Paws for a thought for Cats

Dolly. 9 weeks old. Left in a cardboard box to die. Starving, sick, shaking.
Casper. Found with severe cigarette burns all over his body.
Robin. Discovered on the side of the road with severe injuries. Hit by a car. Nobody helped him.

Hello! Our names are Rebecca and Isabella, and firstly we’d like to thank you for showing an interest in our blog on the Cats’ Protection.  The Cats’ Protection is a charity that aims to look after injured and cast out cats. After you have read our blog, we hope that you will know a bit more about what it aims to do and how it helps the UK’s cats.

Cats Protection is a charity solely run by the kindness and generosity of the general public in the UK. They currently have 29 adoption centres around the country, with the head office in Hayward’s Heath, London. Most of the staff are volunteers that give up their free time to help cats. If it weren’t for the generous people who have donated their time and money to help, many more cats’ chances of survival would be diminished. So that you can put into perspective what they do, here are some facts and figures showing what the Cats’ Protection has done over the years:

1. They have over 7, 000 cats or kittens in their care at any one time
2. They rehome and reunite 55, 000 cats every year
3. They help to neuter 160,000 cats per year
4. They have around 7,000 active volunteers
5. They have over 250 branches run by volunteers nationwide

There is one story of a very lucky cat called Winnie. She was only ten weeks old when she was found cowering alone in a hedgerow; she was starving, soaking wet and was understandably feeling very sorry for herself. If she hadn’t been noticed, she would have died there in a cold, muddy grave. Thankfully, she was found, but many like Winnie aren’t fortunate enough to be given to Cats Protection.
In addition to their work finding homes for cats and kittens, Cat’s Protection works tirelessly to raise awareness about the importance of neutering cats. They never put a healthy cat to sleep. Instead they continually work to find a new, loving home no matter how long that takes. They try to give every cat the chance of a life, where it will be treated with kindness and an understanding of its needs.

As the charity receives no government funding, here is how the public’s money impacts the Cats at adoption centres:

£3 can help pay for vital supplies such as food and vaccinations
£5 can contribute towards a kitten’s initial heath check with a vet
£10 can help pay for urgent veterinary care and life-saving medicines
£15 can feed one abandoned cat for a month
£20 can pay for one cat to be neutered.
Thanks for reading our blog; we would be very grateful if you would answer these few questions using the comments box, please can you tell us where you come from i.e. your home town and country (if not UK):

1. Had you ever heard of Cats Protection before reading this blog?
2. Do you now know/ feel more informed about what it aims to do?
3. Would you now consider being or volunteer or donating to the charity?
4. Would you now adopt a cat or fundraising to help Cats Protection?

If you would like to find out more please visit http://www.cats.org.uk/. Thank-you for your time, and we hope you will help the Cats Protection in future.