![]() ![]() Two local veterinary assistants will be hired, dedicated to Catstar, and SNIP International will fund this also, to ensure sufficient professional post-surgery care for the cats. We will also finance a vehicle (acquisition and running costs for the three years of the project) that will allow transporting cats in appropriate conditions minimising their stress and discomfort. SNIP International will provide the basic trapping and holding equipment (cat traps, transfer baskets, hospitalisation cages) and surgical equipment (feline spay kits, spay hooks). The cats will be sterilised, vaccinated and ear-tipped at two veterinary clinics that are partnering with Dogstar in this project.Ĭatstar will be supported by several charities other than SNIP International, each of them with a well-defined objective. ![]() The target will be both female and male cats, regardless if they are owned, stray or feral. But now, a new project is needed to tackle the feline population in Sri Lanka: the objective for Catstar is to sterilise 9,000 cats over a period of 3 years. They have been cats whose owners have brought them to Dogstar to be sterilised. So far, Dogstar has sterilised 3 900 cats. Most likely, it is due to the increase of food and shelter and decrease of predation. In addition, according to data collected by Dogstar, the feral cat population seems to have grown over the same period that the dog population has decreased. There is currently a feline overpopulation crisis, resulting from uncontrolled and irresponsible breeding. While the situation for the dogs in Sri Lanka has improved over the past years, for cats it’s been getting worse. Through education, Dogstar aims to develop community-responsibility for animal welfare and health, and transform the way that companion animals are cared for. We have been meeting Dogstar at ICAWC annually, which has allowed us to follow closely its growth and development and expanding its work to include animal welfare education for children and adults. Dogstar is known to SNIP International since 2006. They have also run a Mission Rabies programme vaccinating over 67,000 dogs against rabies. ![]() Their groundwork includes vaccination and treatment against parasites as well as taking care of sick and injured dogs. It has been working since 2006 and so far, they have sterilised over 47,000 Sri Lankan dogs. Luckily, we heard about a dog rescue & TNR group, familiar to us, planning a new project and looking for sponsors, so we started discussions with them.ĭogstar Foundation is situated near Negombo in Sri Lanka. It took us a while to find an appropriate project where we would feel comfortable using her legacy whilst also ensuring we were respecting her last wish. Animals had helped her in her life, and she wanted her legacy to return the favour to animals. A year ago, we told you about Amanda Green (1967 – 2018), a kind, caring and compassionate person who had chosen to leave a legacy for SNIP International. ![]()
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