Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket Cats Protection

10/08/2024

Save the date!

Friends - this is just to let you know that our annual Autumn Fayre is just around the corner. It's our most important fundraiser of the year so please come if you can - and spread the word!

If you would like to donate a raffle prize, cake for our refreshments sale or items for the good as new stall, please message the page. It all helps!

Thank you!

04/08/2024

We are advertising the lovely Lady on behalf of the Haverhill branch of Cats Protection - please see contact details for their branch below. Lets see if we can find her the lovely home that she deserves!

This exceptionally lovely little cat is Lady. She has a wonderful disposition, very gentle and affectionate. She seeks out attention and loves lots of fuss. Lady is a year old and came into our care very heavily pregnant. She had a rough time giving birth to her kittens, resulting in an emergency dash to the Vets. Lady has been a great Mum considering the traumatic time she had. She is very petite in stature, and we feel that she will always be a small cat, having had kittens so young, but what she lacks in size, she certainly makes up with her larger than life personality.

Lady requires a home where there is a safe and secure garden away from busy/main roads. A rural setting would be ideal for her. She came from a household with another cat, so there is the possibility that she can be re-homed where there is a resident cat provided that they are introduced appropriately. We are unsure if she will tolerate dogs.

If you feel that you can give this little gem of a cat her forever home please contact us, either by emailing [email protected] or telephoning 01440 535 131.

30/07/2024

We rehomed the magnificent Asta, now known as Bertie, recently. As with so many of our cats, he waited very patiently for his forever family but it was certainly worth the wait. Thank you to his wonderful CP fosterer and, of course, to his lovely new family.

Please help us to keep on caring. Every little really does help:
https://www.cats.org.uk/donate?b=76

24/07/2024

Friends - wow! - student vet nurse Rhianna Jones who adopted her cats from us is training to run the 2025 London Marathon in aid of our branch of Cats Protection. She is aiming raise £2,000 - which would be simply amazing!

We're so grateful and will be following her progress with great excitement!. You can find out more about her here and please support her if you can. Every little helps as she's chasing a tough target!

Thanks Rhianna!

Help Rhianna Jones raise money to support Cats Protection

21/07/2024

We rehomed Daisy earlier this year. As is often the way, sadly, she had to wait a long time for her forever family to find her - but find her they did and you can almost feel her contentment. Thank you to her Cats Protection fosterer who worked so hard to find her a perfect home - and thank you of course to her fab forever family.

Times are tough for unwanted animals so please help us to keep on caring!https://www.cats.org.uk/donate?b=76

15/07/2024

Friends - a new week and another stray cat. This tabby and white cat is making regular visits to the garden of a house just past Long Thurlow on the way to Wyverstone. It's very shy so its s*x is currently unknown. If you think you recognise it, please call Kim on 07707 065814. Thank you!

10/07/2024

UPDATE: THIS CAT'S OWNER HAS BEEN FOUND

This lovely boy has been straying in the East Close/Eastgate Street areas of Bury for the last 4-5 weeks. He's not microchipped or neutered. We are now caring for him and trying to find his owner. If you have any information, please call us on 01284 850887. Thank you!

08/07/2024

As you may have noticed, it rained quite a lot at the weekend:-( but our intrepid fundraising team were undaunted and, despite difficult circumstances and getting completely drenched, still managed to raise £177.64 at the Stowmarket Food and Drink Festival!

Huge thanks to all of those involved in organising our presence and manning the stall! And if you couldn't make it but would like to support our work, it's easy! https://www.cats.org.uk/donate?b=76

Thank you!

07/07/2024

We recently rehomed two of four lovely kittens. Now called Lottie and Hollie, they are having an absolutely lovely time with their forever family and enjoying playing with all their toys. You go girls!

Sadly their siblings Lara and Larry are still waiting for their forever home. Please check our website for more information - https://www.cats.org.uk/bury-st-edmunds -24391

Thank you!

04/07/2024

Friends - does anyone recognise this cat? He's a young, unneutered male and is very friendly. He's wearing an orange collar but is not microchipped. He is regularly visiting a garden and house on the Westley estate/Newmarket Road area. The family who live there are feeding him because he seems very hungry but they are trying very hard to find out whether he actually has an owner. If you have any information or recognise him, please call Jane on 07762177092. Thank you!

02/07/2024

A quick reminder - we'll be at the Stowmarket Food and Drink Festival on Sunday 7 July from 10am to 3pm. Our stall will be in the car park at The Red Gables, Ipswich Road, Stowmarket Lots of fun things plus our ever popular prize every time tombola!
Please come and find us if you're there! Thank you!

30/06/2024

Friends - Lara and Larry (ginger and white) are still waiting for their forever family. Please help us to find them by sharing this post! Further info below!

Pretty Lara (left) and Larry had a tough start but are now doing very well. They love fuss and attention and spend lots of time playing with their toys. We want to home them as a pair as they're closely bonded. They would like a home with older children (10+) or with adults. Once they're able to go outside they will need catflap access so they can explore the outside world but be away from busy roads.

If you would like know more about them, please call us on 01284 850887. Leave a message if we can't answer straightaway - we're volunteers and will call you back.
Please, please, please share this post and help us get these cuties into their forever homes asap:-)
Thank you!

27/06/2024

Next Fundraiser!

Friends - we'll be at the Stowmarket Food and Drink Festival on Sunday 7 July from 10am to 3pm. Our stall will be in the car park at The Red Gables, Ipswich Road, Stowmarket Lots of fun things plus our ever popular prize every time tombola!

Please come and find us if you're there! Thank you!

22/06/2024

Pretty Lara (left) and Larry had a tough start but are now doing very well. They love fuss and attention and spend lots of time playing with their toys. We want to home them as a pair as they're closely bonded. They would like a home with older children (10+) or with adults. Once they're able to go outside they will need catflap access so they can explore the outside world but be away from busy roads.

If you would like know more about them, please call us on 01284 850887. Leave a message if we can't answer straightaway - we're volunteers and will call you back.

Please, please, please share this post and help us get these cuties into their forever homes asap:-)

Thank you!

18/06/2024

We take a great deal of care to find the right home for our cats and love to hear how they're getting on with their new family. We rehomed the lovely Toffee last year and the message we've received below suggests it's been a match made in heaven! Thank you very much to her new forever family:-)

I just wanted to let you know how brilliantly Toffee has settled in here. She’s become a much loved part of the family and she’s especially taken to one of the boys. Both boys have grown to love her a lot. Thanks again for introducing us to her, it couldn’t have worked out better.

11/06/2024

These lovely kittens had a tough start in life but are doing very well now. They love fuss and attention and spend lots of time playing with their toys. We want to home them in two pairs as they are closely bonded. They would like a home with older children (10+) or an adult-only home. Once they are able to go outside they will need catflap access to their home and to be away from busy roads. If you would like know more about them, please call 01284 850887. Leave a message if we can't answer straightaway - we are volunteers and will call you back.

Please share this post and help us get these cuties into their forever homes:-)

09/06/2024

Friends - you can make a donation to us every time you shop online without it costing you a penny! We're a small band of volunteers doing vital work to help cats in need but we can't hold many fundraising events as we're such a small team. This makes tools like easyfundraising really helpful! Please check out the link - there's a short video that explains it - and sign up to support our branch. Every little really helps! Thank you!

easyfundraising is the UK’s biggest charity shopping site

01/06/2024

Fundraiser alert!!!

We'll be at the table top sale at Creeting St Mary Village Hall, All Saints Road, from 2.00-5.00 pm on Saturday 15 June. Some nice things to buy and, of course, our legendary tombola!

As our costs go up, we're in real need of funds to carry on caring for cats in need so please come and support us if you can! Thank you!

26/05/2024

Friends - can you help us to find a new home for Asta? He's a large handsome boy and about 2 years old. Sadly, he had to move several times with his previous owner and she was unable to take him with her the last time she had to move.

He's an affectionate boy who loves fuss and attention and is growing in confidence. He loves to jump onto his fosterer's lap and loves having his coat brushed too.

We're looking for a quiet home with patient owners where he can continue to grow in confidence. He doesn't like dogs and would be best suited to an adult only home or one with older children (10 yrs+). As with all our cats we like them to have cat flap access into the house and be away from busy roads.

Please SHARE this post and, if you'd like to know more about him, call 01284 850887. Leave a message if we can't take your call immediately (we're all volunteers).

Thank you!

24/05/2024

A big shout out to the Co-op in Thurston which recently hosted a tombola donations trolley for us. Our tombolas are always popular at our fundraisers so we need lots of prizes! Thank you to everyone who dropped a prize or two into the trolley and to the Co-op team who added some fab Co-op products!

Stay tuned for our next fundraiser for a chance to win them - or support us in another way by checking out the options on this link:-) https://www.cats.org.uk/bury-st-edmunds

19/05/2024

Yesterday we held an afternoon tea for our volunteers and members in at the Wesley Chapel in Elmswell. We were delighted that so many were able to join us for what was a lovely occasion - with lots of stories about the cats we've shared our lives with. Lots of delicious home-made cakes too! Even better, we even managed to raise £332 to support our work.

Thank you to all our members and volunteers - we really couldn't do it without you. If you'd like to join us, we'd love it:-) https://www.cats.org.uk/bury-st-edmunds -membership

05/05/2024

29/04/2024

It takes a very special person to volunteer for a charity - and it takes an even more special person to support that charity with dedication and commitment for 25+ years! Three of our volunteers have just reached this amazing milestone so we had a little gathering this weekend to present them with their Cats Protection Volunteer Stars Awards.

A huge thank you to Rosemary, Sue and Maree for all they have done to help cats in need during this time. I don't know about Stars - they're actually absolute Superstars:-)

11/04/2024

How wonderful it is to be able to share these pictures of our lovely Daisy now enjoying life in her forever home. She was with us for a while but, as you can see, she landed on her paws and is now living the life of luxury and love she deserves. Thank you to everyone who has helped to give her this happy ending:-)

04/04/2024

Friends - our Framlingham and Saxmundham branch are in urgent needs of outdoor homes for some farm/feral cats. If you could help them, please contact them on 01728 723499 or by email at [email protected]. Please like and share this post with anyone who you think could help them. Thank you!

03/04/2024

Miles for Moggies anyone? We'd really appreciate it!

23/03/2024

A huge thank you to the Co-op in Thurston which is hosting a donations trolley for tombola prizes for us. The prizes are so important for our fundraising so please help us if you can by dropping a few prizes in the trolley if you're shopping there or in the locality! Thanks again to the Co-op in Thurston!

19/03/2024

We're so happy to say that our lovely Buffy - now called Martha - is now enjoying life in her forever home. Just look at her making herself at home:-) Thank you to her Cats Protection fosterer who took such wonderful care of her during her stay with us - and thank you of course to her fantastic forever family:-)

Please help us to keep on caring for cats like Martha by supporting us if you can. You can find out more here: https://www.cats.org.uk/bury-st-Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket Cats Protection - and please, if you're looking for a new furry companion, , don't shop!

10/03/2024

Happy Mother's Day to all cat mums out there and thank you for the love and care you show to your furry companions! As a special Mother's Day treat, here are some pictures of our lovely Benji enjoying his forever home. Thank you to his CP fosterer and his forever family for making his dream come true:-)

If you can support our work, please check out this link:https://www.cats.org.uk/bury-st-edmunds/support-us