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Eco Hvar se ponekad kritizira da čini premalo - ili čak ništa - kako bi pomogao bezbrojnim potrebitim mačkama i mačićima na otoku. Zapravo ima puno stanovnika otoka, kako mještana, tako i doseljenika, koji stalno daju sve od sebe kako bi pomogli.

Spašene 2021.god., sretne i zdrave u 2023.godidni Spašene 2021.god., sretne i zdrave u 2023.godidni Elisha Szczerbinski
Gladne mačke, Pitve 2019: uvijek više, žele više!!. Slika: Vivian Grisogono

Zahvalni smo posjetiteljima koji su se potrudili kontaktirati nas u vezi životinja u nevolji. U mnogim slučajevima ljudi se odazivaju na naše pozive za pomoć, često putem Facebooka, ponekad osobnim kontaktom. Na primjer, nekoliko se ljudi javilo zabrinuto za jednog veoma iscrpljenog mačka koji je ljetos živio u blizini kanta za smeće na parkiralištu u Jelsi. Drago nam je izvijestiti da je ipak primio medicinsku skrb, zahvaljujući ljubaznim naporima dvoje prijatelja životinja (iz Nijemačke i Švicarske) koji su se potrudili naručiti posebne antibiotike i dati ih mačku. Mačak se lijepo oporavio, što mu je omogućilo nastavak samostalnog života.

Mačak sa smeća, u prosincu 2023. god. Slika: Elisha Szczerbinski

Kao organizacija, Eco Hvar pruža najveću moguću potporu pojedincima, te osim rada na dugoročnim projektima, služi i kao mjesto za komunikaciju i usmjeravanje zajedničkog truda. Svatko tko pomaže životinjama je prijatelj Eco Hvara: nemamo formalni sustav članstva i svatko tko želi biti naveden da podržava naš rad može to učiniti i to besplatno. Popis podržavatelja je temelj volonterske mreže koja postiže mnogo više nego što je većina ljudi (osobito posjetitelja otoka) svjesna.

Lutalice u uvali Medvidina. Slika zahvaljujući Elishi & Mattu Szczerbinski

Poslu nema kraja. Potrebe se mijenjaju, a situacije često teške te zahtijevaju vremena, strpljenja i financija. Nekoliko primjera različitih potreba: hranjenje malenih mačića na bočicu; organiziranje sterilizacija i medicinske skrbi; i barem za neke, pronalazak domova. Na otoku ne postoji sklonište za mačke, a lokalni veterinari nemaju prostora za prihvat bolesnih mačaka, čak ni za postoperativnu njegu. Dakle, individualni pomagači moraju osigurati sve što je potrebno.

Spašeni mačići i kučica za mačke u uvali Medvidina. Slika zahvaljujući Elishi & Mattu Szczerbinski

Ovdje treba napomenuti da su otočani gotovo uvijek zaposleni! Ljetni posjetitelji uglavnom misle da je život na otoku samo jedan dugi odmor, no to je daleko od istine. Između obaveza oko posla, obitelji i obrade polja preostaje malo vremena. Stoga je tim više za svaku pohvalu predana briga koju toliki ljudi posvećuju da bi pomogli životinjama.

Cedrik u uvali Medvidina, prije i nakon tretmana. Slika zahvaljujući Elishi & Mattu Szczerbinski

Iznimno smo zahvalni svima koji sudjeluju. Dobar primjer onoga što ljudi dobre volje mogu postići su Elisha i Matt Szczerbinski. Na Hvaru su se doselili prije nekoliko godina, u blizini Medvidine, malog zaljeva južno od Gdinja. Tamo su naišli na velik broj mačaka koje su živjele u luksuzu tijekom ljetne sezone kada su ih turisti hranili, ali su uglavnom ostale napuštene s odlaskom turista, a područje je bilo više-manje pusto. Elisha i Matt su se odlučili pobrinuti da zaljevske mačke uvijek imaju hranu, vodu, sklonište i odgovarajuću veterinarsku skrb.

Dobro iskorištena zamka za mačke Eco Hvara kako bi se sterilizirala Lola. Slika zahvaljujući Elishi & Mattu Szczerbinski

Najbitnije, redovito vode mačke na sterilizaciju, u potpunosti iskorištavajući zamku za mačke u koju je Eco Hvar uložio prije nekoliko godina. Sustav 'zamka - sterilizacija - povratak' ključan je čimbenik u kontroli broja neželjenih lutalica. Potrebna je pažljiva organizacija, precizno planiranje, vrijeme, a ponekad i novčani izdaci ako se proračun sterilizacije lokalnog vijeća potroši.

Hranjenje mačaka u Jelsi. Slika zahvaljujući Elishi & Mattu Szczerbinski

Elishin i Mattov neumorni rad brzo se proširio i na Jelsu. Čak i nakon selidbe u Jelsu, nastavili su svaki drugi dan putovati u uvalu Medvidina kako bi obnovili zalihe hrane i vode te tamošnjim mačkama pružili malo pažnje i ljubavi. Budući da su sve mačke koje žive u zaljevu kastrirane, broj je do danas ostao stabilan. U idealnom slučaju, Elisha i Matt žele pronaći odgovarajuće domove za što više mačaka, jer su navikle na kontakt s ljudima. Tako česti odlasci sve do Medvidine oduzimaju im vrijeme i energiju, a o financijama da ne govorimo. Vjerojatno će se pokazati dugoročno neodrživim, unatoč njihovoj dubokoj predanosti.

Jessica uslikana prije i odmah nakon sterilizacije. Slika zahvaljujući Elishi & Mattu Szczerbinski

Jessica je jedna od onih koja je imala dovoljno sreće pronaći dobar dom. Ona je bila jedna od mačaka sa smeća koje je Elisha hranila 2021. u blizini hotela Hvar u Jelsi. Isticala se od ostalih jer je bila jako prijateljski raspoložena i očito je u nekom trenutku bila pitoma mačka. Fotografije mačaka objavljene na internetu podijelila je Amanda Blanch iz Starog Grada, i sama neumorna spasiteljica mačaka zajedno sa svojim partnerom Chrisom Edwardesom. Za divno čudo, brzo se javila gospođa Silvija koja živi u gradu Hvaru i rekla da je siva mačka na fotografiji odmah pridobila njezino srce. Sljedeći su dan Elisha i Silvia otišle s tek imenovanom Jessicom kod dr. Mirej, veterinarke u Grad Hvar, gdje je Jessica pregledana i sterilizirana. Procjenjuje se da je stara oko 5 godina, imala je grinje i druge parazite, ali Silvia se o njoj savršeno brinula tijekom oporavka i sada sretno žive zajedno u Hvaru.

Hranjenje Kire na bočicu. Slika zahvaljujući Elishi & Mattu Szczerbinski

Hranjenje vrlo mladih mačića na bočicu ili štrcaljku je dugotrajan posao! Treba reći da hranjenje mačića ili psića na bočicu nije jednostavno, pogotovo zato što potrebno posebno mlijeko nije uvijek dostupno na otoku. Jedan od najljepših poklona koje je Eco Hvar dobio u 2023. godini bio je set za prehranu najmlađih od naše njemačke prijateljice Jane Ariane. Mlijeko u prahu i aplikator za kapi dobro su došli već samo nekoliko dana nakon što smo ih dobili, kada je predana prijateljica životinja Bojana Marijan pronašla sićušnog mačića u polju i mogla ga dojiti dok ga nije preuzeo drugi dobročinitelj.

Kali i Kira se maze, sitne, zadovoljne i sigurne. Slika zahvaljujući Elishi & Mattu Szczerbinski

2021. godine, bez ovog neprocjenjivog dara, Elisha i Matt plemenito su prihvatili izazov da spase par mačića na apel Facebook stranice Eco Hvar.

Treći mačić je pronađen, ali je nažalost uginuo. Ipak, Elisha i Matt uspjeli su spasiti dva crno-bijela mačića, koje su nazvali Kali i Kira. Mačići su rasli zahvaljujući marljivoj brizi svojih spasitelja, odrastajući u atmosferi ljubavi i sigurnosti.

Kali i Kira uživaju u Mattovom ugodnom društvu! Slika: Elisha Szczerbinski

Nastavile su uživati u maženju i sada su kućne mačke koje su izrasle u prekrasne mačke pune ljubavi, prikazane na slici na vrhu stranice!

Kali i Kira, nikad im nije dosta maženja! Slika zahvaljujući Elishi & Mattu Szczerbinski

Primjer Elishe i Matta nije jedinstven: na Hvaru ima mnogo onih koji se trude spasiti i njegovati pse i mačke lutalice. Svi mi moramo prihvatiti da ne možemo pomoći svakoj životinji u nevolji na našem otoku. Stoga nam je drago za svaku mačku ili psa koji su dobili priliku živjeti u sigurnosti i uživati u ovom prekrasnom okruženju.

© Vivian Grisogono,, prosinac 2023.
Prijevod: Josip Vlainić

Fusnota: Kao što je spomenuto, stanovnici otoka uglavnom su uvijek zaposleni. Elisha i Matt nisu iznimka. Oni uspijevaju pronaći vremena za spašavanje mačaka dok razvijaju Hvar Away, agenciju za nekretnine koja je dobila velike pohvale zbog svoje visoke kvalitete i pozornosti na detalje.

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