Project Meow Geelong

03/06/2026

Big shout out to you all ! 💎
There is power in sharing, caring and kindness.
We see you when you stand with us and we thank you !
All of you 😻🙌🏻🧡
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Photo by Laura Walker 🩷

03/06/2026

Wednesday's Whiskers Wish

Today, we're not wishing for donations.

We're wishing for every cat and kitten out there doing it rough and tough to find a warm bed, a full belly, and a kind human who helps them get to safety.

We're wishing for the frightened mums raising babies under sheds, the hungry strays searching for scraps, and the kittens born into a world that seems to have more risks than ever before.

We're wishing for fewer kittens to be born into that struggle. Because desexing doesn't just help today's cats—it prevents tomorrow's suffering before it starts.

Some days, trying to get help for them all can feel hopeless. The need is endless, the stories are heartbreaking, and there never seem to be enough resources to go around.

But today we're also wishing that nobody gives up.
Not the rescuers.
Not the carers.
Not the vets.
Not the people feeding strays in the dark
And not the people who choose to desex their pets and become part of the solution.

If you'd like to help make that wish come true, you can support our desexing programs here:

🩷 Whiskers Wish: https://square.link/u/wmylboZ8

🐾🩷

02/06/2026

🩷🧡💙 Emerald 💙🧡🩷
A heart so pure, pretty kitten club cadet.

🐈 EMERALD🐈
BREED: DSH
GENDER: Female
AGE: 3 months
MICROCHIP: 956000019448440
GAR ID: 2467
SOURCE: RE100238

Meet Emerald!

Emerald, or Ezzy for short is the fearless leader of the pack. Inquisitive, clever, and lightning fast, she’s always the first to investigate what’s happening and keeps a close eye on everything (and everyone!) around her.

Ezzy has a confident and caring nature, often looking out for her brothers and making sure she’s right in the middle of the action. She’s full of energy and personality, but beneath her adventurous streak is a very affectionate girl who loves being close to her people. One moment she’s zooming around at top speed, the next she’s stopping by for a cuddle before heading off on her next adventure.

With her mix of intelligence, confidence, affection, and playful energy, Ezzy would make a wonderful companion for a home ready to embrace her big personality.

Ezzy has had some exposure to children and has been comfortable being cuddled and handled gently. She gets along well with other cats and, while she hasn’t yet been exposed to dogs, may adapt well with calm and gradual introductions. She’s also happy to entertain herself, while still actively seeking out human company and choosing to be near her people.

To keep this little girl safe (and protect local wildlife), Emerald will need to be an indoor only kitty in her forever home.

Emerald is desexed, microchipped, up to date with vaccinations, flea and worm treatments.

You can apply to adopt Emerald via the link below 👇
https://www.geelonganimalrescue.org.au/animals/emerald/

31/05/2026

🩷 We love seeing clinics with welfare hearts that understand the importance of making desexing accessible for our community.

Thank you South Valley Veterinary Clinic for offering this fantastic desexing promotion over the next two weeks.

For all bookings and enquiries, please contact the clinic directly.

And if you don’t need this offer yourself, please share it—because chances are someone you know does. 🐾

Every desexed pet helps prevent unwanted litters and makes a real difference for animals, owners, and rescue groups alike.

FLASH DESEXING PROMOTION 🔥

• OUR BIGGEST DISCOUNT - 20% OFF ALL DESEXING PROCEDURES •

Discount is only applicable from Monday June 1st to Tuesday June 16th

Limited spots available.

Call 52444202 to secure a booking ☎️

T&Cs - Additional charges apply to patients that are on heat, pregnant or cryptorchid

30/05/2026

What are your thoughts “after” reading this post and giving the sense of it time to absorb. 🙏🧡

Keep in mind - TNR is not just desexing - it is a management plan. Teams monitor health, act when need, supply food and gentle routine for them.

It is a village where the long term result of TNR trumps the current short term response and outcome. 💔

Love the ones you’re with. 🧡

TNR for community cats ?

FOR decades, communities have been trapped in the same cycle when it comes to unowned and semi-owned cats:
complaints, trapping, killing… and then more cats appearing.

Why?
Because killing cats does not address the reason the population exists in the first place.

Where there is food, shelter and human support, new cats simply move into the vacant territory and continue breeding. something widely referred to as the “vacuum effect”.

This is one of the key reasons mass killing programs repeatedly fail to achieve long-term population reduction.

Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) works differently.

Cats are humanely trapped, desexed, vaccinated where possible, and returned to their territory so breeding stops over time.

Kittens and social cats can also be removed for rehoming where resources allow.

Importantly, studies involving TNR programs have shown reductions in shelter intake and euthanasia rates when sustained sterilisation programs are implemented.

And yes, wildlife concerns matter. But decades of broad-scale killing have not stopped cats existing in the environment either.

In fact, stable desexed colonies are often less disruptive than constantly shifting populations fuelled by breeding and territory turnover.

Desexed female cats no longer have the biological drive associated with producing and feeding kittens, which can reduce hunting pressure over time. Well-fed, managed cats also tend to roam less and become less active than cats struggling to survive and raise litters.

The reality is many of these cats are not truly “wild”.

They exist because humans feed them, abandon them, fail to desex owned cats, or allow uncontrolled breeding to continue.

Communities then expect shelters and pounds to endlessly “deal with” the consequences through killing.

Mass euthanasia has been tried for decades across the world and yet the cats keep coming.

That alone tells us the approach is failing.

Trap-Neuter-Return is not about pretending the issue does not exist.

It is about addressing the source of the problem humanely, practically and sustainably instead of relying on endless cycles of killing that have repeatedly failed to stop cat overpopulation.

How a society chooses to treat its most vulnerable animals says a great deal about the values of that society.

BAWCS 'caring with compassion'

29/05/2026

SIR SC***UM JOINED THE COOL CAT CLUB THIS WEEK
…and respectfully, he is absolutely OFF HIS CHOPS in this recovery pic 💀

May we also add that Nurse Ali at may have developed a slight crush on him… and honestly, this is only the beginning of the beautiful desexed life ahead of him.

Having his humans swoon over him like an orange rock god 🤣💙

Because there is a MASSIVE difference between breeding urges and true love.

Breeding is relentless.
Breeding is roaming, fighting, spraying, stress and survival instincts taking over.

Remove that pressure, and the love vibes can finally slide on in ✨
Human hangouts.
Sun worship.
Belly rubs.
Head bops.
Heater hogging.
Chin scratches.
Afternoon naps.
Being someone’s baby instead of a possessed breeding machine.

💙 COOL CAT CLUB — LIFETIME MEMBERSHIP 💙

For just $150 the lads receive:
✔️ Desexing
✔️ Microchip
✔️ The legendary tattoo membership stamp™

💚That tiny tattoo is basically the official badge of the Cool Cats Club.

No more surprise bite abscesses.
No more roaming the streets looking for trouble.
Less risk of brawling with FIV-positive cats and spreading disease.
Just loving vibes, human attention, snacks and recovery naps.

Desexing helps reduce fighting, spraying, wandering and unwanted litters — while microchipping helps identify your mate and importantly brings you into the picture quickly - whatever that is!

Want in? Here is the link💙 https://forms.gle/ThFyV83jqa4E3Lw87

28/05/2026

🩷 MISS KITTY JOINED THE COOL CAT CLUB THIS WEEK 🩷

…and while some of the boys handle recovery like absolute space cadets 💀, Miss Kitty carries herself like the heavenly queen she is 👑

Living in fright and flight is how entire female cats can end up existing.

Imagine constantly living with:
🤯 hormones you cannot control
( girls… we’ve all been there 😅 and fellas, you’ve highly likely been caught in the crossfire at some stage too)
🤯 urges that pull you into danger
🤯 roaming to mate even when every instinct knows it is risky
🤯 pregnancy after pregnancy
🤯 protecting kittens while still just trying to survive yourself

…and then those kittens grow up to repeat the exact same cycle.

It gets out of control very fast.

But THIS is the life we actually want for them & can give them ✨
Human hangouts.
Warm beds.
Safety.
Sun worship.
Soft blankets.
Head kisses.
A full belly.
Being adored instead of surviving.

🩷 COOL CAT CLUB — LIFETIME MEMBERSHIP 🩷
For $200 the ladies receive:
✔️ Desexing
✔️ Microchip
✔️ The legendary tattoo membership stamp™
✔️ A safer, calmer future

Because queens do not need kittens to be queens.

Desexing helps reduce roaming, stress, unwanted litters and dangerous mating behaviors — while microchipping helps identify your girl and quickly puts you in the picture!

🩷 Her membership awaits
https://forms.gle/94upqjziubdG9b6K6

💜 All cats on our guest list receive news on all future desexing events!

26/05/2026

Just $5 a week helps kittens and their mums every single day. 🩷

So please forgive us if we meow about it a little loudly sometimes.

For every litter we help, it’s not just mum who gets desexed — the kittens do too.
That means many, many, maaaany future breeding cycles stopped all at once.

All from just $5 a week from you.

So, who is our hero? You are! 🩷

Donate here: https://square.link/u/wmylboZ8

26/05/2026

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26/05/2026

Sometimes people delay desexing because life is expensive.
We understand that.

That’s exactly why programs like this matter.

Thanks to grant support, eligible cat owners can now access helpful assistance.

Early desexing helps prevent unwanted litters before they begin, while also reducing many hormone-driven behaviors and risks.

And if your cat is already older? They’re welcome too. It’s never too late.
Never too late!

Help exists 💛 https://forms.gle/HLWwg6YeKEui9bXk7