My name is Verónica. I am from Seoane, a small village in Galicia (Spain). I am trying to raise money in order to help the abandoned cats which live in the street in my village. Until now the only help that I have received was from a NGO called Mascoteros Solidarios, but now they said that they almost have money. So, doing campaigns like this is my last resource.
Now I am going to explain my situation and the situation of the cats. There are a lot of cats in the streets of my village. Some people consider them a plague. What is the reason of this large amount of cats? Simple. Most of the people are not aware that the female cats must be sterilized. If a neighbour has a female cat and the cat has kittens, the solution for the neighbour is to abandone the cat or to kill the kittens. As a result of this the number of cats in the streets is increasing and lots of innocents are killed. And they are killed in a very cruel way. They are knocked or drown or thrown alive to a container like they were rubbish. It is urgent to stop this. The solution is to sterilize the female cats.
In addition, the cats which live in the street are not safe. They can be knocked down by cars or they can eat rat poison, and they also have a high risk of suffering feline leukaemia and feline AIDS. Besides, sometimes people shoot at the cats with pellet shotguns. So they often need veterinary assistance (if they are still alive). PLEASE, CHECK OUT THE THIRD PICTURE OF THE GALLERY: "RITA".
My mother (María Carmen Parada Jato) and I have been helping the cats since almost 7 years ago. Our story with the cats began at the New Year's Eve in 2007 when we saw 3 street cats near of our house and we give them the leftovers of the dinner.
We are having many great expenses. I am not working at the moment and, in Spain, currently, to find a stable job it is not easy. So I don't have enough money to help the cats.
how you can help... You can follow these guys on twitter at @HelpForCats and show appreciation for the work they do.
Recently at the end of their 3rd fund-raising they sent out perks to everyone who donated.
I got mine, to a great postcard, hand sent, and hand signed, just to say 'Thank You'. These small groups of people are doing a their bit, large and small to help improve the lives of cats all over the World. If you think you can't help, you're wrong!
As the slogan for a British supermarket says... 'Every Little helps' and this case it really does.
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