CATS

(There were so many web sites listed as branches of Cats Protection that we have given them their own page. catsprotection)

Please Note; Inclusion on this site does not mean that we recommend these establishments. We have had a look at their web sites - that's all! We have had a number of comments about 'dodgy' rescue centres and always remove them from the lists - if you know of any more still listed please let us know.
A number of people have contacted us about Bonsai Kittens (If you've never heard of them - you don't want to) This link should answer all your queries http://www.animalsvoice.com/PAGES/news/bonsai.html

• 2nd Chance Cats: North West: http://www.geocities.com/cats_sanction_shelter/2ndchance: At 2nd Chance Cats we have many cats and kittens who come into our care with no fault of there own. Many cats ready now for re homing to loving homes only.
• Aristocat Rescue: North East of England: http://www.aristocat.org.uk: Rescue and rehome stray and unwanted cats and kittens in the North East of England. Run entirely by unpaid volunteers
• Avon Cat Rescue: Warwickshire: http://www.avoncatrescue.org: Independant and self funding Cat Rescue organisation. Rehoming and sponsoring of cats and kittens of all ages
• Bengal Cat Rescue: National Organisation: http://www.bengalcatrescue.org.uk A small independent rescue, dedicated to the rehoming and rehabilitation of Bengal cats. Ran by volunteers, we are reliant on donations to keep going.
• Bristol and Wales Cat Rescue: http://Bristolandwalescatrescue.com: Working with Many Tears Rescue and Cat Action Trust we rescue cats from mid-Wales where resources and new homes are scarce and rehome in and around Bristol. All cats (>4 months) are neutered and microchipped.
• Bury's Stray Cat Fund: Bury St Edmunds: http://www.burystraycatfund.co.uk: Cat sanctuary based in Suffolk covering a 20 mile radius from Bury St Edmunds. Rehoming cats for 25 years.
• Caring For Cats East Yorkshire: Market Weighton: http://www.caringforcatseastyorkshire.co.uk A registered charity working in the East Yorkshire region. Offer shelter to and rehome unwanted cats and kittens. Most days there are about 80 cats, of all ages, in the care of the charity.
• Carlton Cat Sanctuary: Barnsley Sth Yorkshire: http://www.carltoncats.co.uk Home to 27 permanent resident cats, mainly of feral origin and not suitable for re-homing. The sanctuary does take in other cats and kittens on behalf of other rescues, on a fostering basis, whereby they remain the responsibility of that rescue, who provide the necessary food, veterinary care etc. while they are fostered at the sanctuary.
• Cat & Rabbit Rescue Centre: Sidlesham, Nr Chichester, West Sussex: http://www.crrc.co.uk
  Independent charity who run a rescue and re-homing centre. All cats over six months of age are neutered before re-homing, and that all kittens adopted are neutered when old enough. They offer help and advice to the public about pet ownership, and the humane control of feral cats.
• Cat Action Trust 1977: http://www.cat77.org.uk : A small national charity in the UK dedicated to the welfare of feral cats. Policy is to help feral cats by limiting their numbers through neutering and returning to site, and by finding homes for kittens and tame stray cats. The charity is totally against killing for expediency.
• Cat Rescue: Chippenham,Wiltshire: http://www.cat-rescue1.co.uk Permanent Homes Temporary Homes, A volunteer led organisation, ... Is your cat lost? List of cats ready for homing
• Catkins Rescue: Lincolnshire: http://www.catkinrescue.org.uk/A non government funded charity for abandoned and homeless cats. If you are looking to rehome one of my many kitties please check out the Cats Wanting Homes page.
• The Original Cat Action Trust: Lanarkshire, Scotland: www.catactiontrust.co.uk: A small brench of a national cat welfare charity dedicated to the welfare of all cats. Deal mainly with feral cats but also rehome freindly, domestic cats. Aim to promote the neutering of all cats feral and domestic and to educate the public on cat welfare issues.
• Cat Chat www.catchat.org  Cat rescue U.K. animal welfare and cat chat written by George cat and Gemini cat. A super site with an amazing number of links to cat rescuers in the UK grouped by county.
• Catclub: http://www.catclub.net Not really a rescue site but this Cat-related website has a list of cat charities and some very helpful information within resource section!
• CATFLAP: Glasgow & Surrounding Areas: http://www.catflapcharity.co.uk: Unwanted and rescued cats & kittens desperately looking for loving new homes.
• Cat Rescue: Chippenham, Wiltshire: http://cat-rescue.co.uk: Re-homing of stray and unwanted cats and kittens in the North Wiltshire area.
• Cats of Rhodes http://www.siamese.mundikat.nl/subweb/siamese/rhodos/index.htm
  An account of the situation with stray cats on Rhodes - A very interesting site
• Celia Hammond Animal Trust: London East and South also West Kent/ East Sussex: http://celiahammond.org: Rescue and rehoming centres and low cost neutering and vaccination clinics (London only) for cats and dogs to assist people on benefit or low income.
• Chestnut Cat Sanctuary & Rescue Centre: Epping Essex: http://www.chestnutcatsanctuary.co.uk: Cat & kitten rescue centre based in Epping Essex. All come with neuter, vaccination, microchip & insurance. Open 7 days a week.Reg. Charity 1118075. Non profit Rescue Centre.
• Clacton Animal Aid: Little Clacton, Essex: http://clactonanimalaid.org/ A re-homing centre for cats and dogs looking for caring, loving homes in North East Essex and South East Suffolk.
• Country Cat Shelter: Norfolk, Suffolk UK: http://www.countrycats.freeuk.com: Cat and Kitten rescue and rehome. All cats that are unhomeable live indoors with fosterer, no cages no kill. Registered Charity.
• Coventry Cat Group: http://www.ccg.triadian.streamlinetrial.co.uk/main.php rehoming domestic and feral cats in Coventry and surrounding area
• Chestnut Cat Sanctuary & Rescue: Epping, Essex: http://www.chestnutcatsanctuary.co.uk One of the busiest Cat Rescue centres in the South. Over 700 homeless cats and kittens homed yearly. Open every day 363 days a year 10 -2 pm. No age limit to cats. No cats put to aleep.
• Country cat shelter: norfolk suffolk norwich uk: http://www.countrycats.freeuk.com
• Croydon Animal Samaritans: South Croydon: http://www.croydonanimalsamaritans.co.uk: Cat rescue centre
  
• The Cat Survival Trust http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/cattrust/index.htm Currently has about 45 cats at its headquarters in Hertfordshire. The Trust now concentrates on conserving the entire habitat where cats live and is establishing a reserve in Misiones, Argentina - home to five species of cat - and is hoping to reintroduce the jaguar, which vanished from the area about 80 years ago.
• Central Animal Rescue: Leicester: http://www.centralar.co.uk: Cat rehoming centre
• Chapelhouse Persian Rescue: http://www.chapelhouse-persians.co.uk: Rescue, rehoming and welfare of Persian cats. Based in Congleton, Cheshire but operate UK wide for rescue and rehoming of Persians. Offer other forms of help such as long term care (for people who are temporarily unable to care for their cat), behavioural advice and bereavement support.
• Classic Turkish Van Cat Association: http://www.vantasia.org: Classic Turkish Van Cats. Older cats needing homes. Indoor home required.
• Cupar Animal Trust Shelter: Cupar and Lochgelly, Fife. Scotland: http://www.cuparcats.co.uk: Fife based rescue for cats and kittens, cat welfare advice service and Lost and Found. Donations of food, blankets and loving homes always needed.
• Crescent Cat Rescue: Essex: http://www.crescentcatrescue.org.uk: Registered Charity caring for cats for the last 20 years in the Clacton area of Essex
• East Riding Cat Society, Yorkshire: http://www.ray-cats.demon.co.uk: Not really a rescue site but they have a cat show and support other cat rescues, will also give advice. Worth a look if you live in this area.
• Feline Advisory Bureau www.fabcats.org Charity promoting the health and welfare of cats by making latest information available to vets, cat breeders and owners.
• Feline Care: Roudham Road, East Harling, Norwich, Norfolk NR16: http://www.felinecare.org.uk: Cat Rescue and Homing Centre offering sanctuary to over 100 cats and kittens at any one time.
• Feline Fine Rescue: http://felinefinerescue.bravehost.com/: A small family run cat rescue specialising in exotics and long haired breeds, But take in moggies aswell, Cats always needing homes
• Feline Foster Homes: Retford nottinghamshire: http://www.felinefostercare.co.uk : non profit fully volunteered cat and kitten rescue,
• Feline Groovy!: UK based web group: http://www.felinegroovy.itgo.com: A web-site for cat owners and fans - with a "Homes Wanted" page showing details of some of the many cats in rescue across the UK. Also has a message forum for members to discuss their cats.
• Feline Friends: N E of England, Tyne & Wear: http://www.felinefriends.btik.com: Dedicated to helping stray/abandoned cats & kittens. Rehoming & rescue. No healthy animals are ever put to sleep.Run entirely by volunteers.
• FOAL Farm: Biggin Hill, Kent: http://www.foalcats.org.uk Registered charity that provides care for unwanted cats, dogs and rabbits until they can be placed in vetted homes.
• Haworth Cat Rescue: Keighley, West Yorkshire: http://www.haworthcatrescue.org: Haworth Cat Rescue has been in existence for about 15 years and is a registered charity run by volunteers. We rescue and rehome unwanted cats and have a "no kill" policy. We operate solely on donations and monies from fundraising events - we have no HQ to turn to for funds. If you want to help us in our efforts please get in touch.
• The Heaton Animal Rescue Group: Stockport, Cheshire: http://www.tharg.org.uk: Cat rescue rehoming cats in the surrounding area
• Help a cat: london: http://www.helpacat.com: liz farmers london cat rescue site
• Katzcastle Animal Shelter www.Katzcastle.co.uk Cat rescue shelter based in Cobham Surrey
• Kirkby Cats Home: Ashfield, Nottinghamshire: http://www.kirkbycatshome.btik.com A small non-profit making voluntary ran cat shelter/cat sanctuary and cat rescue centre committed to find loving homes for abandoned, stray and unwanted cats.
• Ladybower Persian Rescue: west yorkshire: www.ladybowerpersianrescue.com: a home rescue taking in unwanted, abandoned or abused persians, willing to help out with all cats not just persians
• Lancashire Cat Rescue: Preston Lancashire: http://www.lancatrescue.co.uk An independent charity dedicated to the welfare of cats and kittens. No paid helpers, so every penny raised goes to help cats in need.
• Liverpool Cat Welfare: Huyton, Merseyside: http://www.liverpoolcatwelfare.co.uk: A registered charity with lots of needy animals in desperate need of a comfy warm home.
• Lost Cats Brighton: Brighton and Hove: http://www.lostcatsbrighton.org.uk: The definitive lost and found register for cats in the Brighton area. Run locally, updated daily.
• Maureen's Penistone Cat Rescue: Sheffield http://www.penistone-cat.co.uk MPCR was primarily set up, to provide care for abused, neglected, sick and unwanted cats in the South Yorkshire and North Derbyshire regions.
• Millwood Boarding Cattery & Rescue: West Bridgford, Nottingham. http://www.millwoodcatrescue.co.uk/
  
• Moggies www.moggies.co.uk Home of the online cat guide, free programs, screensavers, fonts and lots more for cat lovers everywhere.
• The Moggery Rehoming Centre: Bristol: www.themoggery.org.uk: The Moggery Rehoming Centre, Bishopson, Bristol. Cats and kittens looking for a loving home.
• 'n' Cats Northampton: http://www.ncats.org.uk:
• 9 Lives: London: http://www.9lives.org.uk: Shelter for elderly, special needs and FIV+ve cats, London
• 9 Lives Cat Rescue: Tyne & Wear: http://www.rescuecat.freeserve.co.uk: Cat rescue based in Tyne & Wear UK
• Of Cats: Non-UK: http://www.ofcats.com/: Well it's a non-UK site, but it's a blog about everything feline that users of this site might find useful
• Oldham Cats: Middleton, Oldham: http://www.oldhamcats.co.uk
  Working to rescue, neuter and re-home unwanted cats and kittens in the Oldham area, Greater Manchester. Site features info on adoption, our work, neutering and much more.
• Original Cat Action Trust (Lanarkshire): Lanarkshire, Scotland: http://www.catactiontrust.co.uk Dedicated to the welfare of feral and domestic cats and kittens. Run entirely by unpaid volunteers, we rescue and foster cats and kittens to be rehomed with loving families. Please check out our cats for rehoming on our website.
• Paws for Life: London, UK: http://www.pawsforlife.org.uk: Small group giving priority to elderly cats and those with a chronic medical condition or disability. No kill policy.
• PDSA / Cat Register and Rescue: http://www.catsup.co.uk. A very lighthearted website with a serious purpose.Nothing to do with rescue but if you like cats you'll enjoy it.
• Pembrokeshire Local Animal Welfare: Pembrokeshire, South Wales: http://www.plaw.org.uk: Cat rescue and rehoming in Pembrokeshire
• Persian & Exotic Cat Rescue: Manchester: http://www.geocities.com/persian_exotic_rescue/ Deal with many cats and kittens every year, either rehoming them or reuniting them with there owners. Rehome cats and kittens all over England. Specialist in Persian and Exotics as we know there special needs, eg, grooming, health, temperment etc.
• Persian Rescue: Bristol part of a National Charity: http://www.persianrescue.co.uk: specialist centre for Persians only, takes in UK wide & specialises in cruelty cases , used by many top charities, council approved
• Pound Kitten Rescue: Poole, Dorset http://dogrescue.8m.com/ppar/cats.htm Rescues kittens and adult cats, and keeps them in foster homes in the Poole, Dorset area until they find them new homes.
• Traditional Ragdoll Cat Society: National: http://www.trcs.org.uk: Ragdolls in Need Appeal - to find permanent loving homes for cats needing new homes and to offer help and advice to anyone with questions about Ragdoll cats in general.
• Ridgeway trust for Endangered Cats www.rtec.demon.co.uk/index.htm Dedicated to the conservation of wild cats. Working to further field research, management and study of wild felids.
• Royal Deeside Cats: Northeast Scotland from Banchory to Braemar: http://www.royaldeesidecats.co.uk: Caring for sick, abandoned and needy cats and kittens in the Deeside area. Please look online for cats which need loving, caring homes and also ones which need sponsors.
• Cat Register and Rescue Falkirk District, Central Scotland. www.rainbowsedge.co.uk  Working only with stray and feral cats. Neuter/return healthy adults. Sick/injured cats fostered in family homes.
• Paws & Claws Animal Rescue Service: Mid-Sussex: http://www.pawsandclaws-ars.org.uk: A registered charity established in 1977. Devoted to the rescuing and re-homing of lost and abandoned cats in the Mid-Sussex area.
• PussyCat Lodge Trust: Brentwood, Essex: http://www.pussycatlodge.co.uk Cat rescue and rehoming in Brentwood, Essex, UK and surrounding area. Lost and found service. Care of feral cats.
• Rainbow Animal Rescue: Camborne, Cornwall http://www.rainbowanimalrescue.org.uk a local, non-profitmaking organisation which provides temporary, loving care, shelter and veterinary care for unwanted and abandoned cats,ultimately seeking suitable and permanent homes.
• Safe Haven Cat Refuge: Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear: http://www.safehavencatrefuge.org A n independent cat refuge operating from Newcastle-Upon-Tyne. Rescue, care for and rehome cats and kittens. Also micro-chip animals and run a local lost & found service.
• Rspca Medway West Cattery: Strood, Rochester,Kent: http://www.catchat.org/rspcamed/cgibin/prtoc.cgi: Many cats looking for loving home. All cats have had their 1st vaccination, neutered, microchipped,wormed and de-flea
• Shropshire Cat Rescue: http://www.shropshirecatrescue.co.uk: Shelter and rehoming centre for homeless cats and kittens. Neutering and trapping assistance for feral and farm colonies. Education the public in responsible pet ownership.
• Siamese Cat Club Welfare Trust www.siameserescue.org.uk Siamese Cat Welfare organisation. Help, rehome and foster Siamese cats (and their non Siamese companions from the same family. We don't split familys up)
• So you have lost your cat:worldwide: http://www.soyouhavelostyourcat.co.uk: dedicated to finding your lost cat,the do's and don'ts,tips and more
• Springflower Animal Sanctuary: Guildford,Surrey: http://www.springfloweranimals.com Offers rescue and re-home service for all small animals. New cat shelter area installed. Small friendly, family run organisation.
• St Francis Rescue: Thornborough, North Yorkshire: http://www.stfrancisrescue.co.uk: Rescue for Persian and long haired cats situated
  in Thornborough, North Yorkshire besides the Thornborough Circles
• Stray Cat Rescue: Bedfordshire: http://www.straycatrescue.org.uk Rescue, rehabilitate & rehome stray & abandoned cats & operate a no destruction policy, except in cases of extreme illness or injury after veterinary advice
• Sunny Harbour Cat & Kitten Rescue: Fife: http://www.sunnyharbour.org.uk: Fife based cat and kitten rescue specialising in orphaned kittens. Safe refuge and rehoming of unwanted domestic cats and strays. Active Lost & Found Register.
• Thornberry Animal Sanctuary: South Yorkshire www.thornberry-animal-sanctuary.org Rescue, care for and rehome dogs, cats, rabbits, horses etc. Non-destruction policy. Regularly updating the site with pictures of animals for rehoming
• UKRCC : National: http://www.ukrcc.co.uk: Ragdoll Re-homing and welfare, finding loving, secure new homes for needy Ragdolls UK wide.
• WellCat (West Midlands) www.wellcat.org.uk Cat and Kitten Rescue. Lots of pictures of cats and kittens waiting to be adopted - Go on! have a look - then adopt one.
• West Oxford Animal Rescue www.woar.co.uk Now based in Wheatley. Offering cats and smaller animals a second and better start in life.
• Worthing Cat Welfare Trust: http://www.worthingcatwelfare.co.uk: Cat rescue and rehoming around the Worthing Area.10th year anniversary in July 2005.
• vzw zwerfkat in nood II: Belgium: http://www.zwerfkat.com Unique shelter for aids-infected cats
• Wizz Catz: Sheffield, UK: http://wizz-catz.co.uk: Sheffield cat rescue and adoption. Always on the look out for caring cat adoptees. Registered charity