PLEASE HELP WITH OUR FERAL CAT PROGRAM 

The Placencia Humane Society is in process of importing 15 live traps.  With these traps PHS has a unique opportunity to implement an aggressive program to reduce the overpopulation of cats in Placencia and the surrounding villages.  Our intent is to pick strategic locations and with community involvement set the traps 2 days a month. All cats trapped would be spayed or neutered, vaccinated and have their ear cropped as identification.    We expect delivery of these traps within the next 4 weeks and hope to have our first cat clinic in either June or July. 

In order for this program to work PHS will need community involvement.  Anyone who is interested in assisting PHS in setting traps and releasing the cats after surgery and recovery please contact  Pat Rarrick at 610-0522.  

All cat clinics will be advertised on the radio, BTIA and notices will be put up around the village.  Please watch for this notification.  If you do not want your cat to be cut and have their ear cropped you will need to keep your cat inside when the traps are set. 

PHS is very excited about this new program.  We have been working since last July to get these traps in and are pleased to see it finally happen. 

PHS will be purchasing all the medications for the program as well as paying a vet fee and some transportation costs.  Financially PHS is solely supported by the accessory sales at the clinic, memberships and donations. All the money that is collected at clinic for veterinary services is paid directly to the veterinarian.  PHS does not keep any of this money.     With the additional monies needed for the cat program your donations and/or memberships are greatly needed and greatly appreciated.  If your membership has expired or is close to expiring please consider renewing.  For memberships please contact Mary Ann at 660-1560 or maryann.inbz@yahoo.com

 If you have any questions or comments or wish to make a donation please contact Pam Thomas at 523-4306
Thank you,

 The PHS Board

PHS Second Feral Cat Clinic a Success

The Placencia Humane Society held it’s 2^nd feral cat clinic on Monday November 30, 2009.  The Clinic was held in the Placencia Community Center.   It was a very successful clinic.    At the end of the day PHS cut 17 cats - 11 females and 6 male.  All were vaccinated, had their ear notched and returned to the areas they were caught.    

Special thanks go to Yoli, Ed Sabol, Tipsy Tuna, Norma Jean, and Debbie Coston for not only trapping cats but also releasing them the next day.  Dr Bennett was the attending veterinarian and will continue to be the vet for the feral cat program.

 From October 16^th thru November 30 (approximately 6 weeks) with only 2 official feral cat clinics PHS has been able to cut a total of 40 cats.  With an average litter of  4-6 kittens and the average cat having 3 litters a year,  cutting 40 cats is the equivalent of 610 kittens not being born over the next year.  This 610 figure only takes into account the original 40 cats.  It does not include kittens any offspring of the original 40 would have had over the same year.    “This is what it is all about”, states board member Pam Thomas, “working together to make a difference in our community and this is a big difference”.

 One highlight for Pamela Keck was a call from another Placencia villager wanting to set traps at the next clinic.  “PHS continues to need community involvement.  This program will not work without it, so the more people that get involved the bigger impact we can have on the cat population.  I love it when people hear or see what we are doing and want to get involved.”  

If you are interested in volunteering for the feral cat program, want to get involved with PHS, or would like to make a donation please contact Pam Thomas at 629-3599