[Concurrent] Luo Le
The main business is to raise cats, and the side business is to raise cats, make leather goods, raise cats, make bags and raise cats. Anyway, everything else is for raising cats...
[Explanation] Luo Le, a beautiful and sunny Yunnan girl born in 1985, ran two cafes in Guiyang after graduating from university. During the period, her life changed dramatically because of the intrusion of a stray cat-her cafe since then It has become a "safe haven" for more and more stray cats. Because he couldn't bear the "hairy children" suffering outside, in just a few years, Luo Le adopted more than 100 stray cats.
During the period, she has experienced the life of closing cafes, setting up stalls at work, renting houses and raising cats... For cats, she has almost exhausted everything.
A few days ago, the reporter visited Luo Le and listened to her telling the story behind the adoption of stray cats.
[Explanation] At 9 o'clock in the evening, Luo Le is busy making ice drinks for customers in a cafe in Nanming District, Guiyang.
After closing her own coffee shop, in order to have a relatively flexible time to take care of the cat, Luo Le gave up the high-paying management post of a company and chose to work as a barista in this coffee shop opened by her acquaintances, and she usually uses her break time. Part of the income from making handmade snacks and leather goods.
[Concurrent] Luo Le
I opened my eyes and started to do things. I woke up in the morning and delivered chocolates. Then I went to the cat room after I finished it. After I went to the cat room, I went to work immediately. After work, I went to get the cat and then went home.
I almost go to bed at three or four o'clock.
I used to like to do handicrafts, but originally doing it was the icing on the cake, and now doing it has become a must. Because there are too many cats, their expenses, medical care, and rent add up to less than a month. It costs about fifteen thousand, and then my salary is added. I have to do so much to barely make it.
[Explanation] After the cafe closed, Luo Le rented a house of more than 100 square meters as a cat house in a community one kilometer away from her home. She would come to the rented cat house every day before and after get off work. Cats change food, litter, and clean up.
Nowadays, there are more than 40 stray cats in the cat house. Most of them are moved from the previous cafe with Luo Le and are intimacy with him in every way.
[Live Voice] Luo Le talks with the cat
[Explanation] Luo Le puts mother-infant cats, neutered cats and non-neutered cats in three rooms for feeding. Due to the different temperaments and habits of cats, Luo Le will be very careful in addition to feeding and cleaning. Sooth the emotions of some cats and treat them as if they were children.
[Live Voice] Luo Le talks with the cat
[Concurrent] Luo Le
For cats, especially for such a large number of cats, it is actually a big drawback. You can't find out who has coughed, who is sick, and who hasn't gotten up to eat today.
At most, I carried four cats to the doctor every day, carrying one and carrying two, and then slung one, and then each cat had a different disease, and the doctor was speechless to me.
When he came more frequently, he was also afraid of me, and I screamed again, and then I felt distressed for a while, and distressed for a while, and then I wanted to catch him and ask.
[Explanation] Seeing that Luo Le has worked hard to raise cats, someone suggested that she publish adoption information to share some of the burden on herself, but Luo Le did not do so, because she was worried that the cat would be treated irresponsibly and would be treated inappropriately. Many times this adoption behavior is limited to familiar friends.
[Explanation] Over the years, I have taken care of so many stray cats alone. Although it is very stressful and hard, Luo Le has also gained a lot of happiness with the cats.
It seems that Luo Le is going through a difficult period in her life, but she is not discouraged.
She has some plans for the future of herself and the cat.
[Concurrent] Luo Le
The sense of happiness and accomplishment they give me is more than the so-called financial burden they bring to me, so I can stick to it forever.
Under the current situation, it is best to pass this transition period first, and of course to save a little money.
Just see if Sheng Qiao can sell better. If Sheng Qiao’s income source can fully support their economy, then I may be able to free up, such as not having to go to work and then taking care of them, or doing something more. Do a lot of manual work, and see if you can find someone to cooperate to open your own studio like this.
Reporter Pu Wensi reports from Guiyang
Editor in charge: [Zhang Kaixin]