Cats
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- Why Volunteers Are Vital To Cats Protection
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- Bring A Black Cat Home
In the run-up to National Black Cat Day on Thursday 31 October 2013, we thought we’d tell you about some of the black and black-and-white cats in our care. Sadly, these beautiful cats have so far been overlooked by potential adopters; they are well...
- Bus Cat To Beloved Pet
Looking at Baggypuss today, you wouldn’t guess at his past life as a starving stray, pushed away by people in a bus queue as he searched for scraps. “He’s settled in absolutely wonderfully,” says Vivienne Husband of the ginger tom she adopted...
- 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,...
Cats
Thousandth cat rehomed by Gateshead & District Branch
Cats Protection’s Gateshead & District Branch has rehomed its 1,000th cat – Camilla.
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| Camilla is the 1,000th cat rehomed by the Gateshead & District Branch |
Camilla and her newborn kittens were found taped up in a box at a recycling centre. The branch was alerted by a member of public who came across the abandoned family, who were distressed, cold and hungry. They were moved into a foster home and their health gradually improved once they were given the good care they deserved. The kittens thrived and were successfully found new loving homes. Camilla’s terrible experiences left her timid and frightened but she also became more settled over time.
It has taken two years – much longer than average – to find Camilla her permanent home. Beryl-Anne Massey from Frosterly, County Durham adopted Camilla on 15 November. It was love at first sight for Beryl-Anne. “I very sadly and unexpectedly lost my beloved cat Pookie earlier this year,” she explained. “I saw Camilla’s picture and immediately wanted to meet her. She is a very special cat and I’m really looking forward to sharing my home with her.”
Ann Clarke, Branch Co-ordinator, said: “We’re absolutely delighted to reach our 1,000th cat adoption. This landmark figure reflects all the hard work of the volunteers past and present at Cats Protection’s Gateshead & District Branch. However, it sadly also highlights the number of cats who, for many reasons, are being abandoned or given up.”
- Can You Offer An Unwanted Black Cat A Home?
We have between 5,000-6,000 cats and kittens in our care at any one time and sadly black cats are often left behind, spending a week longer waiting for a new family to adopt them. Just one of those cats currently looking for a home is three-year-old Fluffy,...
- Why Volunteers Are Vital To Cats Protection
This post has been written by Julie Meredith, Volunteering Development Manager at Cats Protection Volunteers’ Week is an annual opportunity for all organisations involving volunteers join together and celebrate the huge contribution and positive impact...
- Bring A Black Cat Home
In the run-up to National Black Cat Day on Thursday 31 October 2013, we thought we’d tell you about some of the black and black-and-white cats in our care. Sadly, these beautiful cats have so far been overlooked by potential adopters; they are well...
- Bus Cat To Beloved Pet
Looking at Baggypuss today, you wouldn’t guess at his past life as a starving stray, pushed away by people in a bus queue as he searched for scraps. “He’s settled in absolutely wonderfully,” says Vivienne Husband of the ginger tom she adopted...
- 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,...