The Gateshead & District Branch

About us

We are a small Branch, covering a large area from East to West - Hebburn through to Gateshead (including, Whickham, Ryton, Winlaton, Blaydon, Crawcrook) and also the area from Washington to Prudhoe. We set up in December 2001 and we are always looking for more volunteers. If you would like to become involved PLEASE contact us. We would love to hear from anybody who could offer any kind of help. Please note our PO Box number has changed and it is now:-  

PO Box 232
Washington
Tyne and Wear
NE38 OWA

 All correspondence should now be sent to this address.

One of the most direct ways that you could help would be to Adopt A Cat and, if you would like to offer a needy cat a much deserved second chance in life, please take a look at our Rehoming section and contact us.   

Donations and “Friends” scheme

We are always very grateful for donations, whether large or small and you can rest assured that any donations go directly to help the cats and kittens in our care, paying for things such as veterinary care and food. Please make cheques payable to: ‘Cats Protection Gateshead & District Branch’ and post to the address below.

You could also become a “friend” of Gateshead & District and receive a newsletter 6 times a year, as well as a certificate of friendship. The most important thing, though, is that your membership subscription allows the branch to go on feeding and treating the abandoned cats in Gateshead & District. Please print off the form below and return it to us.

Volunteering

We are always looking for volunteers to help with our fundraising events. These are vital as we need to raise money throughout the year so that we can keep looking after the cats we take in. If you would like to help out at any of our events then please get in touch. It is always really good fun and you meet some really nice people.

If you would like to have ‘hands on involvement with the cats, why not think about Fostering? As we do not have a shelter for our rescued cats we need somewhere to home them until we can find permanent homes and that is where much needed foster parents come in. Fosterers are, therefore, invaluable as we cannot take in any cats without them!

Cats Protection will cover all the food, litter and veterinary costs for the foster cat you have in your care. Fosterers can be provided with a purpose built cat cabin for the cats to live, or fostering can be indoors provided in a separate room. There are no financial rewards as we rely on support from volunteers, but nothing is better than the feeling you have when one of your foster cats finally gets a new family of their very own to love them!

If you’re interested in this but aren’t sure it’s for you, just let us know and we’ll be happy to discuss it with you properly before you decide. Please remember, we simply cannot help any cats without fosterers willing to care for them for a little while.

This is Freddie, who the Branch were able to help because, luckily, one of our foster cats got a new home just as we found out about Freddie. He is a lovely, affectionate young cat who was being beaten up because he was so friendly and would approach anyone for a cuddle. Instead, what he got was a kick.

You will be helping cats like Queenie, who was going to be put down as part of a ‘pest control’ exercise.