Cats Protection North Antrim & Glens

16/07/2025

Seeking homes for outdoor cats/working mousers! 🐁😺

We will soon be assisting with a population issue in an area which is unsafe for a number of outdoor cats 🙏 These cats simply need a safe, rural location to live and work as excellent pest control in exchange for a little supplementary food to support their hard work!

If you could offer a placement for any outdoor cats, please email [email protected]. Outdoor relocated cats do not have any adoption fee, and are brought to their new location anywhere in Northern Ireland - they will require a secure shed/barn/garage to be released into for a short time initially to prevent them becoming lost.

They will all come neutered, flea worm treated, have a one off vaccination, veterinary health check and FIV/FeLV disease tested ⚕️

14/07/2025

Dennis, Dee, Mac & Charlie (10 wks old) ☀️😺
"Episode 1: The Gang Gets Adopted"

These lovely kittens have grown up in our care, from tiny little handrears to now full fledged kittens with big personalities - ready for the next step in their journey to a life full of fun and love! 🥰

You can read about each of our 'Its Always Sunny' themed crew at our website below, where we welcome adoption applications for them as single kittens, or in pairs 🤗 Double the fun! ⬇️

https://www.cats.org.uk/ni -all

Our kitten adoption fee is £95 per kitten, but this comes with a lot included to ensure your journey to receiving your new family members is as smooth as we can possibly make it! 😺 All our kittens come with at least a 1st vaccination (2nd free from our vets), flea worm treated (with an additional free spot on home with them for their next due dose), microchipped, FIV/FeLV virus tested, fully health checked, neutered (or fully funded neutering if currently too small to neuter), 4 weeks free pet insurance, delivery home right to your door anywhere in Northern Ireland (so distance doesn't matter!) and full pre-and-post adoption support!

Please share to find them their loving homes! 🙏

04/07/2025

🌟 Halfway Through 2025 — Update & A Huge Thank You! 🌟

As we reach half way through the year (where did that go to!?), we wanted to take a moment to celebrate what *we*—that’s our small but mighty team, our dedicated supporters, and our generous donors—have achieved together 💛🐾

So far this year, Cats Protection North Antrim and Glens volunteers have:

🐱 Trapped, neutered, and returned ✨ 256 feral/stray cats ✨

🩺 Treated countless unowned cats suffering from injury and illness (when we say countless, it’s because there were many... and also, we may have forgotten to count as we went along! 😅)

🏡 Found loving homes for 25 cats and kittens, and made 8 cats safe and thriving in our foster care before transferring them to the Cats Protection Northern Ireland Cat Centre to continue their journey to forever homes

🥰 Have over 20 cats in our volunteers foster care at the moment, safe and getting ready to go up for adoption!

Neutering by **4 months of age** is *critical* to break the cycle of suffering, and we continue to spread this message every chance we get. Every neutered cat means fewer unwanted litters, fewer sick kittens struggling to survive, and a step closer to ending the crisis in our communities.

We are entirely run by unpaid volunteers, working from our own homes with no physical location. So a huge thank you to all our volunteers - trapper, fosterers, transporters and all - for helping make this possible. We are seeking new volunteers, if you want to join us to help even more! ✨ Get in touch via [email protected] to see current volunteering opportunities.

🚨 Sometimes we’re a little quiet on social media — but that’s often when we’re busiest. Trapping, vet visits, coordinating care, fostering, emergency calls... it never stops!

💸 Vet bills and rescue work don’t pause, and we’re doing all we can to keep up. Any kind donations to support our work via the specific link below will stay 100% within Northern Ireland, helping our local cats who need it. Every penny makes a difference! 👇
https://www.cats.org.uk/donate?b=49

Our current cats/kittens available for adoption can be found here, if you could give a cat a loving home - North Antrim and Glens deliver home anywhere in Northern Ireland! 👇
https://www.cats.org.uk/ni -all

Thank you for being part of our journey. Here's to the next 6 months! 🐾💛

30/06/2025

SPECIAL REHOMING APPEAL 🙏 William Wonky - Seeking His Dog Best Friend! 🐶🐱🐾💕

Looking for the perfect cat companion for a bouncy, playful, cat-loving dog? 🐾 Meet William Wonky – our brave, one-eyed, head-tilted cuddle monster who adores dogs more than anything in the world!

Deaf, one eyed, a tilted head and a HUGE heart - William is delightfully unique, but doesn’t need special care and is a healthy boy now. He just needs an indoor-only home full of love, snuggles, and a tail-wagging bestie to curl up with! 😍 He’s bold, very affectionate, and very chatty! He is also fantastic with children, and loves to be involved and in the middle of things.

William loves everyone, and everything - he hasn't got a fear of anything. Unfortunately, that means William is just too much for other cats - William was previously adopted from us, and instantaneously bonded and slept cuddled up with his bouncy dog friend. However, he just wouldn't give the resident cat any time to adjust as he just wanted to play! For this reason, William Wonky is seeking a home with an experienced, cat friendly dog but no other cats. This is his ideal home - however we will welcome applications to those with no other pets, but lots of time at home to spoil this busy boy rotten.

William Wonky is:
🐶 Dog-obsessed – he bonded with one instantly in his last home!
🐱 Other cats? Unfortunately not– he’s just too enthusiastic to love and play with everyone, that other cats do can't get a chance to get introduced to him.
👶 Fabulous with kids, and instantly fearless in any new setting.
🏡 Indoors only required

William is being cared for by Cats Protection North Antrim and Glens, but can be adopted anywhere in NI as we deliver as part of our adoption process! 🤗

If your friendly dog is missing a feline BFF, William’s waiting – and he gives the best shoulder hugs 💖 See the link below, and “Enquire about William Wonky” at the bottom to submit an adoption application 💛
https://www.cats.org.uk/ni -44557

Please share, we know Williams perfect home is out there! 💚

30/06/2025

Now safely in the care of Cats Protection Downpatrick volunteers 🐱🤗

FOUND - Broughshane area 🚩

Does anyone recognise this friendly beauty? 🥰

This cat has been found seeking attention in an area of Broughshane, and is not known to local residents. They are going to be checked over with our vet, as residents are worried they are unwell.

Proof of ownership required, s*x and neuter status withheld as part of proof of ownership. Please email [email protected] if you recognise this cat.

27/06/2025

💔 Abandoned & Alone — Now Ready for Love! 💛

Update: We've been informed these were the last two of four cats abandoned here to be rescued 😢

Meet Butterball & Tater Tot — two incredibly sweet boys who’ve survived the unimaginable, and are now ready to find the homes they’ve always deserved.

These brothers were found in the middle of nowhere — literally — abandoned in a remote coastal layby, with no homes, shops or people for miles. They were surviving off scraps from a rarely used bin, before a lovely couple discovered them and began to visit them with food.

It was Butterball who saved them both. Despite being skin and bone, covered in ticks, and had one eye almost entirely swollen shut from a massive abscess on his face - he ran out to a kind couple who had stopped nearby, asking for help 🙏 That moment changed everything. He had every reason to be frightened like Tater Tot, and hide away - but Butterball still had love and trust in his heart!

Butterball unfortunately before he reached us, became critically ill - but he never gave up and was rushed to our vets as an emergency that night. Now? He’s a healthy, happy, ridiculously cuddly lap cat who LOVES belly rubs and attention 😺❤️

Tater Tot, the more timid of the brothers, stayed hidden away at first — but he’s come such a long way. He’s still a little shy initially, but once he knows you, he quickly ends up on his back and demands snuggles as he wriggles about like a happy little worm! His favourite pillows to roll around on will of course be going home with him! 🥰 He’s gentle, loving, and happiest curled up in a soft bed or blanket 💕 Keep an eye on our story for some lovely videos coming up!

These two beautiful boys are now looking for homes 🏡

✅ They can be adopted separately, or as a pair
✅ Both are very sweet, affectionate, and absolutely deserving of love - though Tater Tot would like a chill environment, to really settle in and bond to his new people, with older or cat wise children.
✅ They’ve come through so much — they really love their foster pens home comforts, and really seem to just love attention and care. So, they are indoor only suitable - or very safe outdoor access, in a quiet low traffic area. We doubt they'll want to go very far from safety again!
✅ Would be fine to live with other cats, with introductions

Please share to help Butterball & Tater Tot find their happy ending 🙏

See the link below, and use the 'Enquire About' button at the bottom of their profiles to submit an adoption application form if interested! 👇
https://www.cats.org.uk/ni -all

From abandoned… to adored. Let’s make it happen. ❤️

24/06/2025

Meet Tawny! 🦉🐱❤️ This sweet and affectionate mum is doing a wonderful job raising her five curious kittens in our care: Finch, Peregrine, Rook, Chickadee, and Button Quail! 🪶 They’re growing fast, full of fun, and keeping their fosterer busy through the messy stage of kittenhood! 🤭

If you would like to support these little buttons in their journey, you can find our amazon wishlist link below ⬇️ as they have decided they only wish to eat Whiskas kitten... they know they have their fosterer wrapped around their little paws! 🤭😂

https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/KXOQ6BR0MG9W?ref_=wl_share

Please note: they’re not quite ready for adoption yet, but they'll be looking for homes in the near future so stay tuned! 🤗🎊

21/06/2025

Sweet Little Franklin is seeking a home! 🥰

Franklin is a quiet, affectionate and loving little boy - he has room to grow his confidence in a loving home, but is soooo sweet! He's not shy, but he likes a bit of encouragement - he loves company, and purrs away as he rubs your hand 😚

Read more about Franklin and his homing needs/suitability at the link below, and 'Enquire about Franklin' at the bottom of his profile to submit an adoption application form 🤗❤️👇

We deliver anywhere in Northern Ireland as part of our adoption package, so feel free to apply from anywhere in NI! 🚗

https://www.cats.org.uk/ni -all

10/06/2025

https://www.justgiving.com/page/jules-laroche-6...
This May, Jules our Operations Manager is taking on the challenge of the "Miles for Moggies 2025" 10k, dedicated to raising funds for our beloved feline friends in Northern Ireland.

09/06/2025

We are very sorry to write this post, but due to the extraordinary amount of requests our North Antrim and Glens area volunteers are receiving at the moment, we feel the need to announce that unfortunately we are FULL for a little while 😿

With kitten season now in full swing, and abandonments at an all time high, our limited foster space is fully at capacity - we can now only make a heartfelt plea to the owners of cats to please neuter your pets by 4 months old 🙏 While Dee, Dennis, Mac & Charlie (photographed) in our care are not up for adoption just yet, they will be in a few weeks time!

If you could help offer:
🌟 A loving forever home to a friendly pet cat, please see our website for cats ready for adoption across NI's voluntary branches (our North Antrim and Glens cats are delivered home anywhere in Northern Ireland!) - https://www.cats.org.uk/ni

🌟 A safe, rural, outdoor home for some (neutered) feral cats/kittens as outdoor pets and/or working mousers, please email [email protected]

🌟 A temporary, safe, loving home to foster cats/kittens before they are rehomed (all expenses and training provided), see the link below and email [email protected] for more information about becoming a volunteer! - https://www.cats.org.uk/support-us/get-involved-volunteering/foster-a-cat

Thank you to all our followers for your understanding and support! ❤️ We know we've been quiet on this page recently, but we are at our busiest when we are silent! 🫣

05/06/2025

https://www.justgiving.com/page/jules-laroche-6...
This May, Jules our Operations Manager is taking on the challenge of the "Miles for Moggies 2025" 10k, dedicated to raising funds for our beloved feline friends in Northern Ireland.

Help Jules LaRoche raise money to support Cats Protection

03/06/2025

𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗩𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀' 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱!

It’s and we couldn’t be prouder of the dedication of our volunteers as they help cats across the country.

We are powered by a team of amazing volunteers who champion our vision. A society where every cat has their best possible life because they are protected, cared for and understood by everyone.

Thank you.