A belated Happy New Year to everyone from Kenmare Locality Animal Welfare Society. We would like to thank the Public for all the support you have given us throughout 2017 through donations, buying something from the KLAWS shop or adopting one of our animals. However, the year is only in its infancy and already there are puppies being dumped at animal welfare shelters. Please get your dogs neutered and your cats spayed. Remember it is the Law, so you must get your dogs micro-chipped. There are still dogs being brought into KLAWS that have not been chipped and then valuable time is wasted trying to find the irresponsible owners. However, the high points of 2017 were qualifying for Charity status and returning to SuperValu in our outdoor unit.
The new shop is doing very well and our opening hours are Tuesday to Saturday 11am to 5pm. We are located on the car park by the disabled spaces, through the green doors, however, as a stipulation of our lease, donations of goods CANNOT BE LEFT OUTSIDE THE SHOP, because of the disabled access. Please only donate goods during our opening hours please.
Spring is coming……. and so are the kittens! If you have cats or kittens over the age of five months it is time to get them neutered. Otherwise, you could be responsible for up to 60 kittens before 2018 is over! Cats mature sexually from about 5 months old and the females can come into season, every few weeks until they are pregnant. As soon as these kittens are weaned and start to eat solid foods the mum can get pregnant again. By the end of the year she could of had three litters of kittens, AND the first litter born would also be old enough to have kittens of their own! So the cycle would begin again. KLAWS cannot express how important it is that you get your cats neutered, which for a male cat is a very simple procedure. Please help us by being a responsible owner.
If you have any animal welfare issues, which to adopt or foster or volunteer for KLAWS in any way, please call 087 970 4480
