We can't let these street cats starve!

1. In Morocco, Kawthar will soon run out of kibble to feed the 95 street cats that she cares for. They are going to starve!

"The situation of the street cats under my care is still extremely alarming! In addition to the lack of kibble and the heat, the summer season is the scene of the worst spread of viruses from which cats are currently suffering... Abandonments, especially of cats in heat and pregnant females, are constantly on the rise, and these diseases are likely to spread even further if I don't quickly find kibble and the money to pay for their medication and care.

Street cats are not getting enough to eat at the moment, as it is very difficult for me to buy kibble: donations are totally decreasing, and I don't have enough money to feed them, to take care of them or even to sterilize them... However, the ones I feed and that I managed to sterilize are less aggressive and fight less, so they have less risk of being injured, or having badly healed wounds that can get infected or lead to abscesses with often serious consequences. ..

I'm afraid their health will deteriorate, they are already so fragile... The success of the previous Animal Webaction campaign was a great relief for them, as they were able to eat their fill! Unfortunately, I'm coming to the end of this lull as I only have a week of kibble left! My cats won't be able to stand this forced diet for long... This campaign is vital for their survival, if it fails they may starve to death!"

2. Fragile and hungry, street cats have developed many diseases: they will not survive without kibble!

"The cats that I feed in the neighbourhoods have developed many diseases like scabies, ringworm and coryza. They are weak because of the lack of kibble and these viruses are starting to spread more and more among them... I am stressed, I am looking for a solution, I don't sleep well when my cats don't have enough to eat and I spend whole nights thinking about their situation... I feel a great sorrow for them...

I am the only one who feeds them daily and soon I won't be able to do so, if I don't find some kibble as soon as possible... At the moment I only feed them once a day, as I had to start reducing their portions last week. It's vital that this campaign succeeds, I'm pinning all my hopes on it because no one cares for these cats if I don't, no one tries to understand or feel their suffering and without kibble they might starve to death!"

3. Linda suffers from coryza and acute diarrhoea: without kibble she might die.

"Linda, 6 months old, is a street cat who suffers from coryza and has had severe diarrhoea due to malnutrition. I don't have a shelter to take her in so I'm caring for her directly on the street. I am very worried, she is very shy and does not let herself be approached easily. She only has me and if her condition continues to deteriorate, she could lose her sight. But that's not all, she has also lost too much weight and is in danger of dying if her diarrhoea continues... Kibble rich in vitamins and proteins will give her everything she needs to regain her strength and allow her to gain weight little by little.

4. Between the drop in donations, the prices' increase and the debts, Kawthar can no longer buy the kibble necessary for the survival of the street cats that she, alone, looks after.

"The total drop in donations and the lack of money don't allow me to buy kibble to feed the cats but also medicines and prevent me from carrying out sterilisations and treatments. I have vet debts but I get no help! I posted a vet bill on my Facebook page more than 2 months ago, but I only received help from one person, which was only enough to cover a small part of the amount while the rest of the amount is still unpaid...

Between the increase of the price of food, the price of kibble and the increase in the number of cats abandoned that follows the start of the new school year, the situation is not likely to improve. It often happens that people who adopt a cat to entertain their children during summer, end up abandoning it after the start of the school year, that is why the number of abandoned cats is still growing..."

5. Kawthar is not asking for money, only kibble to prevent the cats from starving.

"I started my actions for animals in 2014: I was giving food leftovers to the cats around my house. At that time, I was taking care of about 20 cats, then day by day their number increased. Today, I have more than 95 cats, which I take care of thanks to donations. Indeed, all my actions can be implemented thanks to the donations I receive, and without them, I cannot continue to feed, help or sterilize the cats. My dream would be to have a shelter one day to welcome and protect all the street cats...

In addition to feeding and caring for them, I sterilize cats to stop their proliferation and vaccinate them to prevent the spread of diseases, which makes my actions indispensable! In the future, I would like to be able to sterilize and vaccinate as many cats as possible and make people aware of their poor fate. Thanks to me, there has been a small breakthrough: people have become a little more aware of the misery that cats live in the streets. Unfortunately, this awareness is not enough to bring donations or concrete help and because of the lack of kibble, I now have to be content with making only small feeding rounds..."

6. If this campaign succeeds, Kawthar will not receive money but 920 kg of kibble, delivered from Animal Webaction's logistics platform in Morocco.

Animal Webaction has a logistics platform in Morocco, which enables us to intervene quickly and deliver kibble.

7. Donations and adoptions are at a standstill, Kawthar is struggling to find help and partnerships but all her efforts are not enough to buy the kibble needed to keep the cats alive.

"This time of crisis is extremely complicated and I can't finance the bags of kibble... I don't get any help to buy any! Only Monique from 'Straycare International' helps me from time to time to buy some bags but only in small quantities. With her, we also sterilize a few cats, on average 4 to 10 per month. It's not much and we often have to stop because of lack of means and donations, but it's still positive, because unlike sterilizations, adoptions are at a standstill: I haven't done any adoption for more than a year... 

The sale of cat accessories, which I had developed before, does not work well: it barely allows me to cover the costs of antibiotics, even the cheap ones. So I contacted an English organisation 'Network For Animals'. I'm currently waiting to hear back from them so that they can come and visit my home and maybe help me pay the vet bills. I really hope that this visit will be positive because at the moment, people don't donate like they used to... Any help is welcome, and even small contributions allow me to continue to feed and care for all these poor abandoned cats..." 

8. Campaigns launched on Animal Webaction often fail.

When a campaign fails, Animal Webaction cannot deliver the products. The beneficiary doesn't receive anything and the buyers are refunded. 

9. In Morocco, donors are scarce, and there are no foundations or subsidies. It is very difficult to find funding for kibble, many cats are left to starve on the street!

If you know of a foundation or NGO that could help Kawthar, please invite them to contact us so that we can put them in touch with each other.

If you represent an animal welfare foundation or NGO, please help the cats that Kawthar cares for, contact us and we will put you in touch!

If you wish to help Kawthar on site or if you want to send her kibble or a cheque directly, contact her on Facebook (note: direct help is done on your own responsibility).

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