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Kitty needs home

Hi. We are looking for a good home for a 6- month-old female, neutered tabby cat. Housecheck will be made to make absolutely sure of its suitability as we are seasoned rescuers/re-homers. Please do get in touch if you are seriously interested, and can offer a good, caring FOREVER home (ie not just for lockdown!) Get in touch with me in the first instance, and I will put you in touch with my friend, who has her at the moment. We'll be able to send you a picture. Thank you!

Tracey Brown ● 2047d21 Comments

If you could post a photo would be nice an someone might take a fancy to kitty.

Janice Evans ● 2047d

Be very, very careful who you 'rescue' from.  I would advise only going to the big, well known centres of someone you know personally very well. Unfortunately there are a lot of shysters pretending to rescue but actually very devious and not helpful to animals, quite the opposite.

Claire Moran ● 2047d

Sorry, should have said 'or' someone you know know personally.  I found a big cache of cat collars nearby a few months ago and suspect there are people around here who are stealing cats WHO are allowed to wander and those cats who are not microchipped are put up for adoption, which the 'rescue centre' gets a good fee for. Microchip your cats, take lots of photos of you with them (dogs too) and be careful of backstreet 'rescue' organisations, particularly if they don't have a charity registration number.  And even some of the latter have 'freelancers' who are far from ethical.  Just be wary.

Claire Moran ● 2047d

Oh, and microchip your cats as well as your dogs. So many pet thefts, leaving people heartbroken. And never, ever tie your dog up outside a shop.

Claire Moran ● 2047d

The idea of owning ‘ a cat or dog is slavery. We used to get kittens free when a litter was too many for the householding carer to manage. What human effort is put into the production of these animals? Never pay for one and the problem is solved.

Vivienne Cox ● 2047d

New legislation is in force re breeding dogs and cats which should help with this. When you pay for an animal, or get it free, pay huge insurance premiums each month, get them neutered, take them to the vet on a regular basis, feed them, look out for them, take them to the vet when there is an issue, make sure they are comfortable and warm I think you can be said to 'own' them.  Unfortunately animals put up for 'free' are very often used as bait dogs and cats and mauled to death while people jeer and bet on who will last the longest before they are ripped to shreds and die.  Or didn't you know that?

Claire Moran ● 2047d

It's been a very long time since kittens and puppies were routinely available free of charge. Paying for them establishes your bona fides, since people don't value what they get for free.

Susan Kelly ● 2047d

Quite right, Susan.

Claire Moran ● 2047d

Not knowing but curios and certainly nothing against the op. Why is a Housecheck needed for a 6- month-old cat? I fully understand for homing a dog.

Julian Pavey ● 2047d

Julian, why on earth would you think a cat deserves a less good home than a dog?

Claire Moran ● 2047d

I genuinely give up some times.

Julian Pavey ● 2046d

Well, my last cat came from a friend, free. I never insured her, she was neutered but lived a long and healthy life almost no vet visits and I can’t remember her ever Ill.

Vivienne Cox ● 2046d

Agree all and why I ask for a photo.

Janice Evans ● 2046d

I inherited a kitten from a flat mate who got two from friends of ours.  I told him they are your cats so your responsibility I do not want a cat.  He was very good with them both and they were fed regularly had a lovely cane box to sleep in and a clean litter tray every morning.  One of the however did not seem interested in my flat mate or humans at all.  One Sunday I was watching the morning politics programs when she came into my room.  She jumped on my bed walked up my back and went to sleep on my shoulder next to my neck.  After that she stayed with me for 22 years until she got a brain tumor and she went to sleep in my arms at Battersea. A cat can be a excellent pet for children but it like dogs must be the right match.  It is a very good idea that someones ome is checked out and is safe.  If I asked for the kitten something I wish I could do it would be a disaster as my flat is being rebuilt and there are boxes everywhere.  Very unsafe for a kitten.  I will be getting a cat or a small dog When my flat is finished and I have full access to the outside world. I miss the companionship an animal can bring to a home and especially the emotional support they can be to people who live on their own.  I was adopted 4 years ago by the squirrels qho live in our garden but when the first lockdown came the local vixen thought our garden was the best place to have cubs and all the squirrels moved out. But I got to watch 4 beautiful and very funny fox cubs grow up everyday from my window.

Caroline Carney ● 2046d

Well, she still needs a home. We had one in mind but the people seemed dodgy when we checked them out. Onwards and upwards.

Tracey Brown ● 2037d

I can't just take someone's word for it that the home is good. I'd not sleep at night. And, no, while I'm not with a registered charity (not for rehoming, anyway, though I do work with the Blue Cross as a speaker) OF COURSE, I don't get money for this. I just try to find unhomed cats great homes when they come to my attention. Simple as that.

Tracey Brown ● 2036d

Photo, might help

Janice Evans ● 2036d

I don't like the 'owning' thing, either. I'm their guardian, not their owner, even though I paid the rescue home a fee for mine. I would never get one from a breeder or seller or petshop. Anyway, she is still looking for a home, no fees involved, but a proper home check and if it doesn't work, the cat comes back to us, is not passed on to some unknown. Thank you!

Tracey Brown ● 2036d

Idea is people like to see photos to make sure it's genuine and not a stolen cat, you will probably understand as you also want things to go well and for it to go to a good home,

Janice Evans ● 2036d

That's sense. Does anyone know how to post photos here? Ta!

Tracey Brown ● 2030d

I've bumped a previous thread for you.

Richard Greenhough ● 2030d