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Please help me help the feral cats!
For the past 25 years, I have been feeding and caring for the feral and abandoned cats living in and around the SF bay front. There are 20 feeding sites (some with as many as 10 cats) that I visit twice a day, every day, rain or shine. I practice trap, neuter, vaccinate and release to humanely control the colonies and keep the cats healthy by providing a good, consistent food source (both wet and dry food), clean water, warm shelters and medical care, as needed. For the cats that are friendly, I work hard to find them good, loving homes so they’ll never have to be on the street again. These cats depend on me! Most of them are afraid of humans but they trust me. If you could only see the relief in their eyes when I arrive with food on a regular basis, you’d begin to understand what life is like for them.
Unfortunately, I was forced to take early retirement from my job a few years ago due to a disability injury and I’m learning what it’s like to live on a fixed income. As the number of abandoned cats increase and the cost of food rises, I’m struggling to make ends meet. I spend close to $750 a month on cat food alone. That's 180 lbs of dry food and 20 cases (24 – 5.5 ounce cans of wet food) each WEEK! I also have the occasional, rogue vet bill ($775 last January!) but I work very hard to catch things early and keep the kitties healthy to prevent major vet bills. Routine spaying / neutering is $50 per cat at the local shelter. I try to use the free county vouchers for the spay/neuter surgeries but they’re not always available when I need them.
Please help me continue caring for these cats! If you donate to this fund, you are an amazing soul who has found a way to be part of the solution of unwanted, abandoned cats that are just trying to survive through no fault of their own. I greatly appreciate any and all donations!