Feral Watch & TNR - NPC Secunda

Feral Watch & TNR - NPC Secunda Feral Watch and TNR Secunda
Preventative feral cat population control in Secunda. Registered PBO | 9 years in operation. Humane TNR specialists.

Section 18A certificates issued. We prevent suffering before it starts. Established 9 years ago, Feral Watch And TNR is a ground-level, field-based organisation specialising in humane Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR). We focus on stabilising and reducing feral cat colonies through sustainable, preventative population management. We work in Secunda and surrounding areas, partnering with residents, complexe

s, businesses, and local communities to create long-term, measurable impact. Our work prevents thousands of kittens from being born into suffering, improves colony health, and reduces future overpopulation. We are not a rescue shelter. We are a preventative infrastructure organisation, providing scientific, humane solutions that address the problem at its source. Our mission is simple: prevent suffering before it starts.

Many people want to help animals but don’t always realise that their donation can also benefit them financially.Feral Wa...
12/03/2026

Many people want to help animals but don’t always realise that their donation can also benefit them financially.

Feral Watch And TNR is able to issue Section 18A tax certificates for qualifying donations. This means that your donation can be claimed as a tax deduction when you submit your tax return, helping to reduce your taxable income.

In simple terms — you help save lives, and you may receive tax relief for doing so.

Every donation we receive goes directly toward our work: trapping, sterilising, treating, and returning feral cats through TNR. Sterilisation prevents endless litters of kittens born into suffering and helps stabilise and improve the health of feral colonies.

Your support allows us to continue this important work, while a Section 18A certificate allows you to claim your generosity when you file your taxes.

If you would like to support Feral Watch And TNR and receive a Section 18A certificate, please send us a message after making your donation so we can issue your certificate.

Together we can prevent suffering, control feral cat populations, and create a better future for these forgotten animals. 🐾

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If you work at Sasol or Standard Bank, you may already have a simple way to support feral cats through your workplace gi...
12/03/2026

If you work at Sasol or Standard Bank, you may already have a simple way to support feral cats through your workplace giving programs.

Through Sasol’s Give-As-You-Earn program, employee donations are matched up to R400 per employee per month. Once-off donations up to R10 000 per financial year can also be matched.

Standard Bank supports a similar employee giving initiative, where donations to Feral Watch And TNR can also be matched.

This means your contribution can double its impact, helping us cover sterilisation and medical costs for feral and foster cats.

If you are part of these caring companies and would like to support our TNR work, feel free to contact us for the details.

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Veterinary care for feral and foster cats is one of our biggest ongoing costs. Sterilisations, treatment, and basic medi...
12/03/2026

Veterinary care for feral and foster cats is one of our biggest ongoing costs.

Sterilisations, treatment, and basic medical care are essential to keep these cats healthy and to prevent more unwanted litters.

If you would like to support the work of Feral Watch And TNR, you can donate directly to our veterinary accounts shown below.

Every contribution helps us continue caring for feral colonies and the foster cats currently in our care.

Thank you for helping us make a practical difference.

Innovavet Veterinary Clinic Evander Dierekliniek

We are still moving full steam ahead with TNR.Sunday lunch will have to go into the slow cooker today, because we won’t ...
08/03/2026

We are still moving full steam ahead with TNR.

Sunday lunch will have to go into the slow cooker today, because we won’t be home.

Tomorrow morning we have an appointment for 5 mine cats to be sterilised at the Evander Animal Clinic, which means those 5 still need to be trapped this afternoon.

We also have the privilege of taking 20 feral cats to Johannesburg on Wednesday to be sterilised at AACL.

In the photos you will see what our list of 20 looks like. Apart from finishing three colonies, this is our biggest focus for the current TNR effort.

Addulam is a mission station outside Secunda. It is a small community that manages with very little.

Nell-Marie van der Mescht

There is an 80-year-old lady there who is trying to make a difference.

She works with children in the community and also cares for the cats. When she can, she even manages to "catch" a cat herself to have it sterilised.

But the pace is simply not fast enough to stop the cycle and prevent more kittens from being born.

We would really like to trap around 10 to 13 cats there to take along to Johannesburg.

Unfortunately, 20 cats will not fit into one vehicle, so we will have to travel with two.

We always trust and hope that we will be able to make this trip, but sometimes there is doubt.

At the moment we do not have the fuel or toll gate funds for two vehicles. 😳

If anyone is able to help, we would truly appreciate it. I am convinced these cats would appreciate it even more. 🙏

💙 The little one in our cover photo comes from Addulam, have a heart murmur and need care to survive.

If you are able

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That’s 67 lives already changed in 2026. 🐾So far this year, 67 TNR cats have been humanely trapped, sterilised, vaccinat...
01/03/2026

That’s 67 lives already changed in 2026. 🐾

So far this year, 67 TNR cats have been humanely trapped, sterilised, vaccinated against rabies, ear-tipped, and safely released back to their colonies.

Every single one returned to their familiar territory — healthier, protected, and no longer contributing to the cycle of endless litters.

Each ear tip you see out there is not just a mark — it’s a sign of protection, prevention, and compassion in action. It means:

✔ Sterilised
✔ Rabies vaccinated
✔ Identified as managed
✔ Given a chance at a healthier life

This is what responsible community cat management looks like.

Working proactively to prevent suffering out there.

Fewer kittens born into suffering. Reduced fighting and roaming.
Healthier colonies. Stronger communities.

We’re incredibly proud of this milestone — and deeply grateful to every supporter who makes these numbers possible.

The work continues, colony by colony.

Onwards for the next 67. 🐾

Evander Dierekliniek Innovavet Veterinary Clinicc Animal Anti Cruelty League Charlmaine Lourens Pereira Rika Lamprecht Mike Shackleford Thank you from our hearts.

26/02/2026

Yesterday, while we were on our way back from AACL JHB, a Facebook comment caught our attention about a sick feral we know.

As soon as possible, Madelize van Zyl , accompanied by Georgia Labuschagne went out to Tannie Corrie.

What they found was heartbreaking.

A once beautiful cat, now extremely sick and dehydrated, lying quietly on the couch.

Remember, he is truly feral — yet he didn’t fight when he was picked up. Almost as if he knew.

Every animal that enters our care receives a thorough assessment. We evaluate body condition, hydration status, mucous membranes, mobility — and we treat according to what that individual body presents with.

We have the knowledge and experience to handle some situations ourselves to "stabilise" en route to the vet, but in his case, it was clear he needed urgent veterinary intervention.

The reality of a feral cat’s life expectancy is harsh — often only around three years due to illness, environmental dangers, and lack of ongoing medical care.

He was not old. All his teeth were still intact. But there was unexplained bleeding into his mouth, significantly enlarged kidneys, and his body could not retain the subcutaneous fluids administered.

His system was shutting down.

He crossed the bridge 🌈.
We made the decision knowing prolonging his life would only prolong his suffering. In his final moments, he was not treated as “just a feral.” He was held.

He was comforted. He was spoken to gently.

He left this world as a cat who was loved right up until the very end.

Sterilisation is certainly one of the words we use most in this organisation.Unfortunately, over time, kittens, teenage ...
22/02/2026

Sterilisation is certainly one of the words we use most in this organisation.

Unfortunately, over time, kittens, teenage cats and adult cats have been left in our care.

As a result, we currently have around 25 cats that still need to be sterilised. Please don’t worry — they are all safe and securely contained, with no access to roam, become pregnant or impregnate others. (not in a kennel or cage 😅 but in large catios awaiting their snip)

We stretch every cent over and over just to get a few sterilisations done. And just when we manage to save enough for one or two procedures, an emergency lands on our doorstep and those sterilisations have to be put on hold.

Saving in a non profit organisation takes time, alot of prayers and patience.

On Wednesday, 25 February, we are going to the Animal Anti-Cruelty League (AACL) to sterilise the first 15 foster cats.

Their fee is almost manageable at R450 per cat, which includes deworming, sterilisation and vaccination.

Our savings are running low, but we are trying.

These are 15 foster cats who were never adopted, with approximately 10 more still to follow at a later stage. They WILL be spayed 😅

If you are able to contribute towards a sterilisation, it would truly make a difference.

This group needs to be sterilised — and we are committed to getting it done.

Thank you Charlmaine Lourens Pereira for arranging this 💜 🌸

This is why we do what we do.Preventing litters through sterilisation, it’s about compassion and long-term care.Every k...
22/02/2026

This is why we do what we do.

Preventing litters through sterilisation, it’s about compassion and long-term care.

Every kitten born outdoors faces real challenges, and the more we can reduce unplanned litters, the better chance each cat has at a healthy, stable life.

Building a no-kill community starts with prevention.

Through TNR, spaying, neutering, and responsible colony management, we reduce suffering before it begins and create sustainable populations that can be properly cared for.

Thank you to everyone who supports sterilisation efforts, assists with trapping, feeds responsibly, and stands with us in making a practical, humane difference.

Step by step, we move closer to a kinder future for every cat.

Donors who have contributed during the 2025/2026 financial year and require a Section 18A certificate for tax purposes a...
21/02/2026

Donors who have contributed during the 2025/2026 financial year and require a Section 18A certificate for tax purposes are kindly requested to contact us so that we can verify and update your details where necessary.

If you received a Section 18A certificate from us last year, there is no need to make contact — you are already on our mailing list and your certificate will be issued accordingly.

There is still time to make a qualifying donation before the close of the financial year and benefit from available tax relief, while directly supporting our ongoing TNR initiatives and welfare work.

For assistance, please contact us on 082 781 9435 or email [email protected].

19/02/2026

At Shaft 7, immediate intervention was initiated.

Within one week, 12 feral cats from a colony of approximately 14 underwent successful

Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) procedures — including Varkie, who is still recuperating in our care.

Of the 12 sterilised cats, 11 were females and one was male. Only one male and one female remain outstanding.

Had these 11 females remained intact, the projected population growth would have been substantial, with serious welfare and environmental implications.

Within this colony, the consequences of unmanaged breeding are already apparent. Varkie, an intact male, sustained injuries during territorial conflict with other males competing for dominance.

A young tortoiseshell female presents with a congenital limb deformity, likely linked to inbreeding within the unmanaged colony.

This is the reality of unmanaged feral populations. Without structured, consistent TNR intervention, the cycle continues: territorial fighting, injury and suffering, genetic complications, and repeated litters born into high-risk conditions.

The mine made a clear and responsible decision to intervene.

Through collaboration and structured TNR, the situation is being addressed in a humane and sustainable manner.

We commend the leadership that prioritises responsible animal management.

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