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National Feral Cat Day – Sunday 16 October

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The National Feral Cat Day was launched by Alley Cat Allies (ACA – founded in 1990), a national organisation in USA, dedicated to protecting and improving the lives of cats. ACA launched National Feral Cat on their 10th Anniversary in 2001 to raise awareness about feral (also called community) cats, to promote Trap-Neuter-Return, and to empower and mobilize the millions of compassionate Americans who care for them. Over 600 000 people worldwide support Alley Cat Allies and champion our mission to protect all cats.

Here in Port Elizabeth, Cat Care PE comes to the rescue of the thousands of feral cats that live here and funds are raised predominantly by donation and supplemented by fund raising events organised by Cat Care PE and are utilised almost entirely on two main items:

  1. Veterinary fees paid for sterilising and for treating sick kittens and cats, which in the last financial year amounted to R420 000.00 or 66% of our income. That is an average of R35 000 per month on vet bills alone.
  2. Cat food, used for feeding all the ferals in the care of Cat Care, which amounted to R172 460.00, or 27%. An average of R14 000 per month.

Cat Care are often short every month to cover their expenses as food seems to be getting more expensive and the vet bills just keep climbing. The Trap-Neuter-Return program is the only humane and effective approach to caring for community cats and stabilizing the cat population and every month Cat Care battle to find funds to continue their work.

If you would like to get involved, start a fundraiser at school/work/anywhere, become a fieldworker, become a foster home, donate some of your time, donate some of your money please contact Cat Care here: 076 889 02 88 (Office hours) | 082 574 21 36 (Emergency after 6pm) | catcarepe[at]gmail.com

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Alan Straton

Chief Cook, Bottle Washer and Broom Mechanic at MyPE
Passionate about Port Elizabeth and definitely NOT packing for Perth. Alan's ethos is epitomised in the words of Nelson Mandela; "I have fought against white domination and I have fought against black domination. I have cherished the idea of a democratic and free society. If need be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die." See more articles by Alan.

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