Help the College of the Rockies Cat Colony
We need your help to save the lives of these cats and to care for them at the RAPS Cat Sanctuary for the rest of their lives! We depend on your support to make these sorts of rescues possible. These 14 cats need RAPS. And RAPS needs YOU!
A campaign to raise $45,000 as soon as possible is underway.
More details …
Located in Cranbrook, B.C., the college has had a successfully volunteer-run, well-managed feral cat colony living on campus for 10 years. There are 14 cats, and they are healthy, have names, individual personalities, and are strongly bonded to one another. They have been spayed or neutered and depend on the food, water and shelter that has been provided to them through the volunteer colony caretaker at their own personal expense for the entire duration.
While these cats are cared for, this is clearly not an ideal situation for them. The weather and other elements, predators and other dangers make the RAPS Cat Sanctuary a better forever home for these animals.
These cats have been part of a “semi-managed” colony. This means that they were fed, partly sheltered and were spayed and neutered, but they have not received consistent medical or dental attention – most of them probably for their entire lives.
When they arrive at RAPS, each cat will be examined, receive SNAP tests, Leukemia vaccines and FVRCP vaccines. We anticipate at least a few significant medical conditions, especially dental issues. (If, as is entirely possible, some cats have major health challenges, the anticipated expenses for this rescue operation could escalate dramatically.)
Please help us rescue these animals!
Help Deelia the Cat
More details …
Deelia, the mom of five kittens, and Lydia, her adult daughter who is also a mom of her own four kittens, came to us from a rescue organization in the Shuswap.
Deelia had been shot. We are waiting until Lydia is finished nursing to X-ray her and see if she too is a victim of a terrible crime.
In the meantime, the entire family is being cared for in the finest RAPS fashion! We are determined to convince them that their earlier experiences with humans is not typical of us as a species.
Support required for this large family will cost at least $12,000 for the next few months alone.
Please help us rescue these animals!
