Cats Protection ran a survey and reported on 6 April 2023 that “38% of cats acquired in 2022 (600,000 cats) were pedigrees such as Ragdolls or Scottish Folds while 47% (or 750,000 cats) were moggies”. They say that that is the narrowest gap between the adoption of purebred cats and random-bred cats in living memory. …
In the UK 38% of cats adopted were purebred pedigree in 2022 Read More »
Cats Protection have a beautiful story on their website about Dave who at the young age of 25 became terminally ill with a rare form of bone cancer. His wife, Olivia, had been thinking about adopting a cat for some time and they agreed to take the plunge at this very difficult time. They met …
NEWS & VIEWS: Gemma Barbieri, a charity shop worker from Thetford, Norfolk, gave her daughter, Alicia, a black kitten, Rose, for her eighth birthday in 2007. In 2008, Rose went missing. They don’t know what happened to her but 13 years later Rose ended up at Cats Protection where she was scanned for a microchip …
Lost black birthday kitten found and reunited 13 years later Read More »
Since March of last year more than one in four cat owners in the UK admit overfeeding their cats. One in five cats have put on weight during the pandemic as owners have spoiled them with treats because they’ve been stuck at home. Yes, I am referring to the several lockdowns in the UK which …
More than one in four cat owners admit overfeeding their cat since March Read More »
It’s a point worth making: in the UK the coronavirus pandemic may end up permanently closing cat cafés because of the ongoing lockdowns and Tier 3 semi-lockdowns resulting in their temporary closure. Temporary closures for a significant time can lead to permanent closures for obvious reasons. One possible victim of the coronavirus pandemic is Cosy …
Some good news for people who love cats, all kinds, no matter what their colour. We know that normally black cats have a harder time attracting the attentions of an adopter visiting a rescue centre. They tend to “stay on the shelf” to use a shopping term. For me it is a form of cat …
Cats Protection report that black cats are no longer being ‘left on the shelf’ Read More »
ANDOVER, UK – NEWS AND OPINION: an employee at the counter at a well-regarded veterinary clinic in Andover, Anton Vets, made a serious mistake when she turned away a woman who had come into the surgery with a dead cat. The woman was doing what she was advised to do. In the UK, when you …
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CAT NEWS & VIEWS: There appears to be dissent amongst some of the volunteers at the well-known cat rescue organisation, Cats Protection, over their kill policy. It is reported that some of the staff have resigned and some have been sacked because of this. One member of staff, Natalie, says that the charity wants to …
Some staff at Cats Protection resigning over the organisation’s kill policy Read More »
During the coronavirus pandemic applications to foster cats has gone up at Battersea Dogs & Cats Home (the charity reports). There is also an increase in adoption applications. The two are linked. The surge in desire to foster reflects a need to temporarily live with a cat during the coronavirus lockdown which is what is …
In 2019, Cats Protection in the UK had more requests than ever before from farmers to provide feral cats as pest controllers. They say that semi-feral farm cats are better than chemicals in controlling pest. In 2019 we had more requests to provide feral cats then we have ever done. – David Maners, co-ordinator of …
The cute and uplifting Cats Protection Christmas video tells a story that occurs far too often in many countries. The reality is very sad and the outcome is often not as happy as presented in the video. In other words the real stories of cat and dog abandonment often don’t end in a uplifting way …
The reality behind the Libby Left Behind Cats Protection Christmas video Read More »
Police and Crime Commissioner for the Sussex Police is facing heavy criticism for donating £11,137 to the charity Cats Protection to help place pets who are potential victims of domestic violence into a safe environment. The Paws Protect project will aid in removing pets from abusive households. Katy Bourne, is behind the project that local …
Online news media describe Sophie, a black tortoiseshell cat, as unlucky because she has been in and out of a rescue centre without finding a permanent home. I don’t quite see it that way. I think this is about human failure and the inability to provide this cat with a suitable home. It is almost …
Is Sophie, a rescue cat, unlucky or is it the fault of humans? Read More »
The Cats Protection’s Christmas promotion of 2018 in the form of an animated video was inspired by Evie and Genie. Genie, a cancer-nursing cat was named Cat of the Year 2017 by Cats Protection. Genie is a tuxedo, rescue cat. She helped her owner, Evie, through bone cancer treatment. Evie was diagnosed with bone cancer …
Meet Genie: the cancer-nursing cat who inspired a Christmas video Read More »
A group of 15 tiny kittens is currently in the care of the U.K.’s leading feline welfare charity after being found inside a suitcase Saturday morning. It’s believed that whoever dumped the kittens in the suitcase meant for them to be found and rescued. There were small air holes poked in the suitcase so they …
Veterinary nurse finds 15 tiny kittens abandoned in a suitcase on the side of the road Read More »
