Welcome to our July 2023 Report!
Thank you for your support to community cats! We know there are many animal welfare projects that you can support - so we and the cats are so grateful that you have chosen to support ours! We are now well into 6th year of running the SAVECats project.
We have now spayed or neutered well over 5200 cats in Anne Arundel County, approximately 1000 cats per year.
Three months ago, we submitted for a 6th year of funding from the Maryland Department of Agriculture's Spay & Neuter grant program for funding start in 2024. We requested additional support for Prince George's County cats in addition to the Anne Arundel County cats we have been receiving support for over the last 5 years.
We recognize that cats do not recognize arbitrary county borders and hope to help those as many community cats in the area!
In the 2nd quarter of 2023, from April 1 to June 30, we performed 175 feral cat surgeries in Anne Arundel County. We worked with several partners in other MD counties including Laurel Cats, Bowie CLAW, and A Cat's Life Rescue to help 100s of additional community cats.
SAVECats continues to work for community cats and for you, the local stakeholder and caregiver. Do you want to help us save more cats in Maryland and beyond? Donate today to help us in our mission!
Welcome to our March 2023 Report!
We are entering 6th year of running the SAVECats project and each year we help more and more animals in need.
We have now spayed or neutered well over 5000 cats in Anne Arundel County, approximately 1000 cats per year.
This month, we will submitted for a 6th year of funding from the Maryland Department of Agriculture's Spay & Neuter grant program for funding start in 2024.
In the 4th quarter of 2022 into the 1st quarter of 2023, from October 1 to March 1, we performed 330 feral cat surgeries, with 141 neuters and 189 spays in Anne Arundel County. We did 100s more with our partners in Maryland and Virgina!
SAVECats continues to work for community cats and for you, the local stakeholder and caregiver. Do you want to help us save more cats in Maryland and beyond? Donate today to help us in our mission!
Welcome to our November 2022 Report!
We are continuing in our 5th year of running the SAVECats project and each year we help more and more animals in need.
We have now spayed or neutered over 5000 cats in Anne Arundel County.
Earlier this year, we submitted for a 5th year of funding from the Maryland Department of Agriculture's Spay & Neuter grant program for funding start in 2023. I am pleased to announce that we were awarded:
"MDA Grant #23-8002, requesting $69,150.00, was selected to be funded at 72.34%, or $50,022.50, based on the recommendations of the Spay and Neuter Advisory Board, and the approval of the Secretary of Agriculture. This will provide funding to spay 425 cats, and neuter 340 cats; as well as 765 rabies vaccines. This also includes $350.00 for mileage/travel.”
In the 3rd and start of the 4th quarter, from Jul 1 until Nov, we performed 238 feral cat surgeries, with 103 neuters and 135 spays in Anne Arundel County.
SAVECats continues to work for community cats and for you, the local stakeholder and caregiver. Do you want to help us save more cats in Maryland and beyond? Donate today to help us in our mission!
Welcome to our July 2022 Report!
We are continuing in our 4th year of running the SAVECats project and each year we help more and more animals in need.
We have now spayed or neutered over 4500 cats in Anne Arundel County and expect to add 500 more surgeries by the end of the year. We submitting for a 5th year of funding from the Maryland Department of Agriculture's Spay & Neuter grant program in April 2022 for funding start in 2023. In the 1st and 2nd quarters of 2022, from Jan-Jun, we performed 490 feral cat surgeries, with 243 neuters and 247 spays in Anne Arundel County.
We also are excited to announce that we received a small grant from the Summerlee Foundation to help community cats in our sister county - Prince George's - $8000 to help 75 cats!
SAVECats continues to work for community cats and for you, the local stakeholder and caregiver. Do you want to help us save more cats in Maryland and beyond? Donate today to help us in our mission!
I also find myself on the front lines of kitten season every Spring. This is the time of year when we see the largest number of community cats in heat, pregnant, or with a litter of kittens at our spay/neuter clinic. It’s my job to get the word out about this issue; to reduce the number of abandoned, abused, and malnourished animals; to remind our clients and stakeholders that we are here to help provide spay/neuter services; to provide trap rentals and training in trap-neuter-return; to find adoptive and foster homes for socialized or socializable cats and kittens through our rescue partners; to educate municipalities about the need to control the pet population; to remind everyone that community cats have the right to live without fear of euthanasia in Anne Arundel county; to advocate for community cats for those rights everywhere.
I do not do this alone. It takes everyone to protect and save cats. Our head veterinarian, Dr. Sandra Andrulis, leads the way. Our SAVECats program manager, Niki Cochran, traps as many cats as possible and coordinates with rescues. Our hardworking clinic reception and staff provide necessary services and support. I work with our partner Robin Catlett at Anne Arundel County Animal Care and Control to address feral colonies in need of support. I work with the Rude Ranch Animal Rescue Board and staff to ensure proper funding, marketing, and resources are available. I work to support a dedicated set of volunteers whose life work is to help community cats and communities in need of help. And I work with you.
As with being able to see a beautiful kaleidoscope of flowers in my own garden, it is likewise amazing to see the gorgeous clowder of cats that grace our sanctuary and Spay Spa & Neuter Nook. Since inception, our SAVECats program has helped over 4000 community cats. Now in its 4th year, SAVECats has been a smashing success, thanks to you. Thank you for supporting us in word and in action, in the clinic or on the street, through your donation of money or time. With liberties from and respect to Voltaire, one must cultivate one’s own cats – where all cats that are unowned are, in fact, owned by me. And you.
Warmest paws,
Erik
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