Guest Blog With 29% of households in the UK home to at least one cat, many renters need to find a home that’s pet-friendly. But not all homes are suitable for cats and as a tenant, you may be limited on what adaptations you can make to suit your feline friend. That means that choosing a cat-friendly rental home takes careful consideration to ensure it’s a comfortable, happy and safe space for your cat while also suiting the needs of the rest of the family. If you’re searching for a cat-friendly rental home, here are our top tips to help you during property viewings to en ..read more

Guest Blog Hitting the Road with Your Furry Crew: Traveling with Multiple Cats   When you've got a car full of feline friends gearing up for a road trip, things can get a little hairy—literally and figuratively. Traveling with multiple cats isn't quite the same as taking a leisurely drive with a solitary kitty. It's more like orchestrating a well-timed dance where everyone needs to move in harmony. Each cat comes with its own set of needs, quirks, and yes, even opinions on travel. So, whether you're heading to the vet or embarking on a longer journey, ensuring each of your whiskered comp ..read more

Kathy, a lifelong cat lover, often thought she would become a veterinarian but couldn't face the possibility of being unable to save an animals life, so she pursued a different path in the rescue sector. Now she is using her skills gained from running several non-profit organisations to advocate for animals by sharing how they have helped her put her own life into perspective and face life's everyday challenges. Having lived a troubled youth of heartache, poverty and rejection, Kathy struggled to navigate her way through life's challenges with the self esteem and self assurance she should of ..read more

By Petko Parapanov ,SIGN THE PETITION HERE " On September 8th our beloved, innocent and shy cat Pisana, who was my first ever pet and I’m currently 20, never came back home for a terrible reason. Pisana was never officially our cat as it was the neighbours cat however, she lived with us continuously for months and the neighbours did not say anything or mind as our garden walls are right next to each other and the cats would often be right in front of their door, both their and our garden doors would often be open at the same time and we never kept the cats from going there or anywhere, and I ..read more

''I have seen cats and dogs in paperwork be referred to as RGU's - Revenue Generating Units'' ~ Professor Noel Fitzpatrick (Super Vet) It all began when Lind tragically lost Rosa (pictured) in 2018. She strongly believes that everything surrounding Rosa's case was mishandles, so she began doing some digging into everything. Her findings led her to refuse to take legal action against the vets, as she found that it was more a case of the 'system' being to blame, not the individual vets. She discovered that it is not the veterinary nurses, or even the practices themselves, that are to blame, but ..read more

ISIS’S NEW LIFE Isis here folks tragically Ghost cannot tell you any more about his adventures as he was knocked down and killed on 24th February 2023. My humans are bereft and are wondering how I am coping. Its early days so who can say. Anyway, you have heard Ghost’s side of the story now it’s time for mine. I am a feisty girl and suffer no nonsense from my humans. What’s with all this trying to cuddle me. I know Ghost loved a cuddle and curling up on our humans but honestly, I don’t see the attraction. I have a feeling Ghost blamed me for us landing at the Cats Protection in Dundee but real ..read more

Guest blog by Elizabeth and Janet When my sister Janet and I adopted our two cats Ghost and Isis from Dundee Cats Protection we little realised just how much our lives were going to change. They have completely taken over the house and are much loved in the area where we live. Because we got them near the end of September 2017 keeping them in for six weeks meant we ran into Bonfire night so we had to keep them for another week. Unbeknown to us Ghost had been sitting on the window ledge looking out like he was a prisoner so on release day everyone in the street knew who he was and where he liv ..read more

Wildcats are clinging on by a claw and Scotland is their last refuge from extinction in Britain. Saving Wildcats is a European partnership project dedicated to Scottish wildcat conservation and recovery. Our aim is to prevent the extinction of wildcats in Scotland by breeding and releasing them into the wild. At the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland's Highland Wildlife Park in the Cairngorms National Park, Britain's first large-scale dedicated conservation breeding for release centre for wildcats has been built. The centre brings together wildcat experts, a dedicated veterinary unit and a s ..read more

As of 10th June 2024, all cats must be implanted with a microchip before they reach the age of 20 weeks, and their contact details stored and kept up to date in a pet microchipping database. Owners found not to have microchipped their cat after that date will be given a 21 day warning to have one implanted or face a fine of up to £500. It all started with Rehman Chishti MP and the Cats Bill... ,The Cats Bill aimed to require the driver of a vehicle involved in an accident resulting in injury or death to a cat to stop and report the incident, as well as to require the keepers of cats to ensure ..read more

Following the successful petition by Olivia on behalf of Dart, a debate on the subject of cats that are hit by cars being made a reportable offence took place on January 9th. For those who missed the debate, we have some great news to report back Firstly, we were so pleased to see the level of support from the Minister and MPs, and felt it was a really constructive debate. RTAs, microchipping and scanning are very closely linked, and we were happy to see all of them being discussed in the debate with some great ideas put forward. The Petitions Committee carried out a public engagement exercis ..read more