Charity which looks after cats belonging to abused women to allow them to leave and restart

Cats Protection Lifeline need cat foster carers

Cats Protection Lifeline is a specialist charity which looks after the cats of abused women which frees them up to escape the abusive home and restart somewhere else. The charity relies on volunteer foster carers to be temporary cat caregivers. It is a very important branch of the Cats Protection charity which is also …

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In the UK 38% of cats adopted were purebred pedigree in 2022

Purebred cat versus moggie

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 …

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Monty, a rescue cat, comforts a young man dying of bone cancer and his wife on his passing

Dave who was terminally ill with bone cancer and Monty being the companion

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 …

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More than one in four cat owners admit overfeeding their cat since March

Obese tabby cat

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 …

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Coronavirus can permanently close cat cafés

Cosy Cat Cafe may have to close

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 …

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Cats Protection report that black cats are no longer being ‘left on the shelf’

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 …

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Veterinary clinic turns away woman who brings in a dead cat

Anton Vets

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 …

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