I would appreciate any amount of help

We have some unfortunate news this month as our funds have dipped to an
all time low. We are appealing for your help to raise some money for
the
Society.

Cat Welfare Society Needs Immediate Donations

Cat Welfare Society is dangerously low on funds. We have enough to last
us for only one more month at the current rate of expenditure. As
anyone
who has seen our annual report knows, we have consistently kept our
expenses
low, with administrative costs amounting to only 8% of total expenses.
But unfortunately, our overall expenses have increased.

Last year, CWS incurred a deficit of $36,000. Sterilisation costs
increased
by 60% while food and litter for the cats also went up by 400%. These
increases
were due to the sudden termination of the Stray Cat Rehabilitation
Scheme.
We had to pick up the slack when the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority
stopped sterilising, so we sterilised 400 more cats than the year
before,
an increase of 50%. We also had to intensify our fostering and adoption
efforts in order to get more cats off the streets. Medical costs
arising
from rescue work also went up by 200% compared to the year before. This
was because during SARS last year, more people who were helping our
street
cats, came to us when they found injured cats that needed medical
attention.

Given the dire straits of our finances, Cat Welfare Society is sorry to
announce that we will no longer be able to reimburse (neither partially
or fully) sterilisation and medical costs for rescue work. We hope this
will not be a permanent situation, but it will very much depend on the
funds we are working hard to raise. Our reimbursement policy will be
reviewed
periodically as our financial situation changes.

Meanwhile, Cat Welfare Society will continue to arrange for discounted
rates for sterilisation and medical fees at supportive vet clinics, for
caregivers registered with us.

We ask for your understanding in this matter and hope that you will
continue
in your efforts to help our street cats. We also appeal to you to help
us continue our work for the cats with a generous donation.

If you would like to donate, please make your cheque or money order out
to
Cat Welfare Society and send it to:

Cat Welfare Society
Orchard P.O. Box 65
Singapore 912303