Totally amazing charity, every body is a volunteer, nobody gets paid but they do an amazing job (Cats Protection)

Member Name: lisharoberts

Product:	Cats Protection
Date:	26/07/09 (64 review reads)
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Advantages: Take in homeless cats, provide all food, vaccinations etc

Disadvantages: -

Cats protection is a registered charity which was formed in 1927. They have several locations in different towns and each location site is self funded. They rely on donations alone. Everybody that works for this charity is a volunteer. They do such a good job which really needs to be recognised.

I found out more about cats protection recently when we decided to adopt a cat from one of the charities many fosterers. Firstly we got intouch with them. They send one of their volunteers around to tell us about what they do and what happens when you want to adopt a cat. They also check out the potential adoptees, not only to find out if they are suitable but also to see what kind of cat would suit the family and if you already have pets, they try to get a cat suited to get on with other pets in the home. The volunteer that came round to our home was very friendly.
What made me so shocked was that the charity pays for all the initial vaccinations, blood tests and for the cat to be neutered. They also pay for the cat to be micro chipped. This costs the charity over £150 for each cat. They have to self fund this money. The charity only asks those adopting a cat for a minimum of £40. This is very small in comparison to what they pay out and for what the volunteers put into this charity.
After we spoke to the volunteer about adopting a cat, he suggested potential cats that would best suit the family, bearing in mind we already had a cat who is quite placid at the moment and we were worried another cat could change this part of his personality. We went to visit one of the cats he had suggested at one of the charities fostering homes. The fosterer was lovely, also a volunteer, she takes in cats that people have either thrown out or decided they cant keep. She takes them in and keeps them until somebody does want them. She provides for their up keep. I find these people truely amazing.
We had the first cat we saw, she was lovely. We paid the minimum donation because money is tight at the moment. But we will definately be helping the charity soon so we can help out with their funding.
Donations can be made via their website or your local cat protection site.

Summary: Brilliant work from the volunteers