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Hi everyone,
I signed up for these forums because I need your help. This post will be a bit lengthy so I apologize in advance.
I am recent university graduate that's working in Haifa, Israel for the summer before moving on to start my PhD back in the US. It wasn't long that I was here in Israel before I noticed three things
1) There a lot of street cats in Haifa
2) Most of them tend to garbage dump and are in poor physical health (e.g. very skinny, bruises and cuts)
3) People in Israel tend to be hostile towards these cats. I have been yelled at by people while feeding some of these cats. I even heard of some people often spreading poison at feeding spots to kill them (this is illegal, but according to people I've met people tend to turn somewhat of a blind eye to it).
It didn't take long before I was honestly just too heartbroken to not do something about it. I've began feeding some of the cats near where I live (about 4-6) some tuna, dry cat food, water and milk. Here are some pictures of the feeding spot I've set up and some of the cats eating. There aren't that many cats in the pictures because they typically tend to hide while I am close to the feeding spots, and only about 2 of them are comfortable enough with me at the moment such that I was able to get a picture of them.
This is costing me about 160NIS per week (Israeli currency. It's about $45 USD) and given that I am paying for this out of the little college savings I previously had (I am on a very tight stipend from the university I work for) I don't know how long I can keep this up. If it comes down to it, I can cut the tuna out of the meals I am feeding them to lower the costs but I would honestly rather eat less myself so I can continue feeding them a solid meal a day.
Anyway, that's my situation. Now here's where you guys come in:
- I am using my free time to read up on what I can do, but I am still completely new to this so any piece of advice you can give me would be greatly appreciated
- I would love to volunteer for organizations so that I can help here in Israel, and I am currently looking into this, but if anyone can point me in the right direction or give me advice regarding this I would appreciate it
- I am not entirely sure if I can ask for financial support here, but if I can: any donation would be greatly appreciated and I will personally call you to thank you (unless you don't want me to). I will also update this thread with pictures of anything I buy using donations. I really don't need a whole lot since I am only here for 2 more months so with the current budget my total expenses will be about $400, and any additional money I get I will return to you, spend on additional food or donate to a local cat shelter here in Israel (your choice).
Anyone that wants to personally get in touch with me, feel free to send me a private message. I would be more than happy to talk to you about my situation.
Thanks for reading the long post, and I look forward to everyone's replies!
I signed up for these forums because I need your help. This post will be a bit lengthy so I apologize in advance.
I am recent university graduate that's working in Haifa, Israel for the summer before moving on to start my PhD back in the US. It wasn't long that I was here in Israel before I noticed three things
1) There a lot of street cats in Haifa
2) Most of them tend to garbage dump and are in poor physical health (e.g. very skinny, bruises and cuts)
3) People in Israel tend to be hostile towards these cats. I have been yelled at by people while feeding some of these cats. I even heard of some people often spreading poison at feeding spots to kill them (this is illegal, but according to people I've met people tend to turn somewhat of a blind eye to it).
It didn't take long before I was honestly just too heartbroken to not do something about it. I've began feeding some of the cats near where I live (about 4-6) some tuna, dry cat food, water and milk. Here are some pictures of the feeding spot I've set up and some of the cats eating. There aren't that many cats in the pictures because they typically tend to hide while I am close to the feeding spots, and only about 2 of them are comfortable enough with me at the moment such that I was able to get a picture of them.
This is costing me about 160NIS per week (Israeli currency. It's about $45 USD) and given that I am paying for this out of the little college savings I previously had (I am on a very tight stipend from the university I work for) I don't know how long I can keep this up. If it comes down to it, I can cut the tuna out of the meals I am feeding them to lower the costs but I would honestly rather eat less myself so I can continue feeding them a solid meal a day.
Anyway, that's my situation. Now here's where you guys come in:
- I am using my free time to read up on what I can do, but I am still completely new to this so any piece of advice you can give me would be greatly appreciated
- I would love to volunteer for organizations so that I can help here in Israel, and I am currently looking into this, but if anyone can point me in the right direction or give me advice regarding this I would appreciate it
- I am not entirely sure if I can ask for financial support here, but if I can: any donation would be greatly appreciated and I will personally call you to thank you (unless you don't want me to). I will also update this thread with pictures of anything I buy using donations. I really don't need a whole lot since I am only here for 2 more months so with the current budget my total expenses will be about $400, and any additional money I get I will return to you, spend on additional food or donate to a local cat shelter here in Israel (your choice).
Anyone that wants to personally get in touch with me, feel free to send me a private message. I would be more than happy to talk to you about my situation.
Thanks for reading the long post, and I look forward to everyone's replies!