Your support saves the lives of feral cats. With your help, TufCat will make sure that feral cats around the campus are spayed/neutered and vaccinated.
The University of the Western Cape (UWC) is home to several well-established colonies of feral cats. The cats have either been abandoned or have wandered on the campus in search of food. According to oral history provided by a long-term cleaner Mr Frank Davids (he has worked at UWC since 1976), the cats have been on campus for decades. It is believed that their ancestors may have originated from the Unibel and Modderdam informal settlements which were demolished during the Apartheid era. When people are foircibly removed they often leave animals (particularly cats) behind.
The UWC Feral Cat Project (TUFCAT) was initiated by animal loving UWC staff, who could not ignore the plight of the literally hundreds of unsterilised and emaciated feral cats roaming around the campus. The project officially began in 1997.
UWC campus is huge (about 160 hectares) and the cats live in 28 colonies. Two off campus residences also form part of the programme. We feed the cats daily. They all have shelters.