We are NOT-FOR-PROFIT suppawted by dedicated VOLUNTEERS. �WE CURRENTLY HAVE A TEMPORARY COVID-SAFE ADOPTION PROCESS THAT WE WILL TALK THROUGH TO ANY PROSPECTIVE ADOPTERS AT FIRST INTERVIEW. ADOPTING FROM WILLOWS
If you have space in your home and heart for a rescue cat, then please read the details below and call us to start your adoption journey. Interview
We take great pride in finding the purr
fect match, so we start with a telephone interview. We’ll ask lots of questions about you, your family and your lifestyle and any preferences. Try to keep an open mind about the s*x, colour and age as we believe getting the right pussycat personality is most important. We have cats at the shelter and many more in foster homes, and even a waitlist of cats awaiting a Willows place, so if we don't immediately have the right match then we get new cases every week. Viewings
You'll be met by one of our friendly adoption volunteers and be able to spend some time with the cats. That's because we may have a viewing after yours and we want everyone to have their own personal time. If we have found your purrrfect match you can adopt at the end of the viewing, so bring your cat carrier along just in case. We'll complete the paperwork and give you your personal copy of the 'Willows Catzette' mews-letter which has lots of top tips on caring for your new cat. We can reserve a cat for a day or two, to give you time to buy any essential kit. You can borrow a nursery cage if you're taking a shy kitten, or if you're introducing a new companion cat. If it wasn't to be this time around, new kitties are arriving all the time, so it may only be a short time before we find you that purrrrfect match. Adoption fee
Our adoption fee is typically £145 which helps pay our shelter running costs, neutering, vet care and other healthcare treatments. £15 from this goes into the ‘Brick Fund’ savings to go towards a bigger shelter that we’re hoping to achieve in the next five years. The rest of the adoption fee supports the up to 40 cats in our direct care at the shelter or in foster and we help many outreach cats too. The adoption fee may be less for a vintage or more on the rare occasion we have a pedigree in need of a new home. Healthcare
Whilst they're with us, all Willows cats are treated for fleas and wormed, and neutered (if over five months old). If you adopt a small kitten then you are agreeing to have them neutered when it's time. Sadly we can't afford vaccinations but as some contact diseases and airborne viruses are life-threatening, we recommend you have kitty immunised before they go outdoors. Talk to your Vet about vaccinations. Ongoing support
We're only a phone call away if you have any concerns in the first few weeks of getting your new cat or kitten home. It can take up to three weeks as a settling in period. If at any time in the future your circumstances change and you can no longer love and cherish your Willows cat, you MUST contact us so we can make arrangements for their return. Spaces are never available immediately, so please be patient. You must not surrender them to another shelter nor pass them on to family or friends and certainly not to strangers. Get in touch
You can reach Willows founder Maria Harrison on 07719605383. She's been doing this for over 50 years and is an expert moggie matchmaker. Or call volunteer Lisa 07989540342. We do get lots of calls about rescues, reported strays, adoptions and all manner of kitty conundrums, so if we can't answer right away, we’ll get back to you and usually within 24-48 hours. If you don't hear back or the phone was engaged, then please call again. When you leave a message, please give us your full name, reason for calling, and we can call you back. Thanks for choosing a rescue shelter to give a kitty a forever home.
