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The new us! North Antrim and Glens Branch officially opens

24 July 2023

We're thrilled to reveal we have merged Cats Protection Ballymena Branch and Cats Protection Coleraine Branch, to create the Cats Protection North Antrim and Glens Branch! We are so excited to be joining forces to help more cats and kittens across the north of Northern Ireland than ever before! Your support will continue to help us respond to the increasing demand for help in our communities and give expert advice to cat ...
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#FixEmFebruary - FREE Neutering Campaign Ballymena & Randalstown Central

24 January 2022

Find out more about our BT42, BT43 & Randalstown Central FREE neutering campaign! We are very pleased to announce our first ever pet cat neutering campaign, for the BT42, BT43 & Randalstown Central areas! 🙌😺#FixEmFebruary We are coming to that time of year again soon. This is a time where unwanted kittens are born, abandonments skyrocket, and both owners and rescues struggle to do the best they ...
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A tonne of litter donated by Haldane Fisher, Ballymena!

20 December 2021

We have to give a massive thank you to Michael & Megan of Haldane Fisher, Ballymena, for arranging this incredible donation of a literal TONNE of wood pellet cat litter! As the saying goes, everybody poops! So this litter will go to great use immediately, and will help so many of our kittens and cats in care in the coming weeks - saving us hundreds of pounds as litter is one of our greatest expenses! Thank you so much ...
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100 Homed & Happy Cats!

07 December 2021

Last night, little Hoover arrived at his new home (and made himself right at home)!And so, we can celebrate our 100th homed and happy cat since the Ballymena branch opened!Check out our currently up for adoption cats, if you are interested in adoption! We do not limit our homing by distance, just that it is within Northern Ireland. We delivery to your door, to anywhere within the country!Our adoption fee is £75 per cat/kitten, this includes: Flea/worm treated, FIV/FeLV disease tested, at...
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It's our birthday! - What we have achieved (Sept 2020-2021)

07 September 2021

It's our birthday! Our Ballymena Branch turned 1 year old today, and phew has it been a year! It was a difficult one, starting a up a new fully volunteer run branch of Cats Protection in the middle of a global pandemic - but it's 1 year later, and we are all so proud of what we have achieved. A thank you to all our volunteers, our fantastic vets (for putting up with us!) and our Cats Protection Ballymena Branch - ...
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New branch neuters 13 feral cats in the first 3 days since launch!

10 September 2020

We may have only opened the doors of our new branch on the 7th September 2020, but it didn't stop us from hitting the ground running!Our new branch has successfully trapped, neutered and returned 13 feral cats in only our first 3 days from 7th - 9th, clearing two colony locations off our list - one in a city centre and rural farm colony.Here's to many more! -------------------------------------------------Do you (or someone...
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Cats Protection Ballymena Branch - Officially Open!

07 September 2020

7th Sept 2020: The day has come, the Cats Protection Ballymena Branch is now officially open for business! 🎉🥳 We are primarily a neutering branch - we can currently offer assistance in the form of Trap Neuter Return (TNR) of unowned stray or feral cats 🐈 This is a free charity service to prevent the unnecessary suffering and overpopulation of unowned cats. So, if you are a feeder of a stray or feral cat/colony of cats around Ballymena and are in need of ...
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