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Cat fosterers needed urgently
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Pet care for cats
Please read before considering re-homing a cat: Cat litter training document:
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Insurance Information
There is a misconception that older cats cannot be insured.
Older cats can be insured! Some people think cats over
10 do not qualify but a lot has changed over the years.
There are several insurance companies who insure the oldies.
For example, an 11yr old cat can cost as little as
£8 with the RSPCA insurance policy,
perhaps even less in some cases. We highly recommend to
anyone taking on a pet to insure for those unexpected
accidents and illnesses that can drum up extremely high
vet bills. Please click on
this link for more information. So please do not let
a cat's age put you off adopting if you think you can't
insure because you can!
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Barbie and Cindy
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Whiskas
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Blackie
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Mickey
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Katara
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Luna and
Comet
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Bubbles
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Willow
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Sokka and
Momo
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Please
Read The Information Below Before Offering to Rehome Any
of our Cats
We try very
hard to make sure our cats and kittens have the best possible
care,
given that they are in
a rescue environment. We hope to give them the best start to
their new lives with you, their adopters,
and our volunteers commit
a huge amount of time and resources to this. We expect adopters
to match this commitment.
When
you take on one of our cats, you are taking on the responsibility
for the rest of his or her lifetime.
Please look ahead to the future with your cat.
Are
you really sure that you are sufficiently committed to the time,
effort, and expense that your cat will need,
Not just immediately but for a lifetime?
Are
you going to be able to work through the challenges and issues
that are part cat ownership?
Rescue
cats are no different from other cats: they all need to be looked
after, loved and cherished.
The
difference with rescue cats is that humans have already let
them down at least once.
Please do not book or adopt one of our cats unless you are completely
prepared to care for them,
come what may, and that you are COMPLETELY determined that YOU
will not be the human who lets them down again.
OUR
ANIMALS ARE NOT AN "IMPULSE BUY"!
It
is absolutely essential that you view adoption as a LIFETIME
commitment before you even consider offering a home
to any of our animals, bearing always in mind that we do not
sell animals but instead seek responsible adopters
who will care for them for life; we ask only £55 adoption fee for a cat regardless
of age,
sex and how much we have spent rehabilitating.
If
you offer a home to one of our animals, we then reserve the
animal to you while a home visit is arranged.
Unfortunately, some people do this then change their minds.
Time-wasters cost too much. Let us explain:
This
may cost the animal a chance of another home.
*It
costs the time and resources of the branch which costs money.
*It
may cost the time and resources of our home visitors, which
they freely donate as volunteers.
*It
may cost the time and emotions of our fosterers and the Rehoming
Co-ordinator.
And
it costs the LIFE of other animals waiting to come into our
care.
We are very disappointed when people waste our time in this
way,
nearly as disappointed as we are when people take on animals
then return them after a short time
without having the compassion, understanding, time and finances
to care for them, after all,
any relationship, whether with animals or people, requires work
and commitment!
So
please THINK very carefully before you book or adopt an animal.
This is not a decision to be taken lightly, but it is essential
that you have done all your thinking before you offer a home
to an innocent little soul who has already faced rejection and
trauma.
There will be many more animals, so do not rush your choice
or compromise the chances for an individual animal.
Please also consider your ability to meet the considerable ongoing
expenses that responsible animal care represents.
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