Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Clearing the Air...

Wanting to be totally above board and clear about what our mission is, I thought it would be good to spell out again our plan for the Walnut Feral Cat Program.

The problem is feral cats overpopulating our community.  They need our help.  They need to be altered so they cannot multiply.  We need to care for them by providing that altering and then feeding them and supplying them with some winter shelter. 

At this point we are at the very beginning of fund raising and without donations, nothing can be done.  We are researching grant money and soliciting donations so we can move forward.

Altering the ferals and strays is only half the battle.  We need the community cat owners to be sure their animal is altered as well.

I do want to be clear that WIFCaP  cannot provide spay and neuter for cats that have homes.  We have two vets that have graciously offered to help with the ferals only.  We are however, creating a resource list of some area vets that will include their charges.  That list is in process and we hope to have it soon. 

We are also NOT a shelter for homeless cats.  We simply are not set up to take in strays.  At this time, I am working with a Omaha Organization to see if they could meet that need for us.

Please call or email if you have any questions!