Julie’s Animal Refuge is offering to de-sex your cat for just $20.00 over the month of October. 

They are urging people in the Warkworth and Wellsford areas to de-sex their cats ahead of the upcoming kitten season and tragic dumping of kittens. 

To take them up on this offer, call Julie's Animal Refuge on 09 422 3322 from 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. on weekdays and you will receive a voucher number that can be redeemed at Vet Farm and Pet Clinic in Warkworth or the Wellsford Vet Club.

Some of the available cats looking for a new home.

Julie’s Animal Refuge is able to do this thanks to the Majorie Gray Trust. The trust has given a lot of assistance to the community by de-sexing many animals over the years, and by also providing help and support to Julie’s Animal Refuge. The Marjorie Gray Trust and Julie’s Animal Refuge have worked together in their efforts to get animals de-sexed: one of their main aims in animal welfare.

A well-fed kitten in a domestic setting can mature and fall pregnant as young as 6 months old and can have up to 12 kittens in a litter. It is possible for a cat to have up to five litters in a year, which can result in huge populations of abandoned and feral cats roaming the country.

Each year, New Zealand shelters receive about 9,000 cats and 11,000 kittens, who have no other place to go, despite the free kitten advertisements which only perpetuate the problem. Help keep this number under control, and get your cat fixed.