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The US National Park Service recently announced a plan to remove hundreds of stray cats that wander historic Old San Juan on the island of Puerto Rico.
美國國家公園管理局最近宣布了一項計劃，將清除數(shù)百只在波多黎各島歷史悠久的圣胡安老城游蕩的流浪貓。
Local people and tourists consider the cats a joy, but some are bothered by them while others worry about disease.
當?shù)鼐用窈陀慰驼J為這些貓能給人帶來快樂，但有些人因它們感到困擾，而另一些人則擔心疾病。
There are about 200 cats that live on about 30 hectares surrounding the old fortress at the San Juan Historic Site.
大約有200只貓生活在圣胡安歷史遺址的古堡壘周圍約30公頃的土地上。
The U.S. federal agency operates the site because Puerto Rico is a territory of the United States.
因為波多黎各是美國的領土，所以該美國聯(lián)邦機構負責運營該遺址。
The park service said it will pay an animal welfare organization to remove the cats.
國家公園管理局表示，其將會向動物福利組織支付費用，讓他們移走這些貓。
If the organization does not remove the cats within six months, the park service said it will have the cats removed.
國家公園管理局表示，如果動物福利組織在六個月內不移走這些貓，其將會把它們移走。
Cat lovers are disappointed with the plan.
愛貓人士對這一計劃感到失望。
However, the agency said that the cats can spread diseases to humans.
然而，該機構表示，這些貓可能會把疾病傳播給人類。
The plan said that the removal will be of value to visitors by reducing the possibility of disease.
該計劃稱，通過減少疾病的可能性，移走這些貓對游客來說將是有價值的。
Ana Maria Salicrup works for the nonprofit group Save a Gato.
安娜·瑪麗亞·薩利克魯普就職于非營利組織“拯救貓”。
"Gato" is the Spanish word for "cat."
“Gato”在西班牙語中是“貓”的意思。
The group has helped care for the cats for years and hopes the agency will choose it to do the work.
該組織多年來一直在幫助照顧這些貓，并希望該機構能選擇它來做這項工作。
However, Salicrup said that the six-month time limit is not realistic.
然而，薩利克魯普表示，六個月的期限是不現(xiàn)實的。
"Anyone who has worked with cats knows that is impossible. They are setting us up for failure," Salicrup said.
薩利克魯普說：“任何與貓打交道的人都知道這是不可能的。他們正在為我們的失敗做準備。”
There are many different kinds of cats with different behaviors that wander along the fortress known as "El Morro" which was built in the 1500s.
那里有許多不同種類的貓，它們有不同的行為，它們在這座建于16世紀的堡壘上漫步，這座堡壘被稱為“埃爾莫羅”。
The fortress is by the ocean and the island's capital, San Juan.
這座堡壘位于海邊和該島的首都圣胡安。
The cats are believed to have come from the time when Puerto Rico was a colony of Spain.
據(jù)信，這些貓來自波多黎各還是西班牙殖民地的時候。
But some were brought to the capital to kill rats in the mid-1900s by Mayor Felisa Rincon de Gautier, the first female mayor elected in the Americas.
但在20世紀中期，美洲第一位當選的女市長費利薩·林肯·德·戈蒂埃把其中一些貓帶到首都滅鼠。
The cats have since increased in number over the years.
自那以后，貓的數(shù)量逐年增加。
Visitors to Old San Juan often take pictures with the cats, and residents and volunteers with Save a Gato take care of them.
來到圣胡安老城的游客經常和這些貓合影，當?shù)鼐用窈汀罢蓉垺苯M織的志愿者會照顧它們。
The group feeds, sterilizes, and places them for adoption.
該組織給它們喂食、絕育，然后把它們送去領養(yǎng)。
Federal officials said two years ago that area was overpopulated with cats.
聯(lián)邦官員兩年前表示，該地區(qū)貓的數(shù)量過多。
The smell of waste and the behavior of the cats was "inconsistent with the cultural landscape," the agency said.
該機構表示，糞便的氣味和貓的行為“與文化景觀不符”。
Last year, the National Park Service offered two possibilities during a public meeting: remove the animals or do nothing.
去年，國家公園管理局在一次公開會議上提出了兩種可能性：要么移走貓，要么什么都不做。
Those in attendance rejected removing the cats.
出席會議的人拒絕將貓移走。
One man described the cats as "one of the wonders of Old San Juan."
一名男子稱這些貓為“圣胡安老城的奇跡之一”。
The local people have even created a statue of the cats in the historic area.
當?shù)厝松踔猎谶@個歷史悠久的地區(qū)建造了一尊貓的雕像。
Danna Wakefield works in the solar industry and moved to Puerto Rico in 2020.
丹娜·韋克菲爾德在太陽能行業(yè)工作，并于2020年搬到波多黎各。
She visits the cats weekly.
她每周都會去看貓。
She told the Associated Press, "These cats are unique to San Juan. Me and many other people love that walk because of the cats."
她告訴美聯(lián)社：“這些貓是圣胡安獨有的。因為有貓，我和其他許多人都喜歡到那里散步。”
In the removal plan, the agency said that cat feeding areas are to be removed unless they are used to trap cats.
在轉移貓的計劃中，該機構表示，除非貓喂食區(qū)被用來誘捕貓，否則它們將會被拆除。
It said that feeding the cats is not permitted and attracts rats.
該機構表示，不允許人們喂這些貓，因為這樣會招來老鼠。
Feeding the cats also causes people to leave their own unwanted cats in the area because they know their cats will be fed.
喂貓還會導致人們把自己不想要的貓留在這個地區(qū)，因為他們知道他們的貓會被喂飽。
The plan says that the animal welfare organization that is chosen will be responsible for deciding whether the cats will be adopted, placed in a temporary home, kept in a shelter or destroyed.
該計劃稱，被選中的動物福利組織將會負責決定這些貓是被收養(yǎng)、被安置在臨時住所、留在收容所還是被殺死。
The National Park Service said that the six-month time limit to trap the cats might be extended if progress is made.
國家公園管理局表示，如果取得進展，誘捕貓咪的六個月期限可能會延長。
If that does not happen, then the current plan would end, and the service would pay for a removal agency.
如果沒取得進展，那么目前的計劃將結束，公園管理局將會支付轉移貓的費用。
Salicrup said finding a home for so many cats is difficult.
薩利克魯普說，為這么多貓找到一個家很困難。
Save a Gato has talked with animal shelters on the U.S. mainland.
“拯救貓”組織已經與美國大陸的動物收容所進行了交談。
They are unwilling to take the cats.
他們不愿意帶走貓。
"The response always is, 'You cannot bring 100 cats here,'" she said.
她說：“他們的反應總是，‘你不能把100只貓帶到這里來’”。
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