A colony of community cats living on campus at Cypress College has prompted allegations of animal cruelty while Orange County remains without a catch and release program to reduce stray cat populations.
Recent social media and online blog posts have alleged that Cypress College employees are intentionally harming feral and stray cat colonies on campus, including depriving cats of food and water and purposely destroying water dishes.
A blog known as Cats of Cypress College has been documenting community cat populations on the campus for a few years and claims cats that live in a maintenance facility parking lot are “being killed” and hurt by employees.
“I have reported the animal abuse to three campus presidents, but the killing hasn’t stopped,” reads the website, created by a resident n