We have between 5,000-6,000 cats and kittens in our care at any one time and sadly black cats are often left behind, spending a week longer waiting for a new family to adopt them.

As a volunteer assisting various feline rescues throughout the UK, I’m noticing more and more pedigrees being taken in through their doors and I think this is because people are so overwhelmed by a specific type of cat’s appearance that they may not think about the needs of that breed.