Help needed to sterilise feral cats in your community
Cats of Durban, an animal welfare organisation, is looking for trappers and transporters as well as kitten fosters, rescuers, fundraisers and educators, to help them carry out their work.
CATS of Durban is appealing to the Highway community to help sterilise unwanted and abandoned cats and kittens.
Niki Moore, founder and treasurer of Cats of Durban said when the economy suffers and ordinary people start to feel the pinch, normally the first expense to be re-considered is looking after your pet.
As a result, animal welfare organisation Cats of Durban (which sterilises stray and feral cats) is overwhelmed with dumped and abandoned cats – usually after they have had a litter of kittens.
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“We get lumped with an unwanted cat and her unwanted kittens, not to mention being inundated with cats and kittens needing homes. We need help. We need trappers and transporters most of all, but anyone can help: we also need kitten fosters, rescuers, fundraisers and educators,” said Moore.
She said their jobs as volunteers is to prevent animal abuse through the sterilisation of stray and feral cats.
“Cat overpopulation is a global problem, and unwanted cats and kittens face a lifetime of hardship, cruelty and abuse. We try to address the issue of unwanted cats in a humane manner, through Trap, Sterilise, Release. We also educate people about the beneficial role that cats play in our urban environment,” said Moore.
She added that the root of the problem is irresponsible cat owners who do not sterilise their pets. A female cat can give birth to eight kittens a year so the animal welfare organisation is desperately trying to reduce these numbers.
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Cats of Durban sterilises 200 cats a month. Moore said vets charge a huge fee for sterilisation which is why the welfare organisation depends solely on sponsorship and donations. One of their main sponsors is Compass Cares, a charity wing of Compass Waste based in Westville.
If you feel you would like to give back to your community, or if you have cats in your area and you would like to help them, please contact Cats of Durban on 083 758 4483 or e-mail: catsofdurban@gmail.com.
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