Cat-loving comedian Bob Mortimer has revealed the winner of Cats Protection’s Alternative Cat Awards. The awards, sponsored by PURINA®, were launched in August to celebrate the UK’s feline lockdown legends, after our annual National Cat Awards had to be postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
A husband and wife team are in training for a 46km trek through the Alps next year, all to help cats and kittens in need. Fiona and Chris Coutts will jet off on the five-day adventure in September 2021, along with a small group of other cat-loving fundraisers.
Remember a Charity Week highlights how important leaving a gift in your will to charities such as Cats Protection really is. These generous gifts go such a long way in funding our work helping cats and kittens.
As a committed cat lover, author Alison Wainwright put her talents to good use during lockdown to produce an illustrated children’s book that raises money for cats in need.
A mature moggie with a heart of gold is looking for a home to call her own after battling life on the streets. Cats Protection’s Blandford & Sturminster Newton Branch took in ex-stray Holly just before Christmas.
Volunteers from Cats Protection’s Southampton Branch are appealing for donations after a call-out revealed many more cats needing urgent help than expected. The branch was alerted to a mother cat and her kittens sheltering from wind and rain in a hedge near a housing estate by two concerned members of the public.
A black-and-white kitten who captured hearts with her tiny stature caused by a rare form of dwarfism has found her perfect home. Little Mowzer arrived at Cats Protection’s Cornwall Adoption Centre with her littermates after being born to a feral mother on a farm near Penzance.
“It’s a really sad story,” said Lynne Pothecary, Publicity Manager at Cats Protection’s Anglia Coastal Branch. “Baggy’s owner didn’t want to relinquish her but she had to move home and couldn’t bring her cat with her. She was devastated when she heard that her new landlord had a no-pets policy.”
A badly injured kitten originally mistaken for a pile of rags on a Kent road needed major surgery after being taken in by Cats Protection’s Sutton, Kingston & District Branch.
From scratching the furniture and climbing the curtains, to clawing your hands or waking you up in the early hours, if your cat is causing chaos at home, you might think they’re being deliberately mischievous.