“It's just about the love for the animals,” says Karley Moczar the woman behind small local animal rescue Paws for More Central West.

It was after rescuing a cat from Canowindra, that Karley reached out to Paws for More for help getting it desexed. They arranged for a discounted rate at a local vet and then she in turn helped them with another cat rescue… and then another.

“They asked me to help with a few animals and then I helped out with a few more and then I ended up running the Central West myself,” said Karley, who with a team of five other foster carers looks after around 60 rescue animals.

“Most of the animals are at my place. It’s challenging but we manage. I like doing it; I enjoy looking after the animals and finding them new homes and knowing that they are not reproducing again.”

All the animals are desexed, vaccinated and microchipped before they are rehomed, but that doesn’t come cheap and Karley’s funds are limited.

“I mostly work on my own and we are always in need of donations,” she said. “It does cost quite a lot and we try to do some fundraisers but being not that well known it is challenging to get donations and new fosters.”

While most of the animals Karley looks after are cats, she has also rescued chickens, rabbits and is not the type to turn away from an animal in need.

“I have rescued cats from pounds in Sydney, Canberra… Sadly a lot of them get euthanized if they go to the pound,” she said.

At the start of this year Rachel Moreton picked up a stray mother and four young kittens near her home and after appealing for help on Facebook, got in touch with Karley and Paws for More.

“Karley was the one that came forward and took Mumma and the babies. It was 9 O’clock at night, pouring rain and — God love her — she came out and helped me,” said Rachel, who is now a Paws for More Central West foster carer herself.

“My main purpose was to get these poor babies off the street and then when we met Karley properly and… it is something we wanted to do for a long time and so that was when we took our three fosters home.”

Karly is just about to rehome her fifth cat and said the experience has been incredibly satisfying.

“I love animals! I would have an animal sanctuary if I could,” she said. “Just to be able to help these poor defenceless little ones get off the street and get a good home is my main goal.

“Paws for More is not very well known, so it would be lovely for the community to hear what Karley does and what the other foster people do and just try to help these poor little defenceless babies.”

The few cats in Rachel’s care are fed and looked after out of her own pocket, but she said there is always a need for donations.

“We are happy to plod along and support the one or two kittens we have, but Karley is always in need of cat food and cat litter… or you can sponsor a cat or kitten which ensures they are desexed and vaccinated.”

Paws for More Central West currently have seven cats up for adoption. You can find out more by visiting their Facebook page or call Karley on 0412733017.