SOUTH Gippsland Animal Aid (SGAA) have received nearly $20,000 in State Government funding to help purchase equipment to safely secure and transport cats.
SGAA is run by a team of volunteers who have been helping abandoned and injured animals for over forty years.
They provide a safe and secure temporary home for animals in need and make every effort to find them a permanent new home with loving owners.
The funding was spent on cat traps and cages which will help the organisation to humanely secure cats and kittens so they are not harmed and can be checked for a collar, identification tags or microchip or otherwise safely rehomed.
“This grant was a great help with equipment much needed to continue our work,” said a spokesperson for the SGAA.
“We received a desexing grant as well, and we matched it dollar for dollar and spent quite a bit over the amount allotted. But every cat we can help desex helps with the unwanted litters.”
The funding is specifically for not-for-profit and community pet rescue and rehoming groups which help find homes for vulnerable pets.
To date the State Government program has invested $5 million across 90 organisations, supporting the rehoming of more than 6000 dogs and 12,000 cats.
Minister for Agriculture Ros Spence recently announced that a further $1.27 million has been awarded to organisations that provide vital rehoming services for cats and dogs.
“These funds will help more rescue cats and dogs find their forever home by making sure they receive the veterinary work and training they need to make their adoption as successful as possible,” said Ms Spence.
“Our rehoming and rescue organisations do an incredible job caring for vulnerable animals, we’re making sure they have the support they need to continue this great work.”
Delivered as part of the Animal Welfare Fund (AWF) Grants Program, these grants recognise and support the important role animal shelters and rehoming organisations play in caring for and rehabilitating our cats and dogs, offering vulnerable animals a second chance at finding a home.
Since 2014, the AWF Grants Program has awarded more than $13 million in funding to not-for-profit animal shelters, foster care organisations and community vet clinics to directly improve companion animal welfare in Victoria.
