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A day in the Life of a KAR Cat Carer --- Kimber and A FAMILY AFFAIR
We began volunteering for KAR in June of 2015. We became aware of KAR with the successful arrival of our kitty, Fifi, from the United States - KAR arranged her arrival a year before. Both loving cats, my daughter Ayla and I knew we wanted to get involved, but the question was how.... Then the emails started coming. KAR needed help at the rescue centre. The school year ended and I reached out to the KAR team. We became the cat people on Sundays.
Volunteering at the center is not easy but it is fabulously rewarding. We are responsible for the cleaning, feeding, treating (and loving) of all the cats at the facility. We return home each week covered in fur and sweat and a few love scratches. Gradually, personalities emerged. We would come home with stories and full of love for the cats. My husband was used to hearing
"Oh, you wouldn't believe what the calico did today!"
"One of the cats hugged me today!"
"I went in to pet one of the cats and suddenly they were all over me. I couldn't pet them enough. "
"You really should join us!"
Finally, he relented. Afif started coming with us. We established our routine feeding, emptying and cleaning kitty litter boxes, sweeping and mopping the enclosures, feeding again. Afif began photographing the cats. They became part of us - part of our family. As a family we love coming to KAR.
KAR has done an amazing job with the cats. With limited resources, the facility is clean and the cats are loved and well cared for. The cats get along. We have seen very sick kittens nurtured back to health. We have also had some sadness and loss. And, unfortunately, the facility can't help all cats. Yet, they do what they can.
We look forward to every day we spend with our cats at KAR. It is truly a difficult job that we have come to love!!!!

If you are thinking of offering to help KAR then you will see from the other articles of "A day in the Life of...." that everyone agrees that ;

YES it is hard work.
YES it is in difficult conditions.
YES you do get mucky.
YES it is also good fun.
YES it is very rewarding.
YES it can be sad but so too it can be happy.
YES you meet some lovely people.
YES you are working with wonderful animals.

KAR are looking for hardworking dedicated staff who can work part time at our Rescue Centre for one or more days per week. Transport can be provided from East of Girne. You must be an animal lover and not mind mucking in and helping wherever needed.
If you are interested then please phone Joanna on 0533 8631950 or contact the KAR office for more details on 0533 8694098

Supporting the dogs where I can in TRNC I am also a massive cat lover. I have had moggies for 40 + years & said goodbye to my last one @ 19 years in February, I now get my cat hit by fostering for our local Sunshine Cat Rescue charity.
I love to read the stories of your volunteers & today I get to see some of your moggies. They look so well & healthy which wouldn't be the case if they were still on the streets & unneutered. Like the dogs cats do love human company, on their terms of course but it is heart warming to read of the care & attention your volunteers share with them.

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Very interesting article again, thanks to the volunteers that look after then all. Personally I would have a cat, but one of my dogs has other ideas. She goes crazy if she sees one ,from a mile away!!!