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September 2015
FundraisingPlease remember that our cash and food collection is this Saturday, 3 October, outside Pick 'n Pay, starting at 7am. Thanks so much to everybody who has so kindly volunteered to shake a tin for us. If you are planning to donate clothes and bedding for our sale on the 24th (see below), these can be dropped off on Saturday as well. Viv Botha and Eileen Shepherd are arranging a clothing sale for 24 October: 8am outside Checkers in High Street. We have not had much response to our appeal for contributions, so if you have any decent second-hand clothing, bedding or curtains that you no longer need, please get in touch with one of us: Viv Botha: 046 636 1940 or 072 020 5001 Eileen Shepherd: 046 636 1737 or 078 099 7711 Or drop at:
Unfortunately, our calendar is not going to happen this year. Lara and I have both been extremely busy and have just not had the time to get together.
Other NewsTrapping has continued slowly but steadily: one male was neutered and eight females were sterilised. Two weeks ago when I went to drop food off with Mandy at the Beaufort Street colony I was given the news by the neighbour that she had moved - not a word to me. Fortunately said neighbour seems to be quite fond of the cats and has agreed to keep feeding them and I have left my number in case there are any emergencies. I am very grateful to Mandy for working so hard to get the colony stabilised, especially now that she is no longer there, and we can only hope that matters will continue as smoothly as before. Thank you very much to Emma Martin of Furry Funds for the wonderful donation of Lucky Pet which she received and some of which has been passed on to us. Furry Funds is super excited to announce that we managed to get sponsorship of 60kg of cat food for the Grahamstown Feral Cat Project!!! Thank you so much to Lucky Pet for your incredibly generous donation. The feral kitties will be very thankful for their yummy food.
More news from Ros (last month she was busy gentling a male kitty): success with the trapping of Roger! Early one morning I took my cat basket with me on my feeding rounds and Roger ran joyfully up to me, rubbed himself around my legs and I quietly picked him up by the scruff and into the basket. Not very happy at that I must admit but off to the vet we went. Later that afternoon, collected him, quiet growls coming from the basket and great relief when I opened it back in his territory and he shot off with a white lump of cotton wool on his notched ear. Early the next morning he was waiting for me and again wound himself around my legs so no hard feelings at all. So this little colony has two now sterilised but alas I have been unable to trap a pretty little Siamesy coloured girl who I fear is pregnant. I am hoping she will come for food once her kittens are born but at the moment I cannot trap her at all - she stays away and I hardly ever see her.
Donations(21 August to 28 September) Thank you so much to everyone who donated. Your support means so much to us and helps us to continue with our work. If making electronic payments please remember to include WILDCAT and your name as a reference so that we can thank you. Please email proof of payment to: l.grant@nelm.org.za
About Us
All donations go to sterilisation and a small portion to food. We appreciate your generosity greatly as it enables us to continue helping the feral cats. The adoption fee is R500, which includes first deworming and inoculation and obligatory sterilisation. If you would like to donate any amount, please deposit into our vet account at: The Grahamstown Veterinary Clinic, Please add the reference "W/CAT" and your name,
and please notify us if possible Please do not take any feral/stray cat into the vet for attention and charge it to our Wildcat account without prior approval from Lynne. The Wildcat account with the vet is meant for sterilisation of ferals and will only under certain exceptional circumstances be used for other procedures.
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The Grahamstown Feral Cat project promotes responsible pet ownership. This includes proper care (feeding, vaccination and preventative treatment against parasites, etc.) and sterilisation to prevent unplanned kittens and reduce the number of homeless animals. See Useful Facebook Pages Grahamstown Animal Network (GRAN): https://www.facebook.com/groups/GRanimalove/ |
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