{"id":8135,"date":"2025-11-10T16:13:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T22:13:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/?p=8135"},"modified":"2025-11-10T16:13:15","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T22:13:15","slug":"utrgv-organization-launches-drive-to-care-for-campus-cats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/10\/utrgv-organization-launches-drive-to-care-for-campus-cats\/","title":{"rendered":"UTRGV ORGANIZATION LAUNCHES DRIVE TO CARE FOR CAMPUS CATS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/CFD1110_mixdown.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;Advisor of La Uni\u00f3n Chicana de Hijxs de Aztl\u00e1n Samantha Lopez said the drive is about feeding the cats that are in the Department of Education Quad on the Edinburg Campus.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lopez said the idea to start this drive came from previous LUCHA members who wanted to help cats during colder months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>\u201cIt was getting cold and we noticed the cats out there kind of huddled together,\u201d Lopez said.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>LUCHA President Jesus Quiroz said the organization continues to help out the cats roaming the UTRGV Edinburg campus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>\u201cWe continuously look out for them and make sure that they\u2019re okay, they\u2019re safe,\u201d Quiroz said.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>LUCHA Secretary Lexus Lopez said students who want to contribute can donate sealed cat food.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>\u201cWe would like to have more donations so the cats have food throughout the year and throughout the next semester as well, hopefully,\u201d Lopez said.\u00a0<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Although the drive is intended to help campus cats survive, LUCHA advisor Samantha Lopez said students should understand that while the current cats are loved and cared for, the university does not accept abandoned pets.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lopez said the current cats have been here for many years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She added, recently the campus community mourned the loss of one cat named Olivia who lived on campus for 15 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>\u201cA lot of students were sharing their stories about how she brought them a lot of joy and that they would pet her for good luck before an exam,\u201d Lopez said.\u00a0<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Quiroz said it is about coming together as a community, not just about the cats but also about one another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students who are interested in donating can drop-off at the Puentes Office in the Education Complex at 1.506 on the Edinburg campus.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;For more information visit their instagram @lalucha_956.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;Advisor of La Uni\u00f3n Chicana de Hijxs de Aztl\u00e1n Samantha Lopez said the drive is about feeding the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":41,"featured_media":8137,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[13,16,722,831],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8135","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-brownsville","category-edinburg","category-news","category-on-campus"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.4 - 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