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Four
Paws is a registered NPO (Non-Profit Organisation), established
in July 2006
Mission:
To improve the quality of life of underprivileged animals. In our
urban surroundings, the main categories are: squatter camp animals
and feral cats.
WHAT FOUR PAWS IS ABOUT:
Squatter
camp projects:
The
main problem in these poor areas is that people simply do not have
the means, transport or finances to provide their animals with basic
health care and veterinary treatment. As a result, many animals
suffer unnecessary, while others die a slow, painful death. Overpopulation
results in numbers no community can sustain, and many animals die
from starvation. We provide primary health care services, veterinary
treatments and sterilisations, free of charge.
The
problems with our underprivileged animals are:
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Malnutrition, insufficient shelter & a lack of food and
water.
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Animals become sick and injured and there is no medical care
available.
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Animals get knocked over by cars on the roads, because there
are no fences.
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Dogs are put on chains mainly due to a lack of education.
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Animals are multiplying uncontrollably because there are no
sterilisation programmes.
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Communicable diseases like distemper, parvo, snuffles, etc.
are spreading, because animals are not vaccinated.
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Unwanted animals, especially litters of puppies and kittens,
due to overpopulation.
What
we do:
- Dipping
and de-worming to prevent internal and external parasites.
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Intensive sterilisation campaigns to prevent overpopulation
and straying of animals over the roads in mating seasons.
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Removal of unwanted animals and re-homing to suitable homes.
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Vaccination to prevent deadly diseases.
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Veterinary treatment for injuries and diseases.
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Education about proper pet care.
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Humane euthanasia of terminally ill animals.
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Confiscation of animals where intentional cruelty occurs
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History |
October
2006 |
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Before |
After |
We treated
this dog who's neck was badly cut by a chain that was too tight
and managed to find a very good home for her.
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At
Four Paws we care about all animals…
We rescued a baby goat and a chicken, running over busy roads,
on two separate occasions. Both were obviously lost, as we
couldn’t find any of their own species around. They
are now in good hands where they will not end up on the dinner
table! |
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Feral
projects:
Feral
cats are a direct result of humans’ irresponsibility not to
have their cats sterilised, starting many years ago. This has resulted
in a huge overpopulation of cats and kittens living on the streets,
multiplying even more.
The
facts about our underprivileged cats are:
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People want to “get rid” of ferals, when in fact it
is impossible to get rid of them. There are thousands of ferals
living all over in our surroundings.
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Where ferals are removed, a void is created and ferals from other
areas soon fill that void.
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A sterilised feral colony will not allow other ferals to move
in.
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Ferals keep the rat population under control, as rats are attracted
to the same areas as ferals, normally where food is thrown away.
- Feeding
ferals will ensure good health and minimize the spreading of diseases.
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Feeding ferals will not stop them from hunting rats, as hunting
is a basic instinct.
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Ferals who are forced to live on rats and mice only, suffer from
malnutrition and diseases.
- Ferals
are being shot, poisoned and trapped & drowned all over by
people
What
we do:
- Trap,
sterilise and release ferals.
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Educate people about ferals.
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Encourage people to take responsibility for ferals in their area
and feed them.
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Trap as many feral kittens as we can, tame and re-home them, instead
of letting them grow up on the streets. It is however, a very
difficult and time-consuming process to tame feral cats.
Our
aim is to expand, by obtaining more vehicles, employ more fieldworkers,
to enable us to reach more underprivileged animals.
Eventually,
we are striving towards having our own Animal Clinic with a qualified
Veterinarian.
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ferals trapped, ready to be sterilised.
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