Some people just ignore the existence of stray cats in their neighborhood or even see stray cats as pests. They live in the traditional market, housing area, and also the streets. Often, we find kittens being dumped inside a box on the street and in the traditional markets. People just don’t want to be bothered by newborn kittens and think that dumping the kittens in the traditional market will solve the problem. In fact, almost all kittens die instead of surviving. It is not different from slowly killing them.
Mitra local GREAT (Star Paws Stray Cats) needs support from international volunteers to achieve the aims:
- Raising awareness of local people against animal abuse, spreading the message to start doing good things for stray animals around us.
- Supporting the cat lover community by helping them to maintain the shelter, street feeding, and fundraising.
By joining this project, volunteers will also learn:
- How to pet a cat properly
- Have a chance to practice Indonesian Traditional Martial Arts
- Street Feeding in Universities, Traditional Market, and other places.
- Maintaining the cat shelter
- Taking care of the rescued cats
- Learning and practicing the basic needs of petting a cat
- Learning how to groom a cat
- Learning the diseases and first aid rescue
- Recycling the plastic bottles and cardboard and selling them as fund-raising for the cat shelter
- Learning Indonesian Culture
- International Class / Culture exchange with university students
- 2nd floor of the Star Paws Building
- Shared room with the staff
- Shared bathroom and toilet
- Shared kitchen & fridge
- Wifi available
- Close to the ATM, food stall, and supermarket
- Laundry shop available nearby
Start Date:
- January – December 2025
Duration: all months.
Ngaliyan District, Semarang City, Central Java
