hello MiciGatti and MiceGatte! I have been to Rome on the occasion of an event
organized by the colony "The cats of the pyramid. "It is a very beautiful colony,
very well managed and located right where is the Cestia pyramid, near the
station of Rome Ostiense, own next to the non-Catholic cemetery. Is exactly
there in front of the pyramid Cestia e inside the non-Catholic cemetery
wander these beautiful cats, that it is very fascinating to see them turn in
the tombs, see them turn in the meadow. THE volunteers give themselves a lot to do,
every day they go round the pappas for these cats and on the occasion of this
event that is repeated every year, yes call "Cats in the shadow of the pyramid"
I got to know the area, of know the cats, to know the
volunteers and I'll show them to you in this movie!
The pyramid of Caius Cestius is a funeral monument, dated between 18 and
12 forward Christ, built for Caio Cestio Epulo, in concrete e
covered with carrara marble slabs. It is 36 meters high and stands out very white and
impressive right in front of the station of Rome Ostiense.
Inside there is a burial chamber with a barrel vault, painted in style
Pompeian. Guarding the pyramid stroll undisturbed today
beautiful cats of the colony. Cats of the pyramid are today looked after thanks
at the work of the volunteers of the ARCA association,
but what now a colony well managed is the result of great work and
of the struggle of Matilde Talli, who in thirty years of untiring commitment has
obtained the protection of these cats, which in previous years they lived in
conditions of danger and suffering.
I invite you to read the story of Matilda, which unfortunately is no longer among us
on the site of the pyramid cats, at igattidellapiramide.it
The volunteers of the cats of the pyramid organize during the year
different events to promote adoptions of cats, even at a distance, for
raise funds and to raise awareness on sterilization.
One of these events is the cats in the shade of the pyramid, with the market
organized by volunteers, guided tours inside the
pyramid and to the non-Catholic cemetery.
Godmother of the event Licia Colò who has participated with much affection,
devoting himself wholeheartedly to the cats who were looking for adoption, also doing
direct reports on his facebook page.
Edgar Meyer, president of Gaia animals & environment, which has
delivered the catty award 2018, Carla Rocchi, president of the ENPA, Alessandra
Casale that has entertained us is entertained with the lottery in favor
of the cats of the colony and I of Miciogatto I participated with a little one
seminar held by the doctor Constance de Palma on coexistence with i
cats. All coordinated by the fantastic Marzia, who took the reins
of the colony and that coordinates all the work of splendid volunteers.
Obviously guests always present the beautiful pyramid cats, some
more secluded, others more participatory. THE cats of the pyramid colony are
treated very badly, as you see, this is a classic message procedure
Cat-zu, which is very popular with cats all the colony, we turn it around
everyone, because at least they feel better. Here ..
Adjacent to the pyramid Cestia is the the acattolico cemetery of Rome, where
those who died were buried in the capital, but they were not of faith
Catholic, so the Protestants, the Jews, the
Orthodox. In this place, from the second half of the seventeenth century, they were also buried
the illustrious men, like the poet John Keats, Shelley, Antonio Gramsci.
Today it is a place visited by tourists, for the charm of these tombs, it is truly a
enchanted place, a place of peace and charming made even more unique by the
presence of cats in the colony.
The tomb is also present in the cemetery of Romeo, very popular in the
colony, a sweet and moving presence, that reminds us how dear they are to us
our little cats that are gone. Here tourists can see from time to time
a cat among the graves, but these make their appearance
punctually, every day, at the time of pappa, when the volunteers go around
to feed them, calling them to one by one by name.
Marzia has also brought us to do the lap papa, telling us some anecdote
on the cats of the colony.
She is alice, the lady of the tower, she has about 9 years,
I took eight years before caress her, I made her a sfegatatam court
now two caresses accept them but the third already has
the paw in arias, to give me the blow. But it's a love for me. She is bibi,
a little girl of a year, and him it's Martino, he's territorial here,
of this area, Matino is called the maghetto cat because
appears when he wants, at all times, and now in this case I'm becoming
even a meowing, as you hear, that mews his baby food. He is Augustine
is part of the tower group, how do we call this place, by the
location where we put the baby food both morning and evening, in the afternoon,
every day of course.
Behind us we see Chira and Germano, they are two big cats that have been here for so many years,
they were part of the god company magnaccioni, we see from the body that is quite curvy,
therefore, however, they are cats that eat morning and evening as well
the other cats in the colony and are now dating for years.
Groupings of cats in front of the Pyramid there
I am from the end of the nineteenth century, afterwards Matilde Talli started a
structuring this colony in 1984, has more of 80 years this colony.
Unfortunately, we have a few weeks ago lost a cat, she was 23, ours
Camilla, an exceptional cat, that all people even from outside,
even outside Italy he came to visit her,
It is a great emptiness right now. So we have these two here
cats and the third cat of this part of cemetery
His name is Emilio, who had a blockage renal, so unfortunately in this
moment is not present, a beautiful black cat also he. The pyramid colony is structured
in this way: we have a group of cats here in
catholic cemetery, obviously with great willingness on the part of the
cemetery, by the association that manages this cemetery, that is
international, home to our cats, We have good relationships for many years
then the relationship was established then over time e
so our colony develops on the graveyard part, then up and in
low, and in the archaeological excavation of the pyramid. We are a group of five six
basic volunteers, plus some volunteers come on Saturday to give us a hand.
Opening hours every day, Christmas, New Year's Eve, any party that may be
from 14 to 16 every day.
What you see eating is pussy, a pretty young kitten enough monella, in the sense that,
apart from that the tail has broken, you see that has the short pigtail, but it has always been like that, a little
in this place, a little 'below was before, then a wanderer cat,
because our cats are enough territorial, there are four
basic groups, three in cimiterio plus one under the pyramid, and she turns instead,
where it seems, then it is planted and put to eat where he knows it's the niche
calmer to eat undisturbed. The important thing of ours
colony is that it is a private colony, so you self-subsidize, you do not have help
by the municipality or by dates institutions,
volunteers are fundamental in the our colony, both like
work according to what as contribution, and how even psychological support and
passionate.
This magnificent tricolor is ours queen, I'm nine years with
we arrived here at six months, it was sterilized, a puppy we say,
we wanted to adopt it like many others who have home needs, but lai
He made us understand clearly that he wanted to send back here, to this place, so much that
as soon as he sees an adopter with a carrier, she he ran away and only came back when
the adopter had left. The important thing that I wanted to say is this: ours
association is actively involved in cure and protect these cats, this
colony which is one of the historical colonies together with that of Largo argentina, of Rome,
but the important thing for us is to help too the cat acts, both on the street and at home,
abandoned, who are in trouble, so clearly in this sense
we always ask for help, sharing of appeals, which are not cats
only in Rome, but also in other parts of Italy, so many are writing to me
letters, many posts, because anyway the cat of home must go to another house, not
can be thrown into a colony or a to be put on the street,
obviously the fight against abandonment e stray dogs is the order of the day,
in short, in first base.
This is our Brontilino, his name is so why ... here .. is his way of
communicate this.
So Micigattim is not charming see all these of the cats wandering around
among the ruins of romam among the tombs of a cemetery?
I assure you that I would have made a thousand thousand photos, in fact I have done many,
lots of videos, I could not anymore go away, then if you liked them
these miciotti I invite you to go to visit the colony, to make contact
with them, there is the website igattidellapiramide.it, there is the
facebook page "Cats of the pyramid" vi invitation to make donations because it is one
privately managed colony therefore has always need funds and I invite you
of course to put a like on the video, so that it is seen by more people
possible, to share and to register to the Youtube channel by pressing "subscribe"
below. For today it's all, I greet you hello MiciGatti and MiceGatte!
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