An appeal has been launched to help save a colony of cats on Barra.
Western Isles Support for Cats and Kittens (WISCK) hopes to rescue the 20 plus cats and find them a home.
Uist Cat Rescue are overwhelmed at the moment and don’t have the facilities or volunteers
to take on such a huge project and asked Stornoway-
The colony formed in recent months and is expected to grow in numbers as kitten season approaches.
The colony of cats can not sustain themselves by hunting due to low numbers of prey such as wild birds or rabbits on the island says WISCK.
All the cats are used to having people feed them making this a “problem caused by humans therefor we have to step in to help.”
“We hope to trap all the cats, transport to Cat Central, Stornoway and have them neutered over the coming weeks before finding them barn/stable homes throughout the islands.
“To do this we need your help. This situation is very similar to the one we had in Callanish and is so very important.
“Kitten season will soon be here, we know some of these females may already be pregnant so kittens born in care will be cared for until they can find loving pet homes.”
“Any help no matter how small an amount will be invaluable to ensuring the health and survival of these cats and the scarce wildlife on Barra.”
Donations can be made though PayPal to wisck2020@gmail.com as a “friends and family” transaction and marked ‘Barra’ or by paymeny
Bank transfers can be lodged at the RBS to Western Isles Support for Cats and Kittens,
account number: 15988656, sortcode: 83-
Appeal launched to rescue colony of cats
8 March 2024
