1. In Morocco, Kawthar has almost no kibble left to feed the 150 street cats she looks after. They could starve to death!
"I look after around 150 street cats these days, and the number keeps climbing. Not long ago I came across several new spots in a forest where stray cats are living, starving, with no regular access to food at all. I couldn't just pretend I hadn't seen them.
Since the start of the summer it's gone up even further, and for two reasons at once: new litters and abandonments. I get some of the females I spot spayed, but not all of them, and people keep dumping their cats outside. Every week there are a few more mouths to feed...
The problem is that I have practically nothing left: three days of kibble at most, and after that I don't know. For more than two weeks now I've been cutting the portions to stretch the bags as long as I can. Everyone eats, but nobody eats their fill. For me the situation is critical, and that's not a word I use lightly: it's what I see every single day when I turn up at a site with an almost empty bag and dozens of cats waiting for me..."
2. The cats are visibly getting thinner, and Kawthar already has to leave her sites without having been able to feed them.
"These past few days, I arrive at my feeding sites knowing full well that what I have in the bag won't be enough. I hand it out anyway, spreading it around so that each of them gets at least something. The cats come rushing over... You can see how hungry they are. The hardest part is leaving, knowing I haven't given them a proper meal.
Everything is piling up at the end of this summer: there aren't enough water points, some cats are dehydrated, and fleas and ticks are on the rise. In a cat that isn't eating its fill, that turns into a health problem very fast.
At my sites there are elderly cats, sick cats, kittens only a few months old, cats that have just been thrown out and have nothing in reserve. A weakened cat catches everything and recovers badly, and out on the street it doesn't get a second chance. What I dread most is having to space out my rounds even further: every day without a distribution means cats going off to eat anything they can find and putting themselves in danger."
3. Dumped on the street with no idea how to survive there, Soltan is already malnourished and has nothing but kibble to get his strength back.
"Soltan is about two years old. He turned up in the neighbourhood three weeks ago. He's a pedigree cat, almost certainly abandoned by his owner, thrown out overnight. When he found himself on the street, he was very frightened and completely lost. He didn't know anything about life outdoors, he didn't know how to fend for himself, or where to find food, or who to be wary of. He simply needed help to survive.
Today he's malnourished. He was already very thin when I took him in, and he needs regular, suitable food to get his strength back. That's all it takes: eating properly, every day, for several weeks.
It isn't an operation, it isn't medication, it's kibble. And that's exactly what I don't have! A cat that has never learned to live outdoors and has nothing to eat doesn't last long on the street."
4. Kawthar is buying kibble on credit and borrowing from friends: she has reached the end of what she can do.
"I still have 400 € of unpaid vet and pharmacy bills. I used to make and sell accessories to pay for kibble; these days it doesn't allow me to buy any at all. StrayCare International still helps me, but very rarely: they support a lot of people and their means are limited too. So I get by on solutions that aren't really solutions: I buy the kibble on credit at the pet shop, I borrow money from friends, I put things off.
Meanwhile Lili, about four years old, has cancer in his ears and needs surgery: I haven't found anyone to cover the cost, because I had to put a female cat first who would have died if I'd done nothing. Aris, a three-month-old kitten with a badly injured, infected tail, is waiting for his operation too.
With my own means, I can no longer feed anyone but the street cats in my own neighbourhood, and even for them the amounts don't cover what they need. As for the ones in the forest, I used to go every day when I had food; now I sometimes only manage once a week, with a small amount. The volunteers who help me at the other sites make do with whatever they can salvage from snack bars, one of them even goes to get chicken heads from the sellers. But that isn't feeding them, it's patching things up, and it won't hold."
5. Kawthar isn't asking for money, only for kibble so that the cats don't starve to death.
"I have never once thought of giving up on feeding them. Even in the worst periods, I can't bring myself to leave cats starving when I know they're waiting for me. This isn't a habit or a bit of volunteering: it's a responsibility, and it's part of my life! I can't turn my back on them after all these years.
Recently I heard about a plan here in Morocco to stop people from feeding stray cats, with penalties for anyone who carried on. Like a lot of Moroccans, I was deeply shocked by the idea. Even if it came into force, I would carry on.
The only thing that could stop me looking after them would be not being here any more: when I'm very ill, I ask my friends or my parents to do the rounds for me. They're the ones who taught me compassion for the animals living on the street! But however willing we are, sadly it isn't enough any more: without kibble, there's sadly nothing we can do for them."
6. By taking action now, you can help Kawthar receive 2100 kilos of kibble.
Animal Webaction has a logistics centre in Morocco, which enables us to intervene quickly and deliver kibble.
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8. In Morocco, donors are scarce, and there are no foundations or subsidies. It is very difficult to find funding for kibble, many cats are left to starve on the street!
If you know of a foundation or NGO that could help Kawthar, please invite them to contact us so that we can put them in touch with each other.
If you represent an animal welfare foundation or NGO, please help the cats that Kawthar cares for, contact us and we will put you in touch!
If you wish to help Kawthar on site or if you want to directly send her kibble or a cheque, contact her on Facebook (note: direct help is done on your own responsibility).
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