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Registered Charity No. CV-
Our Mission Statement
“Our aim is to reduce the number of kittens born to feral cats
and to keep the population as healthy as possible”.
What is a Feral Cat
Most people think of feral cats as wild, savage beasts who would sink their teeth into you at the first opportunity! Of course, there are some like that but mostly these cats live in social groups, are reasonably friendly although a little wary and if they are being fed regularly, become very tame. Many people feed “feral “ cats who appear in their gardens and take up residence if they think there is going to be a regular supply of food! We call these cats “garden cats” but they need to be neutered otherwise one or two little cats can quickly become a dozen or more!
There are numerous groups of feral's around Javea and most of these are fed by volunteers who freely give their time and money to care for the cats. We have seen an increase in the numbers of cats in some of these groups and this is almost certainly due to unwanted cats being dumped when owners can no longer look after them or maybe have left Javea.
About Us
Liz Trafford and June Harris have both worked with feral cats for several years and along with many others, have captured, transported, nursed and fed cats from different groups in Javea.
However, in 2009, they decided to put their activities on a legal footing by starting
a charity – Javea Feral Cat Association – so that they could advertise themselves
and collect money from whatever source they were able. Thanks to a generous donation
from someone in the UK, they were able to buy some automatic cat traps and other
catching equipment. Javea Feral Cat Association is a legally registered, non-
About Our Programme
Based in Javea on the Costa Blanca Spain, we operate a Trap-
All feral cats that are neutered have a small notch taken from one ear so that, at any time, it can be seen straight away whether a cat has been neutered.
Between August 2009 and June 2010, we captured approximately 169 cats.
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