
#GivingTuesday is back this year and is bigger than ever. An antidote to the hustle and bustle of the festive season, it gives everyone a chance to commit time and money to doing good stuff on the

During the 1920s cats were not seen as the companion animals they are today. Rather than pets most were thought of as nothing more than pests.

Cats Protection’s official magazine, The Cat, recently celebrated the conclusion of its 85th year in print. To put that milestone into perspective, that’s only nine years shy of Reader’s Digest’s lifespan, eight years short of Time Magazine’s run and two years longer than Newsweek has been in circulation.

After its arrival in the UK last year, #GivingTuesday is back, providing a chance for us all to take a break from the stresses and strains of Christmas preparations and offer our time, money and voices to help those less fortunate than ourselves.

Have a wardrobe full of old jumpers that simply don’t fit any more? Why not make a cat bed? Here’s how to transform an old knitted sweater into a favourite cat-nap palace for your feline.

Do you know a budding young artist or a junior cat lover? We’re after cat drawings, letters, photos and emails from our younger supporters for the children’s’ section of our official supporter magazine, The Cat.

Today is #GivingTuesday, a global day of giving. After Black Friday sales and Cyber Monday shopping online, #GivingTuesday is a remedy to the pressures of Christmas spending and an opportunity to help the causes we all care about.