Dr. Liisa

Dr. Liisa Rasanen has been a trapper for Feline Friends for the past four years. She has maintained a colony at the Cultural Center, feeding, nurturing and caring for the feral cats. She helped with the trap, neuter and release program, which wasn’t always easy for her, as she did not own a car. Carrying traps to and from the vets via taxi was an arduous task. She devised a fabulous trap cover, so that the taxi drivers were not aware of what type of cargo they were carrying.

Often Dr. Liisa found tame cats that were cruelly dumped at the Cultural Center. She fostered them until they were well; sterilized and vaccinated them and then gave them to the Homing and Fostering department for re-homing. Ninni, Otto, Emma, Alma, Victor, and Wili all found great homes thanks to Dr. Liisa’s loving care. Victor in particular found the best home of all, with Dr. Liisa, who took him home to Finland over the summer and gave him the best freedom any cat could want. To quote Dr. Liisa, “Victor practically sang with glee when he went outside and experienced his first grass.” (Victor had been raised in a small apartment in Abu Dhabi).

Dr. Liisa is ready to go home to Finland for good. Victor and his two other cat friends, also exported from the UAE over the years are waiting for her at home.

We will miss you Dr. Liisa, many thanks from all of us at Feline Friends, for all that you have done.

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