Cat charity

Cats Protection welcomes debates on pet travel to make sure cats are not left behind

The UK's largest cat charity has welcomed two parliamentary debates which will raise concerns that cats are being left behind in changes to laws around pet travel.

Cats Protection says proposals in a Government consultation on the movement of pets into Great Britain would fail to protect cats and kittens in the same way as puppies and dogs.

The Government consultation, which...

Charity advises against taking moggies on stay-cat-ations

Following the uptake in UK holidays and the increase in lockdown pets this year, Cats Protection is issuing advice on how to care for your cat while on holiday.

The leading feline welfare charity warns against taking your cat with you as it says cats in general find change difficult and are more likely to be content in their own environment.

It also says there's a risk that...

Missy - Cats Protection

Antifreeze warning for owners after agonising death of much-loved cat

An owner whose cat died from suspected antifreeze poisoning has joined Cats Protection's campaign to raise awareness of the dangers of the product to cats.

Eighteen-month-old Missy is thought to have swallowed antifreeze near her home in Skipton, North Yorkshire, before becoming severely unwell.

Her distraught owner Ann Bolland said: "I realised something was wrong when...

Smudge - Cat Protection

Cat charity unveils plans for pioneering new UK-first adoption centre

Plans for Cats Protection's trailblazing adoption centre in Exeter have been revealed and given the green light to proceed this summer, featuring pioneering facilities for cats, staff and visitors, including an enrichment garden.

The first building works, which will see a new adoption centre replace the feline welfare charity's existing Exeter Axhayes Adoption Centre at Clyst Honiton...