Next 2 Projects: Clanwilliam cats 7th April Wupperthal 21 to 29th May 2014

Clanwilliam Cat Sterilisation Project We are aiming to sterilise as many cats as we have funding for on the 7th of April 2014. We have a waiting list of 80 cats for the Clanwilliam area. Wupperthal Domestic Animal Mass Sterilisation Project Wupperthal and its satellite communities lie in an environmentally sensitive area of the Cederberg mountain range. Most members of the community are poor and unable to care effectively for their pets. This has a negative impact on both animal- and human health, as well as on the environment. EnviroVet CVC is working with a local organisation, CLAWS, which is an animal welfare organisation working in the Cederberg Municipal District under the guidance of EnviroVet CVC. The main focus of this project is the sterilisation of animals amongst less advantaged communities in order to curb the natural exponential pet population growth and thereby prevent unnecessary suffering and spreading of zoonotic disease within the community and surrounding environment. We propose to run a mass sterilisation programme in Wupperthal and its satellite communities in May 2014. The purpose of this programme would be threefold: Firstly, to reduce the numbers of unwanted animals in the community and thereby improve general animal health and stabilise the pet population’s growth curve. Secondly, because Wupperthal is an isolated community, we will be able to measure the effectiveness of a mass sterilisation programme, which will help us with future programmes elsewhere. Thirdly, and most importantly, by reducing the number of pets, we aim to reduce the incidence of domestic cats interbreeding with African wild cats and reduce feral populations of dogs and cats which compete with indigenous animal populations for food and territory. By doing this we will help to preserve and protect the biodiversity of the area. The benefits of this of programme will be that less advantaged people living in these communities will see an improvement in the health of their pets and importantly, the surrounding environment will benefit from the reduction in problem domestic animals in this area. We will be running the project over a eight day period in which we hope to sterilise an average of forty five animals per day. The proposed starting date of the project is 22nd May. We hope that by making a success of this project we can generate the support to spread it out to the rest of the Cederberg and help sustain and improve the bio- diversity of the area. We also believe this to be an opportunity for the Cape Leopard Trust to use this as a platform for further environmental education in the community – a programme already in progress in this isolated Cederberg community. Importance of good pet management could possibly be incorporated in the existing CLT education curriculum. The organiser of the Project will be Dr Annelize Roos, principal of EnviroVet CVC and SAVC-registered veterinarian with many years of experience in community animal health. Potential Sponsors are welcome. We are in need of cash donations, pet food, blankets and printers to print educational material for the community Thank you

Update for 2013

Hello All                          

 

Thank you for your help and support over the last year, for the donations you gave and funding you collected; the second hand goods you collected for us to sell; for those who came and got their hands dirty bitten and scratched at our clinics and those who offered help when we needed it most.

 

Here is an update for the progress of the sterilisation project that we manage in Clanwilliam under CLAWS for 2013,

with your help we managed to sterilise 205 animals this year down on last year for a number of reasons.

 

Firstly, Dr Longland was no longer able to offer his services to Clanwilliam and we lost his monthly sterilisations.

Secondly, the masonic lodge where we were operating from and storing our equipment was sold and we are without premises at the moment.

Thirdly,  at the moment  there is no-one permanently in Clanwilliam looking out for animal welfare and we do not have a vehicle of our own to use and rely on borrowing vehicles which is not always possible also I work full time one hour distant from town and am not always able to respond to calls for help.

 

I have been for training with Dr Roos from  Envirovet CVC and have worked on various projects with her over the last year and have recently qualified as an Animal Welfare Assistant (AWA). I am being registered through Dr Roos and Envirovet CVC and will be able to use her NPO number during fundraising so any donation to CLAWS will now be tax deductible.

I am hoping to be able to spend more time next year on my first love working with animals and running CLAWS.  On top of doing the normal sterilisation drives I am planning to start off with a wash and dip; vaccination; education and deworming program one day twice a month from next year.

 

To do this we will need either some premises or a container in Clanwilliam to operate from; store our equipment  and to sell the second hand clothing we collect. Alternatively we can use a caravan as a mobile facility. We also hope to be able to train volunteers in basic animal first aid that can help us with our work.

To succeed we need to organising the following, so if any of you can help or have any ideas how we can go about it we will be most grateful.

 

We need : a shipping container and a place to park it in Clanwilliam

                 : a small caravan

                 : transport to access the townships and farm around Clanwilliam

                 : a small fridge for medicines

                 : a microscope

                 : a fan for hot days

                 : old or new collars to replace the wire that is often used

                 : pet food

                 : ice cream containers or bowls to send home for water or food bowls

 
 

 For further information you can follow these links:

Envirovet CVC http://www.envirovetcvc.co.za/

Animal Welfare Assistant qualification: http://www.savc.co.za/?option=com_content&view=article&id=44&Itemid=58

 

Have a wonderful festive season, have fun, be Happy and spread the love!

Kind Regards

Jeanine Mitchell

Sterilisations

Welcome and Thank you for visiting CLAWS!

We hosted Another Successful Mass Sterilisation event this MAY 2013!

103 ANIMALS 63 CATS and 40 DOGS

How can you help us?

by clearing out any unwanted items in your home.

The benefits of an uncluttered home are amazing! You can find thing you have forgotten you had J

It's fun and exciting to venture into the forgotten back cupboard, and if you find things that are not useful to you anymore, you can donate them to CLAWS.

We sell the goods to people who really need them and in turn use the money raised to fund sterilisation programs.

Alternatively we need, dog food, cat food, collars and leads, blankets, towels, food bowls for the animals or anything of value that we can sell to fnd their operations.

Please support us in our initiative to reach our target of 500 sterilised animals for 2013!

Thank you for your time and contribution

Jeanine, Clanwilliam Sterilisation Projects

CLAWS

Capitec Bank,Clanwilliam

Acc…………..1265459728

Branch……..470010

 

Many thanx guys,please we need your help……………………………..without it we can't carry on.

 

 

Sterilisation Drive May

Make a difference

Sponsor A Spay Today…

 

 

Help the Clanwilliam Animal Sterilisation Project reduce the number of sick, hungry and abused dogs and cats in this area by making a donation towards our next mass sterilisation drive this May 2013.

Our focus this drive is for the cats at Bulshoek Dam- colony of 30 and we have a waiting list of 200 in Clanwilliam township.

How you can help: Donations of money, pet food, 2nd hand clothes, books, crockery, bedding, any unwanted items we sell to raise funds.

 

Visit our blog at Clanwilliamanimalwelfare.blogspot

.com,

email us clawsclanwilliam@gmail.com,

or follow us on Facebook -CLAWS

 

Donations can be made to:

CLAWS, Capitec Bank ,Clanwilliam,

Acc 126 545 9728, 470010

CLAWS

 

 

non-profit organisation, run solely by volunteers.

Our municipality is unable to assist us.

We receive no funding from government or bigger welfare organisations. We are a member of the animal welfare Forum.

 

We are reducing the numbers of unwanted, suffering dogs and cats in Clanwilliam. If one unsterilized dog can produce 64 000 dogs in its life, one sterilisation makes a huge difference.

 

We run mass sterilisation drives as we raise funds. We aim to sterilise at 500 animals a year. Each sterilisation costs an average of R300 with a vaccination.

 

From November 2010 to DEC 2012 we sterilised 1019 animals with the help of VETSOL, Annelize Roos CVC and Dr Longland from Langebaan.

 

We do not have a permanent vet in Clanwilliam. Our closest vet is 75km away.

 

How you can help: Donations of money, pet food, 2nd hand clothes, books, crockery, bedding, any unwanted items we sell to raise funds.

 

MAKE THE DIFFERENCE

Hello…

 

 

We are planning to host the first mass sterilisation event for 2013 in March .

 

Making a life time difference,

 

by clearing out any unwanted items in your home, you can help many…

 

The benefits of an uncluttered home are three fold!

You can find things you had forgotten about ,

give to those who don't have and

save lives.

 

It's fun and exciting to venture into the forgotten back cupboard, and if you find things that are not useful to you anymore, you can donate them to CLAWS.

 

We sell the goods to people who really need them and in turn use the money raised to fund sterilisation programs.

 

Please support us in our initiative to reach our target of 500 sterilised animals for 2013!

Since Nov 2010 we have sterilised 966 animals.

 

 

Thank you for your contribution

 

Jeanine, Chairperson CLAWS

 

Welcome!

We are planning to host the Last mass sterilisation event in December this year.

Making a life time difference to animals,

help us by clearing out any unwanted items in your home.

The benefits of an uncluttered home are amazing! You can find thing you have forgotten you had J

It's fun and exciting to venture into the forgotten back cupboard, and if you find things that are not useful to you anymore, you can donate them to CLAWS.

We sell the goods to people who really need them and in turn use the money raised to fund sterilisation programs.

Please support us in our initiative to reach our target of 500 sterilised animals for 2012!

Thank you for your contribution

Jeanine, Chairperson CLAWS