Purr-fect role for volunteers
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CATS Protection Moray need more foster pet carers to help them rehome stray and abandoned cats.
The branch, which relies totally on the efforts of volunteers, took in 100 cats last year and were able to rehome 91 of them.
They aim to find homes for all cats eventually and will never put a healthy cat to sleep and would only do that if a cat has an underlying condition and on the advice of a vet.
Co-ordinator Jane Lax, who lives at Mulben, has a team of around 20 volunteers and six foster carers, who can take up to nine cats at any given time.
Most of them have the cats in specially constructed pens in their gardens to avoid potentially spreading disease to other animals in the households or elsewhere.
“Having a bit of experience of cats is a help but not essential as we provide full training and support,” said Jane.
The charity also deals with reports of feral cats, and will trap them, before getting them health checked by a vet, neutered and then returning them to the area they were found.
“We always need more volunteers but that can be for admin roles. We need a found cat officer, someone who can collect information and help reunite cats with their owners.”
Abandoned or stray cats can be with foster carers for a varied length of time before they are found a new home, which can be weeks or many months.
One cat called Tommy who came to them had an over-active thyroid and required a lot of medication. It took 11 months, but the branch eventually rehomed him with a family who had previously had a cat with the same condition.
The group relies on fundraising and food donations to look after the cats in their care.
They have cat food collection bins in the Tesco and Co-op supermarkets in Buckie, as well as Seafield Vets. The Co-op in Portsoy is also a collection point.
If you would like to get involved with Cats Protection Moray contact Jane Lax on 07837 342 646 or email info@moray.cats.org.uk
