- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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57 people are interested
Feed and Manage Community Cats in Their Outdoor Home
ORGANIZATION: Wild Cat Foundation, Inc.
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
-
57 people are interested
Many hundreds of cat colonies exist in the Lafayette area. Most are maintained by one individual--often elderly, disabled and/or low-income--seven days a week, rain or shine, and usually there is no backup whatsoever. The dedicated primary caregiver performs his duties for love of his charges, though, with no relief, it can be a particular strain to be there each day and a source of anxiety if he cannot. Were he to become ill or incapacitated, lose his means of transportation or no longer be able to afford the financial responsibility, the cats very likely would suffer. Far better to share the burden, so that the eventual loss of one volunteer is not so keenly felt if a replacement is not immediately found. Time spent at a colony site may be mere minutes, yet could spare another caregiver some difficulty. Can you commit to feed and monitor a colony(ies) just one day a week to start?
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About Wild Cat Foundation, Inc.
Location:
1640 N BERTRAND DR, LAFAYETTE, LA 70506, US
Mission Statement
We endeavor to help in the management of numbers as well as to improve the quality of life for feral, stray and homeless cats in our area. We strive to promote the TNR protocol by providing guidance and low-cost spay and neuter services to local feral cat caregivers and qualified pet owners. We recognize that, when outdoor cats are relieved of the capacity for reproduction and its many related risks, they are then free to live out healthy and happy lives without becoming an ongoing strain on community resources.
Description
A 501(c)(3) all-volunteer non-profit animal rescue group incorporated in Lafayette, Louisiana with a focus on TNR: Trap-Neuter-Return, in which feral (wild) and other free-roaming cats are sterilized and returned to their original outdoor homes. We advocate this proven method of feline population control.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
At large (in the field)Lafayette, LA 70506
DATE POSTED
December 23, 2019
SKILLS
- Animal Care / Handling
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- Must be at least 17
- <30 min, between one and seven days per week
- Food may be provided for temp/substitute feeders