THERE is a lot of good work being done in Clacks by many selfless volunteers - and among those is The Cats Whiskers.
Opened four years ago, the charity's shelter is based on Broad Street, while their charity shop is on Stirling Street in Alva.
The organisation has been raising money for a new roof after staff believed there "wasn't another winter left in the building".
Volunteer Louise Orr said: "We needed a whole new roof. We've been doing fundraisers and applying for funds. We got money through Pet Plan, Edna Smylie Trust, some ring-fenced funding and private donors.
The Cats Whiskers looks after cats who don't have homes, or those who have had to be rehoused. They help the animals to find suitable new families. They've been able to rehome 1,000 since 2018.
"We work closely with the SSPCA, with Cats Protection and independent animal welfare charities.
"The Cats Whiskers is about these cats getting the safety and love the way they deserve; they bring such joy and mood elevation; there's something so therapeutic, so if we can support families, that's the joy."
"We can be alerted through social media, or people come through to us. There's quite a lot of owner surrenders, whether it's family members passing away or relationship breakdowns; they can bring their cats to us.
"We try to support them to keep their fluffy babies; if it's the cost, we have our pet food bank. We've had people entering homelessness; we try and see if we can find a long-term foster," Louise added.
From this week, we will be running a 'Cat of the Week' article, introducing our readers to a kitty looking for a new home - this week it's Jess.
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