Bar Cat Program Needs Your HELP!

Ok you know the story about Barn Cats:

Each week the Shelter takes in many feral cats also know as community cats. These cats can be very beneficial to farms and warehouses. They will keep the rodent and snake populations under control. No need for pesticides or poison which is more harmful to our environment. 

All cats will be spayed or neutered, have a Rabies vaccine and an ear tip which shows they have been fixed. They will be offered for adoption through the Shelter. The adoption fee will be waived for approved applicants.

This was all made possible from a Grant that the shelter was able to get. But with all good things they do come to an end, the Grant money has run out. This is where HOPE comes in to help fundraise to keep the Barn Cat Program going. The money ran out a lot sooner this year due to not as much Grant Money provided to the shelter this year.

This month marked 4 years and 5 months since the beginning of the Barn Cat/TNR program in Effingham County. It has since been funded through grants, H.O.P.E., sponsorships, and citizen contributions. At nearly 1700 vetted cats later, we continue to see fewer shelter cat intakes. We continue to work in conjunction with our citizens who help vet community cats and allow these working felines to patrol property, keeping pests at bay.

We can have up to 30+ cats a MONTH! Give or take especially around April-May when it is BAD Kitten Season. It costs HOPE $55 per cat to do everything at the vet’s office. Therefore, we are in great need of donations to make all this happen. This is soley based upon donations. And no this is NOT part of the county budget, nor will it ever be. They do not provide like that for shelter animals and honestly most shelters fall into this category. So before hating on the county look around at others they are the same or treat their animals with NO respect. There are so many who criticize the shelter for killing animals but this program works and it saves lives that would have just been put down due to no room.

So help us help them by donating today. Any amount helps and it is all a tax deduction. You can send a check to HOPE at P.O. Box 2601 Rincon, GA 31326. Please help us save a life! The shelter staff does not want to look at them and tell them they are not wanted either. They love it when they leave adopted! Every little bit helps people! Every Bit!