Sightings: Most recent on top. Thank you to all of the kind people calling/texting us with sightings – we truly appreciate you! Huge thanks to Halo’s Pet Rescue (Karen) for all of her help and support!
Over 100 posters have been hung up with more to come – some of them are shown below. It takes some work to check and maintain these – it’s disheartening when some posters are missing. Original versions didn’t have the corrugated plastic backing, nor were the backs sealed with packing tape. Newer versions are laminated, in two sizes (letter/tabloid) – please let us know if a poster is damaged or needs replacement in your area. I wish I could request for all of the all-black cats to be checked for microchip to see if they match Calam’s, but I cannot. I have contacted Amazon Delivery to see if any of their drivers recall having transported a cat from Maple Ridge to a neighbouring town. I have even contacted the College of Veterinarians of BC to request that any all-black cats brought in to a vet’s office be checked for microchip but no response.
We have a microchip reader so if you’re able to hold an all-black cat that’s been visiting your place, that is new to your neighbourhood, that seems hungry and lost – please contact us so we can check for its microchip and see if it matches Calam.
- Morse Crescent & 224 Street – we have walked this area and bumped into a black cat that stared and ran away from us. Also, this is only 3 blocks away from us so Calam should be able to get home if he was roaming in this area. Thanks to Bruce who reported recent sightings but we met this black cat and it didn’t have the white hairs on its chest, and it also ran away from us so obviously a neighbourhood cat as well.
- 228A & 128 Avenue – black cat sits on doorstep, likes driveway and goes to to 127th nature area. We put up more posters here (as Halo’s Pet Rescue’s thermal drone spotted two black cats chasing each other in this area). We’re reaching out to homeowner to see if cat comes back so we can arrange for camera/trap. This was reported to be a neighbourhood cat, unfortunately.
- 230th & 121A Avenue – huge thanks to Shirley for allowing Halo’s Pet Rescue to setup a camera here after multiple visits by a black cat on her porch. No recent sightings; maybe the camera has been moved by now.
- 215 Street & 123 Avenue – huge thanks to Hanna for bringing in a black cat. We had to take a taxi to her residence, but this cat was tattooed and Calam does not have a tattoo (microchip only).
- Eagle & 230th – huge thanks to Sabine for allowing Halo’s Pet Rescue to setup a camera and trap here; and catching what could be Calam on her security footage. Unfortunately the trap door didn’t shut when a black cat came by, then the trap had to be taken away for cleaning and no sightings since.
- Riverwynd & 117 Avenue – huge thanks to Joanna for sharing her video camera footage; unfortunately we keep getting rats and a non-hungry black cat at this location (unlikely it is Calam).
- Ridge Meadows Hospital parking lot & Pine Street – While we were hanging up posters a black cat showed up by our car, but it didn’t respond to us and ran away so it can’t be Calam. The cat we’re interested in may have an injury to his hind leg and has been spotted drinking in a homeowner’s pond. Haven’t heard an update on this location.
- Field west of Laity View Elementary – Brookfield Farm confirmed it’s their black cat that lives on their farm.
- 224 & 121 Avenue (with camera and trap from Halo’s Pet Rescue; unsuccessful) – huge thanks to Monica for all of her help
- 228B & 136 Avenue (most likely a known neighborhood cat based on conversations with residents) – huge thanks to Bill for being able to crate in his home so we can verify it’s not Calam
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