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Our vision
All cats, owned or unowned, are treatedwith care, compassion and understanding

A Legacy to International Cat Care –helping cats everywhereIf, like us, you care deeply aboutcats, then you know there is agreat deal to be done to improve
the way they are treated aroundthe world.
There is too much cruelty, sufferingand neglect, but you can make ahuge difference – not just to thelives of a handful of cats today, but to millions of cats
now and in the future.
A Legacy to International Cat Carewill help make that difference.
Claire Bessant, Chief Executive (and Chilli)‘International Cat Care is the one
organisation that blends the needs andconcerns of the cat community, catowners and cat welfare together withveterinarians in a supportive andcollaborative way. The charity has a hugerole to play in the future of cat welfare

Nicolette Joosting, Canada, feline veterinarian’Trap, neuter and return (TNR) –helping street cats
Life on the streets for unowned cats is tough. Cats
reproduce effectively, and very sadly large numbers canbe viewed as a nuisance. Some local authority methods
for controlling cat numbers can be brutal and inhumane.
Many also die of disease and persecution. Most street
kittens do not make it past their first year.
Surgical neutering is currently the only practical,
humane and ethical way to permanently prevent catshaving kittens, so International Cat Care trains vets andvolunteers to trap, neuter and return feral and street cats.
Your Legacy can extend our work further through botheducational resources and practical training – helping
many thousands of cats worldwide each year.

Finding a better way...
Currently, trap, neuter and return is the best option
for humane control of street and feral cat populations.
But simpler and easier solutions are desperately needed
to manage the scale of the problem and to avoid theneed for surgical operations.
International Cat Care is working with other experts
to find a humane, non-surgical solution to population
control – a major breakthrough that will vastly improve
the lives of millions of cats worldwide.
Your Legacy will help to fund vital investigations into
non-surgical feline contraception. The right product andthe right delivery method will make a massive difference
to cat welfare and will prevent kittens being born to die.

‘International Cat Care’s welfare course
was a vital step in promoting TNR, which is
now officially allowed by Lithuanian animalwelfare laws. Who would believe that one
day a city cat with a tipped ear, to show it
has been neutered, would be protected by
the law. It is a huge achievement for cats’.
Brigita Kymantaite PIFAS, Lithuania. Winner of theInternational Cat Care/Ceva Welfare Award 2015‘’If we genuinely want to help cats aroundthe world, then we have to do something
different that reaches more cats more
effectively than our current efforts. We areready to take that next step

Dr Andy Sparkes, Veterinary Director
International Cat CareHelping vets to excel at treating cats
The International Society of Feline
Medicine (ISFM) is the veterinary
division of International Cat Care.
ISFM provides veterinarians, nurses and technicians withessential information and education to deal with feline
patients. This is achieved through journals, distanceeducation, conferences, e-learning and other resources.
Together, this provides education to raise the standardsof veterinary care for cats around the world.

Making veterinary careless stressful for cats‘Cats find veterinary visits stressful, but our Cat Friendly
Clinic campaign is changing that. We encourage
understanding, empathy, and handling techniques which
help reduce stress. The experience for cats, owners andveterinary staff is transformed. There are already over1000 accredited Cat Friendly Clinics around the world.

’Thanks to ISFM, I have improved mycat skills and am able to pass my felineknowledge on to other veterinarians in mycountry. This is one of the cats I have beentreating for hyperthyroidism using a novel
treatment not previously carried out here.
Without that, he would already be deadMartina Načeradská, Czech Republic, veterinarian

Our Easy to Give awards encourage pharmaceuticalcompanies to produce medicines in a form which iseasy for owners to give to their cats to ensure they
are able to deliver the best treatment.
Your Legacy will help us get closer
to our goal of making every clinic
cat friendly, and making treatments
for cats easier for everyone.

Helping people who work with cats
International Cat Care provides education for cat
professionals who work with cats as breeders, cattery
owners, behaviourists, or welfare and rescue workers.
Our Listed Cattery Scheme has vastly improved thestandard of boarding catteries. Our advice, courses
and guidelines have reduced stress and the spreadof disease in rescue facilities, and we work towards
ethical breeding of pedigree cats.
Your Legacy will help us to reach more cat
professionals around the world, to help them care forcats with knowledge, understanding and compassion.

Promoting better understanding ofcat health and behaviour for owners
The International Cat Care website provides reliable
and trusted information for all cat owners and is usedby over 2.5 million people worldwide. Other websites
may have inaccurate or even dangerous advice on cat
care. Our site is both accurate and comprehensive, andallows owners to understand cat health, behaviours andillness – everything your cat would want you to know!
Your Legacy will help ensure our website remains at
the cutting edge of feline knowledge and reaches evenmore people to help them care for and understandtheir much-loved cats.

www.icatcare.org‘’I knew the International Cat Carecourse would be amazing to do – it hasenhanced the relationships I have with myown cats, and in my work I am sharing
my learning with 230 members of our
local cat group and reassuring many
owners in our local community as well
Karen Mercer, UK student on the International
Cat Care Cat Professional Course

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Photo credits
Cover photo: Hon Wa Yip
Tipping the left ear of a feral or street cat (when it is underanaesthesia for neutering) is a universally accepted (and easyto spot) sign that it is neutered and does not need to be
trapped again, and that it is part of a managed cat colony.
We would also like to thank the following photographers:
Travellers Worldwide/Laura Cheesman, Zemler, Joyt,
Oxford Cat Clinic, spxChrome, Karen Clark and Laura Ringsell.

International Cat Care, Place Farm, Tisbury,Wiltshire, SP3 6LW, UKInternational Cat Care is a charity registered in Englandand Wales, Charity No. 1117342, and a company limited
by guarantee, Company No. 6002684.