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General News April 16, 2023

Have You Ever Seen a 30A Cat?

  By Denise Boineau Maybe you have and didn’t know what to do for it? This was the case for so many along NW FL’s 30A. But today because of a small army of volunteers, our community along 30A and Highway 98 in Walton County has more support. The first trapping and the idea of starting 30ACats was born with one cat, the NextDoor app, and a shopping center. The experience was difficult to say the least. Due to the Florida heat – no one wants a cat to get stuck in a trap when it’s too hot – and the northern trapping techniques, the volunteers recognized the need for a coastal trapping strategy. Each of the volunteers came from various backgrounds. They’ve discovered that rescue isn’t all “pets and purrs” as one volunteer so aptly put it. It’s hard work – “mentally, physically and financially and emotionally.” Bridget Kornder started 30A Cats as a nonprofit in April 2021. She was living in the area and noticed the ever increasing population of stray and feral cats in Walton County. Unfortunately, Walton County doesn’t offer a low cost spay/neuter alternative. A lifelong animal lover, Bridget started the501(c) (3) so that the dollars raised would go directly to the nonprofit. Her volunteers at that time were only a small group that trapped and then drove the cats an hour to Bay County for the spay/ neuter services. Did you know that one female cat can produce offspring of over 5,000 within 7... Read More
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