. About
Cats Protection
. Cats
Protection is the UK's leading feline welfare charity
and has been rescuing, rehabilitating and rehoming cats since
1927. Our
nationwide network of 29 Cat Adoption Centres and 260 voluntary-run
Branches rehomes 60,000 cats and kittens every year. But we
could not do any of this without the generous support of the cat
loving public.
Our
Branch
. The
Wellingborough and Rushden branch rehomed over 390 cats and kittens
last year. Our
dedicated unpaid volunteers give up their spare time to assist cats
and kittens in need. From
assisting feral cats to raising orphaned kittens we provide help
wherever we can. Sometimes our assistance is a lifeline for the cats
and kittens which come into our care.
Cats Protection Cares
Cats
Protection never puts a cat to sleep just because it
will take a long
time to rehome, we will care for the cat until the right home
can be
found.
We have homed cats with epilepsy and thyroid conditions, cats
that are considered over the hill at 16+ and even a couple of disabled
cats.
We are proud to say that we don't just give up on a cat,
because it is scared of its own shadow on arrival, instead
we spend
time helping it overcome its fears.
We have been very successful in
this area.
We
care about all cats
THE PLACES WE COVER .
Bozeat, Bythorn, Caldecott,
Chelveston, Covington, Denford,
Earls
Barton, Easton Maudit,
Farndish, Finedon,
Great Addington,
Great
Doddington,
Great Harrowden,
Grendon, Hannington,
Hardwick, Hargrave,
Higham Ferrers, Hinwick,
Holcot, Irchester,
Irthlingborough, Islip,
Keyston, Knotting,
Knotting Green,
Little Addington,
Little Harrowden,
Lower Dean,
Mears Ashby,
Newton Bromswold,
Pertenhall, Poddington,
Raunds, Ringstead,
Rushden, Shelton,
Souldrop, Stanwick, Strixton,
Swineshead, Thrapston,
Upper Dean, Walgrave, Wellingborough, Wilby,
Wollaston, Woodford,
Wymington, Yeldon
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Furry Tails . Left OnThe Shelf .
Brie is a beautiful, friendly, grey and white, two year old female. She
came into Cats Protection care at the beginning of March this year, and
now nearly six months later she is still with us, waiting patiently for
a forever home. We simply can't understand why she hasn't been chosen already. She's got her whole life ahead her and can't wait to get started. If you're considering adopting a cat from, please consider the beautiful and friendly Brie. . Call us on: 0845
371 4209 Or email us at: wellrushcats@hotmail.com ----------------------------------------------------
Going On Holiday? . . Arranging
for your cat to be cared for whilst you are away on your holidays is
something that requires careful consideration. Catteries and in-home
care, might possibly provide the best level of care but they can be
very expensive. Many people opt for placing their cat in the care of
friends or relatives, but we know from operating our helpline that this
is not without its risks. . Sometimes
owners will opt to leave their cat at a friend or relatives house. In
these cases, all too often we get calls reporting that the cat has
managed to escape from a window or a door and is now lost in an area
completely unknown to them. It is vitally important, if your cat is
being cared for at an address that is new to them, that strict measures
are taken to ensure that the cat does not escape. We would recommend
that when doors are opened to the outside world that the cat is always
safely kept behind a second door. Windows should not be left open, as
cats are excellent climbers and watchful opportunists. It only takes a
split second to lose a cat and it's a dreadful feeling to be
responsible for the loss of someone's beloved pet. . Another
option is to arrange for friends or relatives to visit the cat's home
address to feed, change litter and spend some quality time with the
cat, but this is also not without its risks. Sometimes the cat feels
that their territory has been invaded by a stranger and will wander off
to find somewhere where they feel more secure. Other times the cat will
wonder where their family has gone and will go off searching for them,
sometimes getting into unfamiliar territory and finding themselves
lost. It is for these reasons that we would recommend that, if a friend
or relative will be visiting your cat at his/her home address, that the
cat is first given time to get acquainted with their temporary carer,
and that then the cat is not allowed access to the outdoors until
his/her family returns home. Great care should also be taken with
regards to open doors and windows. Whilst it is true that cats often
feel frustrated when shut inside, it is a small price to pay to help
ensure that they will be waiting for you when you get home. ----------------------------------------------------
Shop Update
We have added some new lines to our shop including 2011 Diaries and Calendars. Please take a look.
Summer
Meowsletter . Click here for the Summer
edition of our Quarterly Meowsletter.
Our Autumn edition will be out at the end of October. .
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Why Get A Cat From Us? . . There
is every reason to adopt a cat or kitten from Cats Protection, for
starters all of our cats have been vet checked, will have had at least
their first vaccination and we cover the cost of the second vaccination
too. They will have been neutered if they are old enough, been
microchipped, treated for fleas and worms and have 4 weeks free
insurance. Cats Protection volunteers are also available to offer
support for new owners to help get the cat settled into its new home
and if things do not work out then we endeavour to take the cat back
into our care as soon as we possibly can. Our kittens are only
available for adoption when they have reached 9 weeks of age, this is
to help ensure that they do not suffer from health or behavioural
problems, sadly this is often not the case with people selling kittens. If
you get a cat or kitten from a member of the public, it may not have
been seen by a vet or had any treatments and could possibly be unwell. We
do not encourage people to get their pets from members of the public as
unfortunately some more uncaring individuals use their pets as breeding
machines to just make money out of the sale of their kittens. We
know this from experience because often, when things go wrong, it is
Cats Protection that get the calls asking for help to fix the problems. So, if you want to adopt a cat or kitten - come to Cats Protection. ----------------------------------------------------
Three New Pens
Newly built
We have recently purchased a set of three new pens to help assist with our rescue work. These were much needed and will enable us to help many more cats.
Kittens, Kittens
& Yet More Kittens. . . . Kitten
season is most definitely upon us once again and we have plenty of
kittens in branch care. We are also being overwhelmed with request from
members of the public to take in kittens and their mothers. Right now
we are appealing for homes for
kittens, so if you are interested in giving a home to a kitten or two
(preferably two!) please get in touch with us. . . It
is a very rewarding experience to help bring these little darlings into
the world, and to give a helping hand to the mum cats trying hard to
look after a new family, and feed themselves at the same time, but we'd
much rather that cat owners everywhere made sure that their cats were
neutered. . If
only more cat owners neutered their cats this would free up our time
and
resources to deal with the large numbers of abandoned, stray and
unwanted cats that we are asked to take in every week.
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Adoption
Fees - Cats
Protection is introducing adoption fees
nationally.
This enables us to reclaim VAT on all fees relating to adoptions.
Wellingborough and Rushden Cats Protection is known as a branch that
does exceedingly well at rehoming. - Our
new minimum adoption fees are :-
Cats - £30 or £45 for two
Kittens - £40 or £60 for two
Special needs cats will be discussed as individual cases.
As
the work that we do costs far more than what we receive back,
any
additional donations beyond the set fees will be greatly appreciated. ---------------------------------------------------- Sugar and Spice . . These
two beautiful young ladies spent the first five years of their lives
shut in one room, they had never seen and were very frightened
of daylight.
Their
living conditions were not fit to be lived in by either human
or
animal, but unfortunately this was the situation they were
stuck
with.
When
they first
came into our care they were very ill, being sick every day. It has
taken many weeks and lots of loving care by their dedicated
fosterer to get them on the road to recovery.
We are delighted to announce that Sugar & Spice have found
themselves a loving home.
We wish them all the best in their new lives together. .
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Moving Away Next Week! -- - We
get so many calls from people who are moving away, asking us to take in
their unwanted cats. All too often they get in touch only the week
before they are leaving. Sometimes they call in only the day before
they are going!
We
have a limited number of pen spaces and the help we can offer is
limited depending on how fast we can rehome the cats already in our
care.
If you or someone you know is planning on moving away, please
don't forget about the cats and please don't leave it until the very
last minute. The more notice you give us, the better chance we have of
being able to help. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Letting
Cats Out At Night - - Do
you put your cat at night? Did you know this is the time they are most
likely to go missing and that it also puts them at an increased risk of
road traffic accidents? Cats
are also more likely to catch and kill birds in the very early morning.
At Cats
Protection we advise all cat owners to NEVER shut your cats out at
night. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cat
Collar Danger! - - We have seen a
number of cases over the years of cats falling victim to ordinary cat
collars. If a cat gets caught by their collar upon a tree branch the
consequences can be fatal. These collars can also slip over one or both
front legs causing terrible injuries that worsen over time. We have
managed to save a number of cats that have suffered as a result of
ordinary buckle type collars but sometimes the injuries have been so
bad that the victims did not survive.
If you're going to
put a collar on your cat please make sure it is one of the safety
release collars. Ordinary cat collars can be lethal and cause untold
suffering for the unlucky ones that get caught up in them. Please tell
all your cat owning friends that ordinary cat collars are simply not
safe.
Safety release collars are
available from our ONLINE
SHOP ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Patience
Please
Wellingborough
and Rushden Cats Protection is entirely composed of volunteers working
from our own homes. We have no rescue centre and we receive no payment
for the work we do, only the satisfaction of knowing that we have
helped a great many cats and kittens in need.
Although our branch is
quite large with a good team of dedicated volunteers, sadly the work we
do is never enough. There are always going to be cats that we can't
help simply because we run out places to put them. During kitten season
we routinely run up a long waiting list of cats needing to be brought
into our care.
All too often our team of phone operators are met
with angry responses from callers whenever we have to tell them that we
are unable to bring a cat into our care. We wish we could help out in
every case but when our pen spaces are full there simply isn't anything
we can do.
We are unpaid volunteers, giving our time and energy
towards helping as many cats and kittens as we possibly can, and when
we can't help a cat in need it is simply because we are unable and not
because we are unwilling to help.
Here
are some pictures of our cats and kittens.
These
were once in our care and are now settled in their
new homes.
If
you have had a cat or kitten from our branch and
would like to update us on their progress,
please
feel free to send us a photo and your comments.
If
we have a picture of your cat we will endeavour to display it
alongside our own.
Thank
you.
WARNING
FLEAS
CAN KILL!!!
It
would be a grave mistake to think of the flea as simply a
nuisance. A
heavy flea burden can be lethal, especially to young kittens, ill,
convalescing, or frail elderly cats.
Most
pet owners have no idea that
fleas can kill.
Heavy
infestations will cause the animal to become anaemic which left
untreated can be FATAL. Please
seek veterinary assistance or ring our helpline for advice
regarding the treatment of fleas
