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Welcome to Cats Protection Swindon Branch

Our Branch is run by a small team of dedicated, unpaid volunteers who work hard in their spare time to care for and find homes for unwanted cats and kittens throughout the Swindon area and beyond! Being a small branch, our cats are not based at a central location to visit - instead, all cats/kittens within our care are placed in foster homes pending a suitable home being found. The Branch is essentially self-sufficient, depending on donations and funds raised locally to care for the cats we rescue.

If you would like to give a cat a home, please look at our Adopt a Cat web page and use the 'Contact us about this cat' button within the description of the cat you're interested in.  Not all cats in our care are on our webpage so if you are looking for a cat or kitten, please contact us.

If you would like any more information about how you can help and get involved with Swindon Cats Protection, please call 01793 644536 or use the Contact Us form. To contact us by post: Swindon Cats Protection, PO Box 1054, Swindon SN3 6QE (please note this is a PO Box only and not our location address).

Remember we are a voluntary organisation, and the people in our group do have full time jobs and/or families to look after (and not forgetting our own cats !!! ) We will do our best to respond as soon as possible, but please do contact us !!!

Cat adoption in Swindon

CONSIDERING HAVING A CAT?
Please think very carefully before deciding to give a home to a cat or kitten as owning a pet is a long-term commitment.
Whilst we all adore the sight of a cute little ball of fur, kittens require lots of attention and an inquisitive kitten is likely to get into mischief if he/she gets bored whilst you are out - you may return home to find that he/she has caused damage to your furniture or has been climbing your curtains in your absence!  If you are interested in giving a kitten a home, please contact us as we may have kittens looking for homes.

On the other hand, older cats can be quieter and generally more sensible than kittens or young cats. They tend to be used to household life, know the ground rules of living with people and are more content to spend their time watching the world go by. With adult and older cats their characters tend to be more evident allowing you to select a cat that suits your lifestyle. Many will be happy just wandering around the garden and are less inclined to roam around the neighbourhood for long periods of time.
 
HOMING
All our cats/kittens available for re-homing are:

Neutered (applies also to kittens over 5/6 months),
Fully health-checked,
Microchipped,
Vaccinated, and
Fully flea and worm treated.
The expense of the above often amounts to approximately £200 per cat plus the cost of day-to-day expenses such as food and litter. However we are only asking an adoption fee of £80 to help cover these costs.

When enquiring about a cat's availability (using the 'Contact Us About This Cat' button within each cat's listing below) we'd be grateful if you could also let us know which vet you have used most recently for your previous and/or current cat(s).

 

Support Cats Protection Swindon Branch

None of our vital work would be possible without you. There are many ways you can be there for cats and kittens in Swindon.

Donate now

Donate now

Appeals

Appeals

Fundraise for us

Fundraise for us

Challenge events

Challenge events

Membership

Membership

Weekly lottery

Weekly lottery

Gifts In Wills

Gifts In Wills

Other ways to give

Other ways to give

Fundraising events for cats in Swindon

Want to fundraise for cats in Swindon by taking part in one of our events? From summer fêtes to epic sporting challenges, we’d love to see you at one of our fundraising events soon. 

Volunteer at Cats Protection Swindon Branch

Give a little time, make a big difference.

Below is some guidance about the different roles and opportunities within the branch/area.

Fosterers
Essential to the work of Cats Protection, fosterers are responsible for looking after homeless cats and kittens until a new home can be found for them. It is important that fosters have the time to devote to the cats and kittens in their care, as many rescued cats will need rehabilitating and socialising before being rehomed.

Fosterers can do indoor or outdoor fostering. Indoor fostering requires a completely separate room where the cats can live, unless the fosterer is content for them to have the run of the house (there must be no other cats in the house if they are allowed the freedom of the house), noting that the cats are not allowed outdoors for their own health and safety while with us. We provide a pen for outdoor fostering but this requires a long term commitment as pens cost several thousand pounds. 

The role may include taking foster cats to the vet for vaccinations or if they’re unwell. Providing detailed information about the cats to the website administrator, and letting potential adopters into your home to view the cats is also part of the role. 

If you live in rented accommodation, written permission from the landlord must be obtained before fostering can commence. If you have your own cats, they must be kept fully up to date with their vaccinations, for their own wellbeing.

Administration  / Liaison

Volunteers to help with our webpage, updating our cat recording system and possibility of setting up new fundraising / awareness initiatives.  There will shortly be an opportunity to liaise with another organisation regarding cats coming into care.

Fundraisers

As a charity we are only able to help thousands of cats and kittens each year thanks to the donations we receive from generous members of the public. Online fundraisers help volunteer groups raise vital funds by organising online sales of goods, using social media to encourage donations and any other innovative ways to raise funds they can think of! Our fundraising volunteers help plan and deliver exciting and varied fundraising events, which can be anything from jumble sales, craft fairs, cake sales, etc. Fundraisers should have: Good communication skills, confidence in handling money, a willingness to be part of a team, confidence in speaking to members of the public and have your own transport and be willing to participate in the fundraising events.

Drivers

We are always in need of people with their own car who would be willing to take cats to the vets for appointments, picking up those cats coming into care and taking to the vet for examination and liaising with fosterers.

 

 

Swindon - Contact Details

Please note that we cover the following postcode areas:

SN1, SN2, SN3, SN4, SN5, SN6, SN8, SN11, SN13, SN14, SN15, SN16, SN25, SN26

Please remember that we are a voluntary organisation, and the people in our group do have full time jobs and/or families to look after (not forgetting our own cats!). We will do our best to respond as soon as possible.


If you would like to give a cat a home, please look at our webpage and contact us providing your name and postal address.  If you would like any more information about how you can help and get involved with Swindon Cats Protection, please use the Contact Us form below. 

And don't forget, we are on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/swindoncatsprotection - do follow us!

Post: PO Box 1054, Swindon, SN3 6QE (this is a PO Box and not our location).