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InfoPages News Channels. All our foster families need to do in return is provide a temporary loving environment for our young and vulnerable animals. So as we gather our kitten season essentials in preparation for the many animals to come, we ask that if you have ever thought of opening your heart and your home to foster animals, then reach out to your local SPCA centre. We have some families who will take big litters with a mother cat, some that only take single orphan kittens, some who care just for bottle-feeding kittens, and some who take the timid kittens who need to learn that humans are fun.

A home environment is the best place for a kitten to grow happy and strong, and research proves there are much better outcomes for animals in foster care rather than in a centre environment, which can be a stressful place. It takes a village to raise a kitten, and in addition to our incredible foster families, our community keeps us supplied with valuable donations of towels, blankets, flannels, fitted crib sheets, newspapers and animal essentials.

As well as funding the kittens, Karma says the charity needs funds for other costs the charity faces. Having the physical location for the charitable trust is very important, she says. We have the space to sell items such as cat toys, beds and other items for fundraising. It's important to have a location in central Taranaki. As the kitten season approaches, Karma says it's important for cat owners to do their part and help to reduce the number of unwanted cats. The trust runs a cat desexing programme in the Stratford District, offering eligible cat owners access to a substantial discount on the cost of having their pet cat desexed.

The discounted cat desexing scheme is available to cats belonging to people living in the Stratford District.