Trust activities and happenings
A sad tale of animal cruelty in the recent news.
This emaciated kitten was found in the gutter by an 80 year old woman who saw many people walking by and laughing at it.
At first glance, the concerned woman saw the kittens two back legs had suffered some kind of serious injury and obviously needed immediate attention. She then took the badly damaged kitten to the vet who spent a substantial amount of time digging out multiple cigarettes which had been burnt and embedded into the kittens legs.
The vet could see from the starved frame of the kitten and the type of damage that had been done, that it had probably been in the gutter for two days. In that time no one had done anything despite the fact many people would have walked by. If it had not been for this woman doing something proactive and caring, the kitten would have starved or developed severe infections.
Sultan, as he's currently named, is healthy and now up for adoption - see here for his details.
Manukau Courier
Cats in Need Trust have been profiled in Manukau Courier. If you would like a larger copy to read the article you can download it here. Either follow the link by clicking on the icon or right-click and save it to your computer.
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North & South Magazine, March 2008
Cats in Need Trust have been profiled in the March 2008 issue of North and South Magazine in an article about animal welfare. Pick up a copy now and have a read. Check out the pictures below which were used in the article. (Photos by Adrian Malloch)
Other news from the cattery.
The cats now have lovely big new night cages.
We are hoping that our vet will be able to have a discussion/information slot on our page soon.
BBQ's: Watch out for ours at the Mad Butcher's and Bunnings Manukau. We are grateful for these firms for their help in allowing us to supply to you the yummy sausages. Please support them with your custom.
Upcoming - BBQ at Mad Butcher on Massey Road, on the following date - Thursday 23rd October.
We are in need of a strong person to help take out the rubbish on Sunday evenings so if you know of someone who may be interested or can spare the time yourself, please do get in touch.
Sinbad (the one with the stare) and Michael (the one with the huge paws) help to clean the cages.
Please email us for further information, or phone either +64-(09)-276-9960 or 027-426-4374.