About Street Cats Rescue
Who We Are
Street Cats Rescue is located in Conil, at the Costa de la Luz. Since 2008, we, a small group of cat lovers, are working incessantly to improve the live of the local cat population in Conil and the surrounding area. Since 2018 we are officially registered in Andalucia (registration number: 11-1-13367) and Conil (registration number: 161) as an NGO.
Our work is exclusively funded by private donations and the work of our fundraising team organising regular fundraising events. A special help comes from the crazy cat ladies of Strayz, who have been a huge help since 2021 and without whose support we would not be able to continue and grow our efforts in helping the little furries in need.
Our main focus is looking after the local community cat population, with a strong focus on controling the population by applying TNR (trap-neuter-return): humanely trapping community cats, taking them to the vet for neutering and deworming and then returning them to the same place, where they were trapped, their home.
IMPORTANT:
Unfortunately, we are not able to take in cats or kittens in need or found on the street.
As a small organisation with very few volunteers we do not have the capacity for this.
We are extremely sorry about this.
What We Do
TNR (Trap - Neuter - Return)
This is the main focus of our work with the aim to give all the community cats a better, healthier and safer live.
- Trapping, neutering and releasing community cats in Conil and surroundings.
- Lending traps and providing training on how to use them – subject to availability – to anyone who needs assistance with cat colonies in their local area.
- Providing access to reduced vet services at El Colorao (previously AgroConil) in El Colorado for the castration of community cats.
- Educating the public about the importance of sterilisation and encouraging them to get actitvely involved in TNR.
Cat Colonies
We look after several cat colonies in Conil and support others in the area who do the same.
- Controlling the population in our colonies: all cats are castrated and any newcomers are trapped and taken to the vet for castration.
- Providing food and water on a daily basis, and medical treatment when needed.
- Arranging and paying for surgery and treatment of injured community cats.
- Helping those who look after community cats with access to reduced vet bills, loaned traps, food donations, advice, and – if we can afford it – paying for vet bills.
😿 We are not taking in or fostering cats or kittens!
Until December 2021 we used to have a cat shelter, our Casa Tom, where we took in abandoned kittens to find a home for them. Unfortunately, since January 2022 we are unable to continue this side of our work.
The kittens that are still in our shelter and that you see on our Facebook and Instagram pages are all kittens who were left at our colonies, often at a young age of only 4 weeks and without their mother. For obvious reasons we could not leave them there and took them in, even though this is stretching our physical and financial capabilities.
We cannot take in any more kittens or cats.
If you find a street cat or kitten in need, we are happy to help you to look after them.
We can provide some of the material you may need (cage, bedding, litter tray, food bowls, toys). Furthermore, we can offer to organise reduced rates at our vet for their care and are always available, if you need advice looking after them.
Our main focus is now
TNR: trap – neuter – return
caring for our colonies &
helping injured and sick community cats.
Our Mission
Improving the life of the community kittens and cats in Conil and surrounding area by:
🪤 TNR (trap-neuter-return) projects to control the cat population and reduce the number of unwanted kittens being born
🛖 Looking after various cat colonies (daily feeding, veterinary care and castrations)
💕 Rescuing kittens that are abandoned in our colonies and finding homes for them
🤝🏽 Encouraging volunteers from the area to help looking after our cat colonies or getting involved in TNR
👩🏽🏫 Educating the community about animal welfare and the importance of sterilisation of domestic and community cats
Getting Involved On The Ground
Volunteer
Our work is only possible because of the generous support of volunteers. And we are always in need of more. The tasks are varied and there is something for everyone. Have a look for yourself.
TNR
Often we are contacted by locals or tourists who know about or are feeding some cats in their neighbourhood and are concerned about the number of kittens and new cats appearing each year.
Many of these little felines are already too used to living on the street and cannot be homed.
Nevertheless, we can help these little fellows having a better life by trapping them, having them sterilised and dewormed, to then return them to the same spot where they were trapped, their ‘home’ (TNR: trap-neuter-return).
Neutering not only keeps the numbers of cats in a colony under control giving them better chances to find food and shelter. It also keeps them healthier and prevents fighting and the injuries that often go with these fights.
As we are a very small team of volunteers, we welcome any help with trapping cats and kittens and taking them to the vet for neutering.
Street Cats Rescue provides the necessary training, traps, food and arranges the appointments at the vet.
Cat Colony Helper
Street Cats Rescue is looking after two controlled cat colonies: the Beach Cats and the Forest Cats. On top of these we have another colony of cats at our shelter, the Garden Cats. Feeding the cats and kittens at these colonies every day is quite a task.
Even helping just once a week with one of our colonies would make a huge difference.
You will need to feed the cats, refill the feeders and water bowls, possibly give medication to the tamer residents, make sure their shelters are clean and dry and check that everything is ok and in a good state. It does not take long, but makes a huge difference for these furries.
Street Cats Rescue provides the food, all bedding and pays for all vet bills and medication. To collect the food from our shelter in El Colorado, you will need some form of transport.
Think you’re up for it? Then get in touch with us.
Vet Visits
Since we are still having cats and kittens in our care, who are being prepared for adoption, there are quite a few vet visits to be done (neutering, vaccination, etc.). Some visits are fairly straight forward. If you have a car, drivers licence and spare time, you could be a cat cab for us occasionally.
Street Cats Rescue colaborates with El Colorao (previously AgroConil) in El Colorado. We will arrange appointments that suit your schedule and there is no ongoing commitment. Even the occasional pick up after surgery is helping us out a lot.
No time to volunteer?
Donate
Like any other NGO, our work depends to a large degree on the generosity of people like you. Be it by a one-off payment or regular (e.g. monthly) donations, every little contribution is greatly appreciated and goes a long way in helping to care for our little feline friends, either paying for food, verterinary care or TNR.
There are different ways you can make a contribution:
Make a Donation via Bank Transfer
Asoc. Street Cats Rescue | Banka March
IBAN: ES97 0061 0253 1800 4274 0210.
Donate with Credit or Debit Card (one-off or recurring)
You can donate money via Paypal using your credit or debit card – you do not need a Paypal account for this.
During the Paypal check out process you can enter the amount you would like to give and choose to make your donation a recurring donation or a one-off payment.
(You are not charged anything for using PayPal. However we are paying a comission for each payment. During the donation process you have the option of covering these costs for us. Thank you, if you decide to do so.)
Buy STRAYZ Cat Food
In 2021, three crazy cat ladies founded an organic cat food company, STRAYZ, which is raising donations to feed community cats (and dogs) all over the world with the sale of their products.
Street Cats Rescue was one of the two first charities receiving their their monthly donations. By buying high-quality, organic STRAYZ cat food, you are also helping the community cats in Conil.
Teaming: Become a Teamer and pay 1 €/month
Just sign up and join the group of our teamers. You and everyone else only pay 1 € per month to support us. Teaming provides us with a little bit of certainty due to the regular donations. The more people join the better for us and especially the cats and kittens of Conil.
Teaming does not charge you any fees and you will get a tax receipt from Teaming at the end of the financial year.
Follow us on Facebook & Instagram
To stay up to date with our daily work and special fundraising events, you can also follow us on Facebook and Instagram.
There we will often ask for urgent donations to pay for the surgery and treatment of injured community cats or to purchase (expensive but necessary) kitten food or formula for abandoned kitten babies.
In Conil and Surrounding Areas
Become a Foster Home
As long as people are dumping kittens at our colonies or shelter, we will do our best to take them in and find a home for them. In the past we used to take all these little furries into our shelter Casa Tom, feed them, look after them and make sure they could grow up into healthy cats. Unfortunately, in recent years this has become too demanding and has taken its emotional and physical toll on our small and limited number of volunteers. For this reason our new approach since 2022 is to encourage and support locals to become foster homes for these little creatures.
Being a Foster Home
If you decide to become a foster home, we will provide all that is needed to look after our kittens: like litter trays, beds, blankets and toys. Furthermore, we will cover all expenses for food, litter and – if necessary – medical care. The appointments for the necessary vaccinations and neutering are made in coordination with you.
If you’re interested in either short or even long term foster care for one or several of our kittens, please contact us.
How long would I need to be a Foster Home?
How long the kittens will stay in a foster home depends on various factors, many of which are out of our control. If everything goes well, i.e. a kitten does not get sick or has any infections they should be ready for adoption as of the age of 4-5 months. By that time they will have had their vaccinations, be tested for FIV & FeLV, chipped and castrated.
However, if they can move out of the foster home at that time also depends on if:
- we have found a home or new foster home for them
- there is a Flugpate or a transport to take the kitten(s) to their new home (for international adoptions).
This means, we cannot give you a guaranteed (fix) duration for fostering and generally would ask for a longer term commitment (at least 4-5 months).
Take one of our kittens to their new family
Be a ‘Flugpate’
For our international adoptions, we are always looking for ‘Flugpaten’. This is a German term and describes a person who takes a pet on their flight – either in the cabin or in the hold (i.e. an animal travel companion).
If you are living or holidaying in Conil or surroundings and have a flight booked to Germany, you can help us by taking one or more of our adopted kittens or adult cats with you on your trip.
Handing these little furries over to their new family is a very heartwarming experience.
Street Cats Rescue will make the booking for the cat and pay for the additional transport costs. The only thing you need to do is check in with the cat.
When you arrive at your home airport the new owner, a representative of another NGO or a foster carer will be waiting for you and take the cat off you.
Support us by attending our fundraising events
Regular Events
MARKETS
usually every 1st Saturday of the month
10:00 – 12:30 | CV El Colorao, El Colorado
Next Market, Saturday:
02/11/24
QUIZ NIGHT
usually every 1st Thursday of the month
20:00-23:00 | Bubble Burguer, San Andres | 5€
Next Quiz Night, Thursday:
07/11/24
05/12/24
Questions or Suggestions?
Contact Us
For any inquiries just send us an email.
We try to respond to all emails as soon as possible. However, being a small NGO working only with volunteers (no employees) means that it may take a few days (sometimes up to a week), before we manage to reply.