'' Everybody Wants To be a Cat '' - Or Do They Really?

Today we're going to inform you about some serious issue.
Unfortunately, this problem is not only existing in Finland but also in everywhere in the world.

'' Every year thousands of pets are being abandoned, 
  most of them are dogs and cats ''

Feos cat Jalo

If we believe the statistics said here (page unfortunately only in Finnish) over 90% of all the animals who're being put to animal shelters in Finland are homeless, abandoned cats. We're talking about hundreds and hundreds of mistreated animals and unfortunately all of these poor-ones can't find their way even to these shelters. The dangers in Finland to these homeless or feral cats are, among many other things naturally,  freezing weather conditions in the winter time, traffic, diseases and starvation... etc.

Feos cat Nöpö

Luckily, Finnish Federation for Animal Welfare Associations (SEY) and Whiskas are going to organize a charity campaign called '' Whiskas Kissakaveria Ei Jätetä! '' in English '' Whiskas Don’t abandon a cat friend! ''This is going to start again in May 2011 and they're raising money for these poor cats. As far as I've understood, the donations they'll have are going to help cats to have worming, vaccinations, micro chip identification markings and of course to help them have a new home. With the help of these micro chips the identification of lost cats is going to be much more easier and they're being returned home much more faster than without these. Many celebs in Finland are part of this project too.

Feos cat Nuppu

This charity campaign is being organized before and you can read a short part here...
'' Whiskas Kissakaveria Ei Jätetä! -charity campaign was able to raise 10 000 Euros funds for abandoned cats. On 25th August the sum was donated to the Finnish Federation for Animal Welfare Association (SEY) in the Celebrity agility 2010 event organized by Ystävät Yhdessä ry (Friends together) at Laakso venue in Helsinki. Also dozens of abandoned cats found a new home during the campaign.'' 
You little darlings can see full article here

More information down here
(Some of the links were found only in Finnish, I'm sorry)

In Finnish
http://www.kissakaveri.fi/2011/tiedotteet.php
http://www.sey.fi/

In English
http://www.mars.com/finland/fi/news-and-media/press-releases/news-releases.aspx?SiteId=115&Id=2445 
http://www.sey.fi/in_english 

Ps. If you happen to be a lucky to have a pet give them a big hug NOW ;)
(Doesn't matter if it's a cat, a dog, a rabbit or even a turtle, she/he needs your attention and care)