Mother's Day

On behalf of a cat activisit, here is an email appeal:

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Dear all,

A kind samaritan donated some pearl earrings and necklaces to us to raise funds for the cattery and for stray cats sterilisation. The last round of funds we raised from t-shirt sales and the adoption drive was partially given to the cattery and also to fund the TNRM (Trap-Neuter-Return-Manage) scheme at Kampong Eunos.

Here's what we spend when we embark on a TNRM program:

- Sterilisation Costs - $21 for Male, $37 for Female
- Boarding until they recover - an average of $8 for Male and $16 for Female as females have to board for 1 extra day to ensure that the stitches do not burst)
- 2-way Transport - $35 to $40
- Trapping costs - $70

So, if we trap 6 cats in one night, 3 males, 3 females, the total cost for the entire operation would be around $350, an average of $60 per cat.

This time round, we hope to raise funds for the following causes:

Catching the animal killer at Sembawang.

This cruel person has killed at least 2 dogs and multiple cats. On 9 April 2007, at around 2 - 3 am, residents in the area heard the chilling screams of a mother cat who was getting disemboweled. Her 3 kittens had their skulls crushed.

When we spoke to residents in the area, they saw the mother cat's body with the intestines all out and also the kittens with eyes popped out. SPCA is offering a $1000 reward for the witness whose testimony will lead to the conviction of this killer.

In memory of this mother cat...please remember to send her your prayers and loving kindness as we get closer and closer to Mothers' Day. If you wish to help this cause, you can help in the following ways:

1) Contributing CCD pinhole cameras. (We already have 2 from the Old Airport Case).
2) Recording Device. (The recording medium with the harddisk inside. We only have 1).
3) Funds to cover installation fees.
4) If you live in the Sembawang area, we need you to be our eyes and ears for this operation.
5) Buying our pearl jewellery and venetian hearts so we can use this pool of money for the Sembawang cause as well as to embark on another TNRM project in a highly cat populated area.

Please visit our website: www.pawpledge.com for more information and pictures on the items for sale mentioned in 5).

Feel free to pass on this email on to your friends but please be mindful not to forward it to non-animal lovers. They might feel irritated by spam email. If you like to be taken off my mailing list, please send me a personal message.

If you have some free time today, please take 2 minutes to sign the petition to end inhumane slaughter of pigs (in Taiwan): http://www.wspa.org.uk/pig/default-email.asp

Thank you for taking time to read my email.

Regards,
Lynn