CURRENT CAMPAIGN
Whisky ** New tests required in just 5 days time.**
In April 2022 we rescued FIV+ baby Whisky who was abandoned by Robert’s house and remains under our care. We need to raise in the region of US$400 for his expenses. He has been castrated, vaccinated, had basic blood tests and an FIV snap test. Most of these have been out of pocket expenses for Robert’s Mum as we have not received any donations of late. He needs new tests on June 5th, before he can be put up for adoption.

PROJECT HISTORY:
Robert’s Rescues suffered greatly due a significant reduction in donations during the pandemic, but we hope to regroup and generate enough support to continue the project in 2022 and beyond! Read on to learn more about us.

Robert’s Rescues began in August 2019 with two main objectives.

Firstly to spay and neuter as many cats as possible from the colony where our rescue cat Robert grew up and sadly contracted FIV. In doing so reduce the number of cats born into a life of suffering on the streets and limit the spread of FIV.

Secondly to educate about FIV, dispelling false information, combating prejudice against FIV+ cats in Brazil and support as many FIV+ cats as possible. Predominately those from the streets or low socioeconomic backgrounds.

To date Robert’s Rescues has raised US$7093 on Go Fund Me but we have moved to Give Butter as Go Fund Me blocked access because we are based in Brazil.

With those funds Robert has castrated 63 cats, eliminating up to 6300 births on the street and reducing the spread of FIV within the stray cat community.

We have supported Robert’s old colony with around 200 kilos of dry food, sent 30 kilos of premium food to FIV+ Chico and sent food and medical supplies to FIV+ cats Luiz and Hercules in two other states of Brazil.

Robert’s Rescues paid for the surgeries of five cats Lippy, FIV+ Vovô, FIV+ Neguinho, FIV+ Chico and Vitório. We also paid for hospitalisation of Tom who had been poisoned, sadly Tom passed away.

Robert’s family provided fostering to Lippy for over a year until he was adopted, he is happy, healthy and ruling the roost in his new home!

Vovô was adopted by friends of Robert’s family and lived out his life full of love, until he succumbed to complications of FIV. RIP Vovô!

FIV+ Neguinho gained a new lease of life after his nasal surgery, and has received ongoing support from Robert’s Rescues for food and medication as his parents became unemployed during the pandemic.

FIV+ Chico came through well from his surgery and lives at a local shelter, awaiting adoption. He was relying on Robert’s Rescues for better quality food to maintain his health, as the shelter where he lives can’t afford the food that his vet prescribed. Unfortunately as donations dried up we have not been able to send any this year.

Vitório recovered well, see below for more on his family.

Other rescue cats that we have supported are physically disabled Vitório, his sister Bela and brother Pingo. Their other physically disabled brother Duda was supported by Robert’s mother before Robert’s Rescues existed. So we have a strong link to this lovely family of rescued cats.

We have rescued, (spayed or neutered where necessary) and re-homed abandoned cats Tinga, Freyja, Júnior, FIV+ Patch, Fred and Frank.

Recently Robert’s Rescues was called on to help two dogs, Ramon who doesn’t have use of his back legs and Nell who was run over. Our focus is cats, but these were special cases, as Ramon’s father was killed and Nell was on the side of the road bleeding with nobody else to help her.

Robert’s Rescues feeds street cat Ebony and a few of his friends every night near our home. He is a true street cat so we have been unable to catch him for rescue, but he is looking much healthier since he started getting regular and good quality meals.

We also helped gorgeous FIV+Jubiliu (RIP), in this case not financially but with support regarding FIV as he suffered a lot of prejudice in his home town and FIV+ Teo (RIP) by supporting fundraising efforts to try to save him.

In April 2022 we rescued FIV+ baby Whisky who was abandoned by Robert’s house and remains under our care. We need to raise in the region of US$400 for his expenses. He has been castrated, vaccinated, had basic blood tests and an FIV snap test. Most of these have been out of pocket expenses for Robert’s Mum as we have not received any donations of late.

If we manage to raise the funds for Whisky anything received above the value of his expenses will assist in the ongoing care of Neguinho, buy food for Robert’s old colony and FIV+ Chico, then begin the savings toward a third lot of castrations.

Continuing the castrations is a pipe dream at the moment as we need to raise at least US$1000 for that to happen. But never say never!

Please consider donating if you can, or at least sharing our crowd funding link. We are so proud of Robert for helping so many cats and dogs, but there is so much more to do!

Thanks to all who have supported us since 2019 and we hope to welcome new supporters in the near future.

Photo 1: The animals who have benefited from Robert’s Rescues so far. 😻

Photo 2: Some of the 63 street cats or cats from low income families that Robert’s Rescues has spayed or neutered.

Robert's Rescues

By Peter Ellice

Robert's Rescues

Saving cats in Brazil 🇧🇷