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WHAT WE DO
Cats Protection
is a National Feline Rescue and Welfare Charity, taking in lost and
unwanted cats, and finding new homes for them. We also encourage
neutering and advise on general feline welfare problems.
The Glastonbury &
Wells Branch of Cats Protection,
covers a largely
rural part of Somerset including
Shepton Mallet, Wells, Glastonbury, Street, Cheddar, Castle Cary and
surrounding area. All of our cats are
kept at the homes of volunteer fosterers because we have no central
shelter.
Despite it being a very difficult year when we
seemed to get very few enquiries we actually ended up homing 156
cats and kittens, ten more than last year. We also
reunited 21 cats with their owners and trapped, neutered and
returned over 40 ferals.
At the end of the year we had 21 cats in care and 11
on our waiting list. Unfortunately, two cats have been in our care
for more than six months and are still looking for new homes.
We always have friendly
cats of all ages
for re-homing and often 'feral' (semi-wild) cats for farms. We often
have kittens in
need of homes, especially between May-September. Some cats are
re-homed quickly, whilst others need medical care or rehabilitation
before new homes can be found. Adults are always vet checked,
neutered, wormed, treated for fleas, microchipped and vaccinated,
and - when needed, the services of a pet behaviourist to sort any
psychological problems the cat may have. Please go to our
Contact Us page for details of our Welfare Officer and other
Committee Members.
If you would like to join us and help cats in this area of
Somerset, please go to the
Membership page. We always need
fosterers, home checkers, cat cuddlers and fundraisers – all
strictly volunteers, although reasonable expenses will be
reimbursed.
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