MOOSE JAW — In May, the Stray Cat Rescue and Protection Society (SCRAPS) launched its first-ever Weeknight Farmers Market. This fundraiser aims to support the SCRAPS program and cats in the community.
The market will continue every Thursday until Sept. 26. Vendors gather behind St. Andrews Church on 1st Avenue Northeast around 4:30 p.m. and run until 8:30 p.m., weather permitting.
The market features a variety of vendors including resin artists, pin creators, greenhouse products, chocolates, sweets, fabric creations and many other artisan products. The Top Dog food truck also makes an appearance.
"A lot of (the funds) goes to our vet bills. We also have the community cats, so we run colonies that we feed and we vet," explained Gail Duchak, the fundraiser co-ordinator.
"Also, for our fosters, 100 per cent of their pet supplies are supplied by SCRAPS as well.
SCRAPS is still looking for vendors. Limited tables are for rent at $10, although larger eight-foot stalls can be rented for $15.
You can become a vendor by contacting Duchak through her email at [email protected].
Band City Stray Cat Rescue and Protection Society is a non-profit, volunteer-run organization. These volunteers are committed to stabilizing the feral cat population in the City of Moose Jaw.
SCRAPS does this primarily through their Trap, Neuter, Release (TNR) program. This program allows the organization to humanely trap, neuter or spay the cats and then vaccinate and release them.
Since SCRAPS is a volunteer-based organization, they are constantly looking for new volunteers.
"SCRAPS will be there representing themselves at the market, and you can always pop in and inquire about becoming a foster or volunteering because we definitely need volunteers," Duchak said.
With the kitten season just getting started, SCRAPs has already been hard at work with the community feral population, as 48 kittens have already been counted.
To learn more about SCRAPS you can visit their Facebook page .
