No More Tears needs your help sterilising stray cats
10 wild felines were caught as No More Tears Animal Rescue declared at least 50 stray cats are roaming in the streets, specifically Aureus.
No More Tears Animal Rescue recently set more than 20 animal traps in hopes of catching feral cats roaming the area.
On the evening of February 11, director of No More Tears Animal Rescue Stephan Hendricks and his team set up 21 humane animal traps in Aureus at three different business sites.
This comes after community members called the rescue to assist them in spaying the cats. From these 21 traps, 10 wild felines were caught.
Hendricks said that tuna was placed inside the traps to lure the stray cats. He added that since some of the cats are extremely feral, they used a blanket to cover the cage.
“This is a project that we launched after we realised how major the problem is. Feral cats are a tremendous problem in Aureus. At one of the business sites, we saw about 50 feral cats walking about. This does paint quite a picture,” Hendricks claimed.
He highlighted that people usually adopt cats and abandon them once the cat becomes a major responsibility. According to him, these cats are dumped without being sterilised which results in overbreeding. Therefore, the population of stray cats grow bigger.
“Feral cats cannot be removed from locations and rehomed to pet owners. All the cats that we caught were sterilised and the process was sponsored by Let’s Spay #SA. The cats were then later released,” he said.
Hendricks urged the community to release their unwanted pets to the local SPCA rather than abandoning the animal. He also emphasised the importance of sterilising a domestic cat.
“We recently received a call from a community member who said that she saw a feral kitten run over and killed by a truck on the road. Some people also shoot the cats. These animals are fighting for their lives every day and therefore we need to ensure that we stop the problem from spreading.”
He added that if community members spot these stray cats on their premises, they should contact the SPCA on 011 412 3114.
If any donations can be made towards this project, you can contact No More Tears Animal Rescue on 084 433 7748.
