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Whinnybank Cat Sanctuary has been rescuing and re-homing cats and kittens in Fife (Scotland) and beyo
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Run by Sue Hancock and other volunteers, Whinnybank Cat Sanctuary has been successfully rescuing and re-homing cats and kittens since 1978. While most of the cats and kittens handed in and re-homed at Whinnybank are regular domestic pets, Sue Hancock also does a lot of work with feral cats. She gets calls from farms, hotels and other places with feral colonies that are getting out of control. Know

ing that the local council no longer traps cats, and that if they are called in, the council arrange for the colony to be indiscriminately exterminated, often leaving kittens to starve if the mother has been killed. Sue spends many hours and a small fortune on petrol, trapping the cats and getting them checked and neutered by the vet. The council often put calls on to Sue from people asking for help with feral colonies, but they are unwilling to help in any way, not even with the costs. The Cats Protection League do not do large-scale feral work, but they do sometimes help Whinnybank with a grant or donations of cat food. If a feral colony gets above 15 cats, nature is cruel and cat flu often sets in, so the vets bills can be huge. Very often a few neutered cats will be returned to the original location, ensuring that the colony will not get out of control again. If kittens are trapped at a young enough age, our kitten fosterers work hard to tame them so that they can be homed. The other adults and untameable kittens then spend the rest of their lives running free at the Sanctuary, unless we manage to find new homes for them at farms or stables. It is hard, expensive and often frustrating work but definitely worthwhile! Any donations can be made at the Whinnybank fund raising shops in Newburgh and Auchtermuchty, or by sending a cheque made payable to 'Mrs S Hancock, cat rescue account' to Whinnybank, Lumbennie Road, Newburgh KY14 6ET.

16/11/2024

Milo and Lyla Kittens getting bigger by the week. Thank you Neil for the update. Lovely to see them.

16/11/2024

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🎶 KNOCK 3 TIMES 🎶
TEMPERATURES ARE DROPPING FOLKS - PLEASE ALWAYS KNOCK

Something that is always useful to share and remember 🤔🧐 Temperatures are changing, nights and days are starting to get very harsh outside, and cats living on the streets are looking for a warm place to take shelter... Knock hard on the hood, kick the tires lightly and honk the horn before starting the car!
Take a minute of your time, but it's worth it, you could save a life! 🐈

16/11/2024

🙏WHINNYBANK CAT SANCTUARY 🙏
Sue , volunteers and the cats 🐱 would like to thank all you lovely generous people out there who donated food and also cash donations , so many caring people the response was absolutely astonishing , we are so grateful 🙏 this eases Sues mind as winter approaches and often gets snowed in , so all the fur babies will be cared for regardless. 😽 Many thanks the whinnybank team xx

16/11/2024

Please click on picture to see all information. Bear is a six month old neutered male. He needs to be allowed outside as he's very active and likes to explore. Bear is playful and loves to climb! He has previously lived happily with children. He can be cautious around new people or things (particularly things that make strange noises, like the dishwasher) but warms up quickly to be cuddly and affectionate....

Please click on picture to see all information. Bear is a six month old neutered male. He needs to be allowed outside as he’s very active and likes to explore. Bear is playful and loves to cl…

15/11/2024

Sorry no kittens available at the moment

15/11/2024

Still waiting on their forever home. ALL KITTENS NOW BOOKED

15/11/2024

Sewing Machine away for a well earned rest. A total of 140 catnip mice completed. Cut and sewed 280 eyes, 960 whiskers, 280 ears and 140 tails. Kitten Linda also away for a well earned rest.

14/11/2024

There is now a food donation box at Morrisons Glenrothes.

14/11/2024

Christmas Catnip Mice all ready to deliver. Also you can get them in the Wee Pin Cushion in Cupar from today. When they're gone they're gone.

13/11/2024

All had their dinner now for playtime

12/11/2024

No chance of me sitting on my beanbag

12/11/2024

Please read post before phoning. Abbie, Emmy, Lara and Mia are 8 week old female kittens. We would like them to go as pairs as they are all very bonded to each other. Sadly, Abbie, Emmy Lara and Mia have all had kitten flu so they can not go with other cats. Unless your cat is fully vaccinated. Initially, the outlook was not positive but with a lot of TLC from Linda and treatments from the Vet, they are now healthy kittens....

Abbie, Emmy, Lara and Mia are 8 week old female kittens. We would like them to go as pairs as they are all very bonded to each other. Sadly, Abbie, Emmy Lara and Mia have all had kitten flu so they…

12/11/2024

FIFE HERALDNEWBURGHWHINNYBANK CAT SANCTUARY Just in case you don’t already know, Sue is now 80!! She hopes she will have 5 more active years in her and she would now like to concentrate on mainly feral cat work, with some strays as well. Sue has so much experience with ferals that other rescues already pass feral calls on to her....

11/11/2024

Getting ready for rehoming soon. I really would like them to go in pairs with no other cats unless your cat is fully vaccinated All girls

09/11/2024

Getting ready for a play

09/11/2024

Alfie and Gyzmo having a wee post dinner snuggle up

09/11/2024

June Mclean would like to say a huge thank you from Whinnybank cats for all who donated food at Sainsburys Leven which they will receive very soon, thank you so much.

08/11/2024

Hi Linda, thought I would send this on to you-as you can see, Phoebe is growing up fast!

Address

Lumbennie Road
Cupar
KY146ET

Telephone

+441337840414

Website

http://www.whinnybank.org.uk/

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Videos

Still waiting on their forever home. ALL KITTENS NOW BOOKED

All had their dinner now for playtime

Getting ready for a play

I think we can say this toy is A NO NO

Don't think she's got the hang of this toy Lol

Playtime before lunch

Playtime before bedtime

The little babies have arrived.

The grey kitten having fun in his new home

Hi Linda, thought you might like to see this, Phoebe is very much in love with her big brother! They’re still just on supervised visits but they’re getting on brilliantly!