Haworth Cat Rescue's main role is that of a rehoming centre. We take in cats that people can no longer keep, including strays (cats which do not appear to belong to anyone) and we find homes for them.


We neuter and microchip all the cats who come into our care and we also undertake any other necessary medical treatment.

We do not have an on-site vet and we are not set up to deal with emergencies.  If you find an injured cat, it should be taken to a vet.

Paying vet bills for individuals who cannot afford to pay themselves is not within our remit, although we may agree to pay for neutering of stray feral cats to avoid them breeding and creating many unwanted cats. 

 

We prefer to operate a trap-neuter-return policy for feral cats, so that they are not subjected to a long confinement in a cat pen.  Where we have no option but to take in a feral cat (for example a mother cat feeding kittens) we place the cat in stables, on a farm or small-holding or even a safe factory site. (Once we've neutered them).
 

As an accompaniment to our rehoming service, we also run a lost and found register.  This aims to reunite lost cats with their owners, and to assist those people who have found a cat with reuniting it with its owners or rehoming it if the owners cannot be traced.

We are able to offer a chance to orphan kittens, and able to foster on a short term  basis mother cats and kittens.  These are usually put up for adoption once the kittens are old enough, but we will also consider returning the mother and/or the kittens to the person bringing to them - we decide this on a case by case basis.

We do not have healthy cats put to sleep on grounds of age, temperament or due to chronic but manageable medical conditions (such as hyperthyroidism or diabetes).   We firmly believe that all cats have the potential to be placed in a suitable home or environment.

If we are asked to take in a terminally ill cat, we will have the cat put to sleep when advised by our veterinary surgeons that the cat no longer has a quality of life.  For the interim period - between the cat coming in and the last visit to the vet, we do our utmost to ensure that a temporary foster home can be found so that the cat has as much comfort as possible.

Please click on the links (aside) to read about some of the cats currently looking for homes, and to understand how the lifestages of cats compare to the ages of people.

  

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