Funding

Thanks to a very generous bequest, we will soon be in a position to fund neutering for those of you who are willing to trap cats across Apokoronas.

Before we begin allocating neutering spaces, we want to invest in some much-needed equipment. Our priority is to replace damaged, faulty or poor-quality traps that have been bought locally and to provide strong, sturdy traps with solid bottoms for anyone who needs them. If drop traps are proving more useful in practice, we are equally happy to buy more of those instead. We will also be purchasing additional nursing and fostering equipment.

The tide is never-ending and our work will never truly be finished, so we want this money to make the greatest practical difference possible.

This is not a competition. It is about keeping everyone who traps safe, catching cats quickly and securely with as little stress as possible, and making the whole process easier for both the cats and the people helping them.

The equipment is there to be shared and used between you for the benefit of Apokoronas’ cats. We will not expect it to be returned to us. All we ask is that it is looked after and maintained properly, because it will be a precious shared resource.We will let you know when we are ready to start allocating neutering spaces.

If you trap, foster or nurse cats in Apokoronas, please email or messenger me with any equipment you need, would particularly like, or think would make your work easier or safer. We are especially interested in suggestions from those using this equipment regularly.

We will be placing the order in September and want to make sure this very generous bequest is spent carefully, sensibly and where it will make the greatest difference to the cats we are all trying to help.