Kawerau Alley-Cat Trust - KAT

09/11/2025

A bit of wisdom from Cat Man Chris

23/04/2023

09/03/2023

You know the nip is good when this happens.

Organic, dried catnip/catmint is in at the clinic (all proceeds go to our wonderful charity)

It's Gregory approved!

11/02/2023

Cyclone Gabrielle is on the way! Is your cat prepared??

During wet weather, many cats refuse to go outdoors....even to use the loo! Holding on for too long may lead to major bladder and colon health issues, some of which can become life-threatening! An easy fix is to make sure you're prepared with a litter tray indoors! We recommend one tray per cat, plus an extra tray for multi-cat households. 💨☔🙀

01/02/2023

Edit: kittens have found homes! 😸😸😸

Can you help us?? Recently rescued kittens need a home ASAP! About 7-8 weeks old. Timid, but warming up very quickly! Will come with flea treatment, worming treatment, and first vaccination. Free to good home. Please share!

31/01/2023

Look at what will be arriving at the vets later this week.

Organic and Spooks approved catnip/catmint.

Note: all proceeds go to KAT.

25/11/2022

Deciding which strays are perfect candidates to become a TNR cat can sometimes be a very tough call! To ensure a released cat will be able to survive and thrive with little to no human intervention, all our TNR cats must be fit, healthy, show no evidence of contagious diseases, and have some form of consistent food source for the future (eg either from rodents, meat, and milk on a farm setting, or consistent supply of cat food from community colony carers). They must be only the toughest and fittest of felines - the Navy Seals of the cat world! Luckily, this young, big, healthy grey boy on the left made the cut with flying colours and was released onto a farm this afternoon - he was even healthier than a lot of pet cats!!

18/11/2022

A regular question has to be why is ear tipping so important?

17/10/2022

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22/09/2022

Our TNR kitty is empty, which unfortunately means we cannot currently help any feral cats.

Please, if you can make a small donation it would be greatly appreciated and would help one of the many feral cats in need.

Our account info is:

KAT
06-0729-0624889-01

With your help we can do wonders

28/07/2022

https://www.facebook.com/229488261150426/posts/1234684690630773/

Have you heard of the Vacuum Effect?

The Vacuum Effect occurs when a portion of an animal population is permanently removed from their home range. These animals may have been killed or removed by people, a natural disaster, or any other means. The result is a temporary dip in population levels.

To be clear, any such population dip will only be temporary. The initial population lived in that location because there were resources such as shelter, food, and water. Once emptied, this still resource-rich habitat—the vacuum—inevitably attracts other members of the same species from neighboring areas. They move in to use the same resources that sustained the first group.

Both the new individuals and any remaining members of the original population then reproduce. What’s more, they reproduce at higher rates to fill the habitat and take advantage of the available resources.

Before long, the area fills back up to capacity again, as if the animals were never removed at all.

That's why TNR is the better option.

25/04/2022

Just a quick post to say we're still here.

Our team are currently attempting to trap some feral cats so we can desex them. Once we are successful we'll share photos of the critters with you all.