AMONG THE OLDEST TEMPLES IN ROME
Everyone
from adorable kittens to older cats hang out inside the cramped, but loving quarters
of the cat ladies.
There are a
few male volunteers but for centuries, Roman cats have been cared for by traditionally
by neighborhood cat ladies called “gattare.”
Former opera
singer Silvia
Viviani and the late Lia Dequel created the sanctuary in the
late 1990s.
Viviani, who
speaks flawless English for those of us visitors who have not learned Italian,
continues to head the organization.
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