love light and blessinsg~
ReplyDeleteAwwwwwww thats so good and kind of those people to care for the feral cats. The dealership where my husband works has so many ferals. The guys bring in bags of cat food to feed them. We have at least 10 ferals cats in our townhome community also...they are so afraid tho and won't let me near them but they will stop and listen when i talk to them. Great post! Thank you for sharing this :)
ReplyDeleteIt's a tough life for kitties outdoors. But at least the weather is warm for this bunch, and there are some people who are kind enough to feed them.
ReplyDeleteit's funny, I noticed a lot of the storage or car rental places owned locally always have cats or dogs all over the place.
ReplyDeleteMany of them look like my Kiki, who started her life as a barn kitty. She would have been feral as well, if common-law-daughter-in-law hadn't socialized that litter. Kiki loves to eat lettuce, and cries when I make salads.
ReplyDeleteThat is so wonderful! I, too, would support a company that has such a love for Cats! :0)
ReplyDeletehow wonderful of them to care for the kitty's! There is an old barn in the town I grew up in. They house all the school buses there. There are also dairy cows and many many cats. When I'm home visiting family, I bring giant bags of food for them. The last time I was there, a women who lives across the street and says its her property told me to leave of she would call the police. I don't think she believed me when I told her why I was there. anyway... I still drop off bags of food but now I do it in a quick hurried way. and, I can't help myself. I worry about the cats. especially in winter.
ReplyDeleteloved this post! thank you for sharing. I also did a post about the cats in the barn but mine were not as photogenic (post title: magic in the barn)
Such beautiful cats, some of the markings are amazing. Congrats to the car rental place!
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful story of people who care. Must remember they are out there the next time I read a story about cruelty towards animals.
ReplyDeleteouch...tail injuries! i wonder if that happens in the parking lot?
ReplyDeleteWe have lots of feral cats here, and then all of a sudden they are gone. Don't know what happens, but like to think they found a home.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great find! I love using the little locally-owned businesses that do amazing things - like looking after feral cats!
ReplyDeleteThey all look so very healthy!
ReplyDeleteHow cool and hard to believe they aren't tame! They look so well cared for. I want them all!
ReplyDeleteNice to know they are being cared for. They're all beautiful. I like the seat covers of the car that one cat is lounging on.
ReplyDeleteIf I ever make it there I'll remember to use them..I heart cat lovers.
ReplyDeleteAw, this is cool. I have a few feral cat stories, but I have to admit, this one is way up there in coolness. These people rock.
ReplyDeleteThey look pretty well-fed.
ReplyDeleteDog person here, and as someone who's fed a lot of feral dogs,nice to know someone's taking care of them.
ReplyDeleteI think it takes a special person to love and care for a feral cat. Little love in return and yet so much reward.
ReplyDeletegood ideas all round... :)
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They could open a RENT-A-CAT business!
ReplyDeleteWow, that's a lot of stray/feral cats.
ReplyDeleteSuch beautiful cats, Debra! A lot of good people on Maui looks after the free-roaming kitties. Kihei Rent A Car is still in business, and I've told Terry about it. He actually had a car reserved with them in 2021, but we had to cancel our trip at the last minute because of Covid. Thanks for directing me to you post.
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