The Campus Cat Network, a team of staff and faculty volunteers that takes care of the small population of homeless cats that reside on UCLA’s campus, is seeking additional members.
The network was formed in 1989, when more than 300 abandoned, stray and feral cats were discovered living on campus. According to Dennis Lyday, who has been a volunteer for more than a decade and now oversees the group, the current feline population is estimated to be about a dozen — but even that comparatively small number need attention.
Volunteers are needed to perform any of these tasks:
- Replenish food and water at feeding stations located around campus.
- Humanely trap newly identified cats or kittens to be taken to veterinarians for checkups, vaccinations and neutering. The cats are then returned to campus or adopted out. Volunteers will be provided with equipment and training.
- Foster adoptable kittens or cats — a need that arises very rarely, but is critical when adoptable kittens or cats are trapped. Equipment and training will be provided.
- Take cats to adoption shows on weekends — an occasional need that involves taking kittens and cats to adoption events sponsored by Kitten Rescue Los Angeles.
For more information and to sign up, please email Lyday at dlyday@saonet.ucla.edu.
