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UK registered charity helping stray cats in Turkey by providing food, medical treatments & homes in the UK, EU and US🇬🇧
Rescues available for intl.

adoption
Charity no: 1209966

30/10/2025

✨Ben✨

We found this guy in a terrible state back in July and rushed him to the clinic. He was diagnosed with a lower respiratory infection, a gum infection, an abscess, rotten teeth, anaemia, jaundice and FIP.

Had we not taken him to the vets when we did, he would have died alone in a corner somewhere. We couldn’t just leave him there knowing we were his only lifeline💔

After 3 months of treatment and dental extraction we released him back last week. In an ideal world he shouldn’t have returned back to the streets as a FIP survivor. But this is the best we could do for him.

Please consider donating towards our rescue efforts so that we can help more cats like him🙏🏻

27/10/2025

🐾 Support our cats in style! 🐾

Grab our Cat Charity Tote Bag for just £20 (incl. postage!) and help us care for cats in need💜

To order: send £20 + your name & address — it’s that simple!

Every bag sold helps give our cats the care they deserve🙏🏻

26/10/2025

Do you have a Jasper shaped hole in your heart? This gorgeous boy is currently in a foster home in Kent and is looking for his forever home.

We cannot rescue more cats in need unless some of our current cats leave. When you help one cat, you’re actually helping two! By adopting one of our cats, you will make room for another cat on the streets🙏🏻

Jasper is incredibly affectionate and would benefit from an owner who works from home. He’s a velcro cat and loves being around humans.

Adoption Application link in bio💜

✅ Male
✅ 2-3 years old
✅ Microchipped
✅ Fully Vaccinated
✅ Neutered
✅ Stage 5 clinger
✅ Gets along with other cats
✅ Indoor only

09/10/2025

💔 The heartbreaking reality of kitten season in Turkey 💔

A neighbour told us about a mother cat and her five kittens who were unwanted where they lived. Someone had slammed one of the kittens against a wall, killing it instantly — and beat the mother with a stick.

We moved them to a safer place, but the mum kept returning to her original spot, despite the danger. Soon after, we found three more kittens in the same area — and the mother began nursing them too. But she kept abandoning them all to go back.

We had no choice but to take them in again — but by then, all the kittens had caught ringworm, worms, and fleas. They were taken to the vet for medicated washes and treatment, but heartbreakingly, four of the kittens didn’t make it.

Now, only three siblings remain — along with another abandoned kitten rescued from the same area. They’re finally healthy and safe… but we have nowhere to put them.

Adoptions in Turkey are almost non-existent, and with winter approaching, these babies won’t survive on the streets. Yet the longer we keep them, the harder it becomes to release them.

This is the endless dilemma of rescuers in Turkey during kitten season — too many lives, not enough homes.

Please, if you can, donate to help cover their vet bill, which is now over £1,200, and give them a chance at life. Every little bit helps

05/10/2025

✨Available for Adoption✨

We rescued Oscar guy back in January when we noticed his third eyelids were so raised they were impairing his vision. It turns out he had blood parasites and a few rotten teeth. After a few weeks of treatment and a dental extraction he made a full recovery.

He’s also got blurred vision in his right eye but his eyes were much better now and he was ready to return back to the street. But we really wanted this incredibly friendly boy to have a home of his own.

A lot of stray cats are guarded towards people but not this boy! He loves being around people and he will throw himself on the floor and do a little roll around just to prove it! A couple from Scotland fell in love with his charming personality and wanted to open their home to him.

He travelled all the way to Edinburgh on 11 June but sadly it hasn’t worked out. They have 4 other cats and Oscar has been bullying 2 of them. They live in a small flat so it’s been challenging keeping them separate so we have come to the mutual decision to rehome him. He lived with 8 other cats in Istanbul and he was fine with every single one of them but to our surprise not with the resident cats in his new home.

If we can find him a home soon that would be great for everyone involved, including Oscar. We can bring him to London if needed. Please share him with your friends and family to increase his chance of finding his forever home💜

28/09/2025

✨Happy Adoptiversary Minnosh✨

Minnosh fka Sophie travelled to Belgium one year ago today! She was just a kitten when we found her laying on the side of the road with two broken back legs. They were so badly broken she had to have pins put in her little legs.

Life on the streets was really tough for this pretty girl. But, those days are well behind her now that she’s living the life she deserves in Brussells with her Turkish brother Yummi. 🥰🧿

26/09/2025

✨Hayko fka Arnold✨

This gorgeous boy has been in his new home in Berlin for just a littler over 2 weeks. He left his two brothers behind in Istanbul but now he has a big sister called Yennefer. They’re already getting along well. And his new parents are absolutely in love with him. What a lucky boy🥰

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