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Here are the ways in which you can help the Cat Welfare Society. If you would like to sign up as a volunteer, please fill out the form at our contact page, or you could email us at volunteer@catwelfare.org.

  • Care for and manage the stray cats that live in your estate
    • bring any sick or injured cats to the vet for treatment
    • protect them from abuse by speaking up or if necessary, reporting the abuse
    • feed them responsibly (proper cat food, regular time and place) without littering.
    • bring both males and females for sterilisation to keep their population in control.
  • Help other groups manage their strays
    • help them to catch/trap cats
    • provide transport to bring the cats to and from the vets
    • nurse the cats after the operation
  • Help our education programme by
    • helping with translation into chinese or malay and type setting
    • helping to plan our outreach to schools, community clubs, tertiary institutions
    • helping out at our educational booths
    • giving talks, teaching children, planning a curriculum for school kids
  • Help our adoption programme by
    • adopting a cat or fostering a cat for a period of time
    • managing our adoption bulletin
    • collecting data of cats for adoption and matching them with potential owners
    • meeting with potential owners and adopters to ensure the cat will fit into the new home
    • publicising the cats for adoption (putting up our notices at shops, supermarts, offices)
  • Be a mediator
    • talk to complainants and help resolve conflicts with mutually acceptable solutions
    • meet with management committees, liaise with residents, present our work
  • Help at special events (talks, exhibitions)
    • give out information sheets and our brochures
    • look after our booth, talk to people about our work, sell our merchandise
    • help us with organising certain events including organising volunteers, preparing materials
  • Administration
    • help with the keeping of records, preparation of records
    • organising and contacting volunteers
  • Help our Fund Raising programme by
    • Joining the fund raising team which meets once every two weeks to plan for events. We need people with an interest or expertise in:
      • Advertising and publicity
      • Merchandising
      • Graphic designing
      • Organising exhibitions
      • Event management
      • Accounting & finance
      • Consulting