Cats Protection

Cats Protection urges Scottish govt to include cats in new Dog Theft Bill

Cats Protection is urging the Scottish government to also include cats in the new Dog Theft (Scotland) Bill. According to the charity group, it is deeply concerned that cats have been overlooked in this important legislation, leaving thousands of Scottish pet owners without the same legal protections. The new Dog…

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Pet Abduction Bill becomes law

Legislation to make pet abduction a criminal offence has received Royal Assent. Under the Pet Abduction Act 2024 – which was a Private Members’ Bill sponsored by Anna Firth MP and Lord Black of Brentwood and supported by the government – anyone found guilty of stealing a pet in England…

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Identi announces partnership with Cats Protection

Identi, the pet protection expert and one of the UK’s longest established pet microchipping services, has signed a five-year partnership with Cats Protection to provide the charity with identichip microchips. The company will also join forces with Cats Protection in a media partnership to raise awareness of microchipping cats. Microchipping…

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Cats Protection welcomes Animal Welfare Bill

Cats Protection has welcomed a new law which will ban the import of declawed cats and introduce tougher welfare rules to protect pets being bought into the UK for sale. The charity said the Animal Welfare (Import of Cats, Dogs and Ferrets) Bill will bring with it much-needed restrictions on…

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Cats Protection appoints new director

UK’s cat welfare charity Cats Protection has appointed Jeff Knott as its new advocacy and influence director. Knott is currently director of policy and advocacy at RSPB and will move to his new role on 1 May. Knott, who has spent 16 years working in nature conservation, will lead the…

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Cats Protection and Dogs Trust welcomes Pet Abduction Bill

UK animal charities Cats Protection and Dogs Trust have welcomed the Pet Abduction Bill, following its second reading today (19 January). A new criminal offence for pet abduction has taken a significant step forward with the announcement of government backing for new legislation. Under the Pet Abduction Bill – a…

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Pet Food Partnership provides over a million meals to UK pets

The Pet Food Partnership, comprising Battersea, Cats Protection, Dogs Trust, RSPCA and FareShare, and supported by Petplan, has recently passed the significant milestone of one million meals provided to dogs and cats in England, Scotland and Wales. To date the programme has provided the equivalent of 1,043,095 meals, approximately 154…

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Purina’s passion shines through as it launches new commitments to pets, people and the planet

Known for delivering consistently high-quality pet nutrition for over 125 years, Europe’s leading pet care company, Purina, is also passionate about creating richer lives for pets and the people who love them.  This passion has led to the launch of six new Purina Commitments, which address key social impact areas.…

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Waiting lists for cats soar amid cost-of-living crisis, says Cats Protection

UK cat welfare charity, Cats Protection, has revealed that its waiting lists have soared to a “historic high” as the number of cats waiting to enter its 34 Adoption Centres rose by 46% year-on-year in July 2022, up from 1,766 to 2,582 cats. The charity’s volunteer-run branches report similar increases…

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Cats Protection appoints new chair of Trustees

Cats Protection has appointed a specialist in small animal internal medicine, Dr Kit Sturgess as its new chair of Trustees.  Sturgess will lead the charity’s board of volunteer trustees who are responsible for values, strategy and overall performance at the cat charity, which helps 166,000 cats each year. He takes…

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