Berkeley County Community Cats

14/12/2024

The cold scared away the cats this month and we haven’t hit our limit yet!! We have room for 5 MORE CATS! If you can get here by 9:30am with a cat in a medium sized trap then we can accept them in for the day. This is first come, first serve!

13/12/2024

Now that it's getting colder out some cats smarten up and avoid the traps even more than usual. So to everyone who is trapping for tomorrow's clinic, good luck!! 😅 We hope everyone's trapping is success, and we'll see you all bright and early tomorrow morning!

13/12/2024

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED - CHECK OUT & CLEAN UP

We even have a volunteer position for your those of us that don’t do mornings! We are in need of more Check Out & Clean Up Volunteers this weekend. Volunteers are not required to have previous experience—training will be provided. This is a great way to give back around the holidays, so share this post with a friend and use the link to sign up below!

Full Job Description: This position will retrieve cats as caretakers arrive, answer questions, ensure that paperwork is completed, and perform various other tasks as needed (take out the trash, sweep, and reset racks). This position involves bending, lifting, and carrying occupied crates (10-20 pounds).

https://signup.com/go/WqXMjXL

13/12/2024

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED - CAT COORDINATOR

We depend heavily on volunteers, and couldn’t do what we do without you! We are in need of more Cat Coordinators this weekend. Volunteers are not required to have previous experience—training will be provided. This is a great way to give back around the holidays, so share this post with a friend and use the link to sign up below!

Full Job Description: This is NOT a medical/veterinary position. This position helps triage cats for surgery based on what the vet needs, resetting empty traps with clean pads and food, and assisting pre-op staff with various tasks. This position involves bending, lifting, and carrying occupied and unoccupied crates (10-20 pounds).

https://signup.com/go/WqXMjXL

12/12/2024

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED - DATA ENTRY

Are you great on computers? We are in need of more Data Entry volunteers this weekend. Volunteers are not required to have previous experience—training will be provided. This is a great way to give back around the holidays, so share this post with a friend and use the link to sign up below!

Full Job Description: Entering data on the cats and their surgery/care into the shelter's software. Scanning paperwork and attaching it to the PetPoint record. Experience with the PetPoint software at previous events is preferred due to the training involved.
***Please bring a laptop with you - computers are not provided***

https://signup.com/go/WqXMjXL

12/12/2024

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED - INSTRUMENTS

There are several positions needing more volunteers. If Post-Op Recovery isn’t for you, check out this one. We are in need of more Instrument volunteers this weekend. Volunteers are not required to have previous experience—training will be provided. This is a great way to give back around the holidays, so share this post with a friend and use the link to sign up below!

Full Job Description: This person will be trained in cleaning and sterilizing instruments and drapes being used for surgery. You will retrieve them from the OR and recovery rooms, scrub them, prepare for the autoclave (sterilizing machine), and restock the OR. This position is a combination of standing and seated. You must have an eye for detail to ensure that instruments are clean and correctly prepared for surgery.

https://signup.com/go/WqXMjXL

12/12/2024

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED - POST-OP RECOVERY

The TNVR clinic is dependent on volunteers, and the number of volunteers signed up directly affects the number of cats we can accept. We are in need of more Post-Op Recovery volunteers this weekend. Volunteers are not required to have previous experience—training will be provided. This is a great way to give back around the holidays, so share this post with a friend and use the link to sign up below!

Full Job Description: Recovery entails assisting with cats while they come out of anesthesia. You will be moving cats back to their trap, moving traps out to the pick-up area, and doing other duties as needed. This position involves bending, lifting, and carrying occupied and unoccupied crates (10-20 pounds).

https://signup.com/go/WqXMjXL

11/12/2024

Did you know that December is National Cat Lovers Month?! This page is full of cat lovers, so shoutout to each and every one of you for all the hard work you put into caring for your local strays and colonies 🥰

09/12/2024

REMINDER: You can start renting traps for this weekend's clinic through Berkeley Animal Center today! Please visit the shelter for their availability as we don't have access to it. The rental will require a $40 deposit but you get the cash back when you return.

If you're going to be trapping long-term, it could be a good idea to buy your own traps! Lowes, Harbor Freight, and other hardware stores are great places to look to purchase your own.

07/12/2024

Our LAST CLINIC of 2024 is already next week 🙀 We're ready to finish out this year strong but we still need some help from volunteers in the community! We some spots that still need to be filled for next weekend's clinic and without them it's going to be a long day for the current vets and volunteers. NO TRAINING is needed, so if you've never volunteered before then this is your time to shine!

The lunch spots for both days are still open as well. This is a great opportunity for business or folks who want to help but can’t offer their time to give back.

SignUp.com makes it easy to coordinate school events & classroom activities, fundraisers, snack schedules, potlucks & more!

06/12/2024

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Berkeley County has announced that five individuals have been arrested in connection with the poisoning of a feral cat colony in October. Full post linked in comments.

05/12/2024

THIS is why TNVR is so important!!!

The lifespan of feral and stray cats is already so much less than house cats so by TNR-ing the strays and ferals, we can help give them a better and longer life!

03/12/2024

Today is ! This day is dedicated to giving back to the community before everyone goes crazy with holiday spending. This year we want to highlight some of the amazing organizations in our community who do great things for the animals who really need it. Please take a look at the organizations below and if you're in the giving mood, consider donating to them to help them keep running!

🩵 Forgotten Paws of the South
🧡 Hangry's Hideout, a feral cat sanctuary
💙 Hanahan Community Cats
❤️ 𝗕𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗮𝘁 𝗦𝗮𝗻𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆
💛 Golden Years Sanctuary

THANK YOU To all of these organizations for all the hard work y'all do everyday! Your work is truly so appreciated by all. Keep it up!!

01/12/2024

December is National Cat Lovers Month!! I know this page is FULL of cat lovers, so shout out to all of us on this day 😻

To celebrate, let's see some cute kitties in the comments 🥰

01/12/2024

Hey y'all! We're currently cleaning up our Sign-Up.com website and deleting some old things. This might cause some of you to get an email from the platform but don't worry!! This WILL NOT impact any of your future spots!!!

28/11/2024

Happy Thanksgiving from the BCCC team! 🦃 We hope everyone has a fun and relaxing holiday spent with your loved ones!

And if you can, don't forget to give the strays a little turkey as a treat 😼

26/11/2024

If you have stray or feral cats living in your yard, you should ALWAYS be TNR-ing them. But if you're new to this world, it's sometimes hard to know the warning signs for when to start trapping them!

If the cats in your yard or neighborhood match any of the below criteria, it's time to TNR!

24/11/2024

Now that it's getting chillier out, it's a good time to remind everyone to keep an extra eye on the traps you set during the winter months! Cats can't be left out in the traps for an extended period of time when the temperatures are too cold, so make sure you bring trapped cats inside as soon as you can.

Also, when cats are recovering from surgery they have a hard time regulating their body temperature so it's important to keep them inside, not outside, while they're in the recovery period.