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Chief Executive, Peter Hepburn, reports as our Worthing & District Branch celebrates its 25th anniversary...
“Sunny Worthing”, it’s called. Certainly when the Cats Protection Worthing & District Branch was celebrating its 25th birthday recently, you couldn’t help but think: “the sun shines upon the righteous.”
Lots of other stories were shared. I heard about the difficult work running the ‘rescue line’, which volunteers do in rotation for two or three weeks each before passing the load to someone else. I was told about the lovely people you meet when doing collections outside the supermarket, including those who say “I’m a dog person, but here’s a pound” and those who buy cat food and donate it – the supermarket loves that!
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- Rise In Pedigree Cats In Rescue
A post from our volunteer guest blogger, Shonagh Staten As a volunteer assisting various feline rescues throughout the UK, I’m noticing a rather alarming occurrence. I’m seeing more and more pedigrees being taken in through their doors and I think...
- Fresh Start For Dumped Forest Felines
A cat and her three kittens abandoned in a forest have been given a second chance at life, thanks to Cats Protection. Mother cat Lucy and her three eight-day-old kittens were tied up in a bin bag and dumped in a wood. “The intention was clear; they...
- New Homes For Hotel Kittens
Cats Protection has found new homes for some unwanted hotel guests – a mother cat and her eight kittens. The charity’s Fareham & Waterlooville Districts Branch in Hampshire, England, was called out to a hotel in July to catch the stray cat and...
- Cats Protection Agm
Cats Protection's Chief Executive Peter Hepburn offers an insight into the planning behind the charity's AGM. I met with many of the other animal charities recently at the Association of Dogs and Cats Homes (ADCH). The charities do work well together...
Cats
Happy 25th, Worthing!
Chief Executive, Peter Hepburn, reports as our Worthing & District Branch celebrates its 25th anniversary...
“Sunny Worthing”, it’s called. Certainly when the Cats Protection Worthing & District Branch was celebrating its 25th birthday recently, you couldn’t help but think: “the sun shines upon the righteous.”I’d guess that some 60 to 70 volunteers came and they would have been in good humour whatever the weather. My overriding impression was of the lovely atmosphere it creates when so many positive people get together. There’s a bit in the CP strategy that says: “Cats Protection wants everyone to celebrate their achievements” and there was a lot of that happening. I heard some amazing stories. I’d love to share them all, but can’t, so I’ll just repeat a cat story for you.
A few weeks ago someone came into the branch’s charity shop and said “I see you are doing cats here now.” We aren’t, of course, but outside someone had left a lovely cat in a carrier. Our volunteers took in the cat and inside the basket was a note along these lines: “My owner has just been made redundant and can no longer afford to keep me and look after me. I hope that you will find me a new home. I’ve been loved and cared for, my vaccinations are up to date and when I had kittens they were all neutered and found good homes.” There were no spaces in the branch that day but, as ever, a space had to be found and the cat was soon homed.
Shortly after the cat arrived at the shop, someone came into the shop and said that they had heard about the cat. They wanted to know if it was alright and what had happened to it. I wonder if a distressed and loving owner’s mind was put at ease. The people who heard this story all said: “If a cat is going to be dumped, there’s nowhere it will get better care than by our people”.
Lots of other stories were shared. I heard about the difficult work running the ‘rescue line’, which volunteers do in rotation for two or three weeks each before passing the load to someone else. I was told about the lovely people you meet when doing collections outside the supermarket, including those who say “I’m a dog person, but here’s a pound” and those who buy cat food and donate it – the supermarket loves that!Over the years, the press cuttings showed that the branch had weathered some storms, but now it’s in a strong position with lots of good people helping and supporting. I met the founding
Co-ordinators, Ian and Margaret and the current Co-ordinator, Rod. Before we cut the birthday cake, Margaret read out some lines that she had written. I loved the line: “Cats who have left a paw print on my heart.”
Co-ordinators, Ian and Margaret and the current Co-ordinator, Rod. Before we cut the birthday cake, Margaret read out some lines that she had written. I loved the line: “Cats who have left a paw print on my heart.”
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- Thousandth Cat Rehomed By Gateshead & District Branch
Cats Protection’s Gateshead & District Branch has rehomed its 1,000th cat – Camilla. Camilla is the 1,000th cat rehomed by the Gateshead & District BranchCamilla and her newborn kittens were found taped up in a box at a recycling centre. The...
- Rise In Pedigree Cats In Rescue
A post from our volunteer guest blogger, Shonagh Staten As a volunteer assisting various feline rescues throughout the UK, I’m noticing a rather alarming occurrence. I’m seeing more and more pedigrees being taken in through their doors and I think...
- Fresh Start For Dumped Forest Felines
A cat and her three kittens abandoned in a forest have been given a second chance at life, thanks to Cats Protection. Mother cat Lucy and her three eight-day-old kittens were tied up in a bin bag and dumped in a wood. “The intention was clear; they...
- New Homes For Hotel Kittens
Cats Protection has found new homes for some unwanted hotel guests – a mother cat and her eight kittens. The charity’s Fareham & Waterlooville Districts Branch in Hampshire, England, was called out to a hotel in July to catch the stray cat and...
- Cats Protection Agm
Cats Protection's Chief Executive Peter Hepburn offers an insight into the planning behind the charity's AGM. I met with many of the other animal charities recently at the Association of Dogs and Cats Homes (ADCH). The charities do work well together...