My Nonprofit Reviews

I am a long time volunteer (more than 15 years) for SICSA. I both foster cats and kittens as well as do fundraising activities. However, when I moved to a new house last year, I "inhereited" a small colony of stray cats (and kittens), as well as a well-meaning neighbor couple who have been feeding them but had limited funds due to disability. For the first time, rather than just helping SICSA, I found myself needing SICSA's support to spay/neuter the feral moms, as well as take in, care for, spay, and adopt out 3 sets of kittens. It's been a time-consuming, stressful, and expensive year, but I am thrilled to say that today we caught and dropped off the last feral mom cat to be tested and spayed and released. I can't say enough for the patience, support, and assistance of SICSA and their outstanding staff during this stressful time. As an animal lover, I can't bear to see strays on the streets, but like anyone else, I can't financially support litter after litter of cats, nor do I want to have the stray problem perpetuated. SICSA was so flexible (it was SO difficult to catch these wily cats!) and worked with me and my neighbors to provide great services at very reasonable prices. I am even more committed to SICSA through this ordeal and I can attest to the fact that they are as wonderful to the "public" as they are their volunteers. It was great to see both perspectives - although now I hope I can go back to just being a volunteer, as my fingers are crossed that I've seen the last unaltered stray cat in my neighborhood for a long time. Thank you SICSA for what you do for the Dayton community!