Feeling the heat? Imagine what it’s like to be a cat!
Covered in thick fur … unable to sweat … or pant like a dog – there’s only one way for cats to beat the heat:
Find a cool, shady spot and stretch out to get as much air as possible on your skin.
But you can’t do that if you’re confined in a cattery, with the sun beating in.
With a ‘super’ El Niño headed our way this summer, pushing temperatures up to all time highs, we urgently need to replace worn out blinds in our cattery to block out the worst of the heat.
And we can’t do that without your help.
You might think that installing expensive sun, rain and wind-proof blinds in a cattery is an unnecessary expense.
But extreme heat does more than cause discomfort.
It can be dangerous – even fatal – for older cats and kittens. We must do everything possible to keep the animals in our care safe.
These cats and kittens don’t have loving homes of their own. Some are scared, anxious or forlorn, carrying memories of past ill treatment we cannot imagine. Others are desperate for love and attention … waiting hopefully at the bars of their cages to make friends with anyone who passes by.
None of them know why they are here. Or if they’re ever getting out. They don’t understand words. They only understand how they feel. And that’s why we do everything in our power to make sure they’re as comfortable as possible.
So please will you join together with us and other animal lovers now to protect these ‘orphans’ from the worst of the summer heat.
Your gift of R250, R500 or any amount makes all the difference. But please will you make your donation now, so the blinds can be installed before the Christmas holiday shutdown?
And next time you pop into our SPCA, be sure to visit our cattery to see what’s possible when caring people work together to make life better for our furry orphans.
