Microchipped.ae and AWAD team up to empower community cat carers with expert advice
If you’ve ever rescued a street cat, fostered a kitten, or simply cared for the furry faces in your neighborhood, you’re not alone.
And now, there’s a fantastic new resource to help you do it even better.
Introducing the Community Animal Training Course (Feline); a free, open-access course created by Microchipped.ae, designed especially for rescuers, fosters, and community members across the UAE.
If you’re a seasoned trapper or just starting to care for a local colony, this course has something for everyone.
And it gets even better as AWAD (Animal Welfare Abu Dhabi) partnered on the project, bringing their top-notch veterinary expertise and practical experience to the table.
From verifying the course content to contributing how-to videos on everything from humane trapping to colony care, they’ve made sure the course reflects the real needs of our region, including the climate, common challenges, and local laws.
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So, what’s in the course?
Here’s a peek at what you’ll learn:
-Understanding Cat Behavior: Reading signals, building trust, and reducing fear
-Safe Trapping Techniques: How to trap humanely and avoid injury
-Health and Saftey
-Feline Disease Recognition: Spotting signs of illness and knowing when to intervene
-Feeding Protocols: Nutritional basics and safe feeding zones
-Post-Surgery Care: What to watch for after TNVMR procedures
-Community Engagement: Navigating conversations with neighbors and authorities
-Record-Keeping & Tracking: Simple systems to monitor colony health
-Sustainable Colony Management: Long-term strategies for stability and wellbeing. Maintaining a disease-free environment both for feeding stations and for those rescuers that foster community cats.
Why this matters for Abu Dhabi
Here in Abu Dhabi, community cats are part of our daily life. Whether you see them lounging in the shade of your building or weaving through the souk, they’re a visible (and lovable) part of the urban landscape. But caring for them takes more than good intentions; it takes knowledge, tools, and teamwork.
This course helps fill that gap. It empowers individuals and groups with the right information to make a real difference; not just for the cats, but for the communities they live in.
It’s 100 per cent free and available online, so you can learn at your own pace, whether you’re in your living room or out feeding a colony.
Just visit catraining.ae to sign up and start your journey.
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