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Willows cat adoption centre Small, purrfectly formed CAT RESCUE SHELTER in South Shields caring for homeless and unwanted cats across Tyne & Wear. Viewings are 30 minutes.

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.

⭐️ NEW - ❤️ We take great care to match people and Willows pussycats depending on CURRENT AND FUTURE human & pet family...
23/05/2026

⭐️ NEW -

❤️ We take great care to match people and Willows pussycats depending on CURRENT AND FUTURE human & pet family life, and the cat’s PERSONALITY and long term INDIVIDUAL NEEDS.

💬 Yoo hooo… I’m one of Gracie’s most recent children… so one of the 11-intake-in-a-day-gang! I wasn’t very well socialised as a young kitten before I made it to Willows. After a stint being a scaredy cat at the shelter I went into foster with Aunty Charlotte. I’m an affectionate and cuddly girl now I’ve had time to bond with one human. In fact I can be a little clingy; I like to sit next to Aunty Charlotte on the sofa, and often follow her if she leaves the room. Watch your step as I wind around when following. I will sit on Aunty Charlotte’s lap if she has her legs crossed with a blanket over, otherwise I will just sit beside her pressed up against her leg. My favourite place to sleep is… wherever my foster lady is. Given time I will build a bond with my new and forever human.

I’m young and high energy and could play all day. Chasing and gently jumping for anything with feathers or bells on a wand is my favourite thing to do (and will help me continue to build my muscles to make me strong as I finish growing). Yes I need a home where humans have time to interact with me lots. I love carrying my toy mice around the room too. I’m a good little eater, love wet food for breakfast and supper and graze all day on dry. Love the occasional lick-e-lick. My meow is quiet, but my purrrr is lovely and loud.

Because of my start in life I’m not a confident kitty… I was very nervous on arrival and whilst I’ve settled in, even now if Aunty Charlotte moves from the sofa I jump up. I hide under the sofa when I’m scared. I’m scared of the hoover too so make sure I’m out the way for that. So a home without small or boisterous or unpredictable children (now or in future) is best. One kind, older (10+) and understanding child who will play gently with me every day may be ok. Best I’m a fully indoor cat too so I don’t run scared from perceived dangers in the outside world. I tolerate being picked up but I find it uncomfortable and I wriggle. So keep that for emergencies. I do like to keep my claws tip-top so a sturdy scratch post and some carpet tiles would be good.

Paws sincerely
Greta
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❤️Fluffy, friendly, purrrry, playful, pretty, petite, black-beauty (now Mushka) is all settled in her forever home. We...
23/05/2026

❤️Fluffy, friendly, purrrry, playful, pretty, petite, black-beauty (now Mushka) is all settled in her forever home. We believe true love knows no breed or colour; a black cat’s heart beats just the same and they’re just as beautiful, mischievous, clever, funny, naughty and loving as any other.

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💖 HELP - FOSTER CARERS NEEDED 💖Are you… ⭐️Living in South Tyneside ⭐️Able to help for 4 to 6 WEEKS (or longer) ⭐️Mature,...
21/05/2026

💖 HELP - FOSTER CARERS NEEDED 💖

Are you…

⭐️Living in South Tyneside

⭐️Able to help for 4 to 6 WEEKS (or longer)

⭐️Mature, responsible, patient, able to observe and report back, and able to follow instructions.

⭐️A home with no babies, nor small children nor any boisterous / unpredictable older children. Kind, respectful, older children 12+ may be ok.

⭐️A home with no other cats, or a separate room that can still have hustle TV or radio and visits from you etc. NO DOGS.

⭐️Own transport would be a bonus (to take to our nominated vets if ever needed).

🐑 awaiting the right match 📞To chat to a volunteer about adopting a Willows rescue cat, send a private message or emai...
19/05/2026

🐑 awaiting the right match

📞To chat to a volunteer about adopting a Willows rescue cat, send a private message or email [email protected] with your phone number, children / pets situation, home details & any s*x, age, colour preferences.

🙀🙀🙀 FLEAS 🙀🙀🙀Since we keep our homes relatively warm, fleas will happily take hold, laying their eggs and continueing th...
19/05/2026

🙀🙀🙀 FLEAS 🙀🙀🙀

Since we keep our homes relatively warm, fleas will happily take hold, laying their eggs and continueing the life cycle 365 DAYS A YEAR. But especially so as the weather heats up.

🙀Just 1 female flea can shed (lay) 50 eggs in a single day.

🙀Once an egg hatches, the larvae stage can be two weeks before entering the sticky cocoon pupal phase.

🙀In the cocoon pupal phase, they can lie dormant, buried in carpets furniture and bedding for 6 months until the environmental conditions are juuuuuust right, for a warm-bodied host to wander by, then the adult flea emerges.

🙀Once a female flea has had her first blood meal, she will start to lay… yep…50 eggs a day. And so the cycle continues.

🙀95% of fleas live or lie in wait in the environment around you, not on your pet.

For safety and efficacy, make sure you use Vet approved flea and worming treatments.

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