Clanwilliam Domestic Animal Mass Sterilisation Project
Oudrif is directly involved with Animal Welfare in Clanwilliam, fundraising and managing sterilisation and vaccination of disadvantaged dogs and cats in the Clanwilliam area.
Jeanine Mitchell is co-owner and co-manager of Oudrif. In addition to making meals, hosting, and taking guests on guided tours, Jeanine harbours an enduring passion: Sterilise animals to prevent more unwanted, abandoned pets and feral colonies occurring in this sensitive environment
The greatest threat to African Wild cats is hybridisation with pet and feral cats.
People in rural areas often host pet and feral cats to keep out rats, scorpions and snakes which leads to increasing colonies of these cats if not sterilised. These colonies are further enhanced by interbreeding between the African Wildcat, the domestic and feral cat.
Jeanine has established a partnership with several vets since 2007, to sterilise as many of the domestic and feral cats as possible (Trap Neuter Release Program). Up until April 2024 there were no permanent veterinarians in Clanwilliam and the closest vet for emergencies was 80km away. Jeanine organised, fundraised and hosted several pet sterilisation campaigns for Clanwilliam annually. When enough funding was raised a vet team would be invited to Clanwilliam and they would sterilise and vaccinate between 30- 65 animals a day. To-date, CLAWS has funded the vaccination and sterilisation of and average 250-300 animals a year. The welfare rates to vaccinate, sterilise and parasite treatment is R650 per animal.
We now have an incredible vet team living and working in Clanwilliam, Cederberg Vets assist CLAWS with sterilisation, vaccination and emergencies on a daily basis.
Funds raised from Oudrif guest donations or out of her own pocket and making handmade cosmetic range – KINDNESS PRODUCTS – sold to raise funding and awareness, while Oudrif supplies logistical and financial support. CLAWS receives no corporate or big donor funding as yet.
Clanwilliam Animal Welfare Society is a registered NPO 262-101, We can provide an 18A tax certificate for donations to our charity.
Would you like to assist Clanwilliam Animal Welfare, who in addition to sterilisation, offers assistance to pets in need and uses the opportunity to educate the pet owners. Our current goal is to have one person in each street and farm trained with pet first aid to help pet owners understand basic primary health care for their pets and what to do in an emergency.
A donation of R650, can help CLAWS reach our goal.
Donate via BackaBuddy- https://www.backabuddy.co.za/distemper-relief
If you would like to see what we do, follow this link: Clanwilliam Animal Welfare Society – YouTube
Send your donation directly to:
Banking Details:
Acc. Name: Clanwilliam Animal Welfare Society
Acc. No: 62920085504
Branch code: 250655
Please use Kindness as a reference.
Fundraising No: 262-101 NPO
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A male cat has the potential to father 1500 kittens in one year. A couple can give rise to 420,000 kittens in 7 years. One female dog and her babies can have over 67,000 puppies in a six-year timeframe! That’s because a dog can have three litters a year with up to seven puppies per litter.
