16/08/2025
🚨 Please Read – Cats on the Road & Our Shared Responsibility
I’m feeling very triggered today seeing so many posts about cats injured or killed on the road. Eventually, I hope the law will change so cats must be reported the same way as dogs. Until then, I need to say this:
Non-profit rescues are made up of ordinary people. The only difference is, we take that extra step most people don’t. We’re the ones who will:
Stop the car, even if it makes us late for work or an appointment.
Leave a dog in the car a little longer or make a child late for school, because helping an injured cat matters.
Take a deceased cat to the vet to check for a chip, or scan the cat ourselves and pass it on with dignity.
These are things I’ve done personally, even as a child when I was late for school because I stopped to help injured animals. We often hear excuses – some genuine, some not – but the truth is passing the responsibility to a rescue is not good enough. We all have a part to play in animal welfare.
👉 If you find a cat on the road, please:
Check carefully the cat is actually deceased.
If alive, take straight to the nearest vet. If local, we may be able to help raise funds for treatment or pass your details to a rescue who can help or one who is in your area. Also remember to contact Blue Cross or The RSPCA who may cover some of the costs but you have to be persistent and check their "kill count" how much will they cover before putting to sleep? Smaller rescues and certain non profits will sometimes have lower kill counts and policies.
Buy your own microchip scanner (they’re on Amazon) and check for a chip.
If you post online, do it after you’ve taken the cat to the vet. The vet can post too. If you locate the owner, inform them that you have taken the cat to the vet and give details.
Rescues are overwhelmed. The UK is in a cat crisis: too many unneutered cats, sky-high vet bills, the cost-of-living crisis, lack of family support when owners pass away or enter care, cultural and religious differences, mental health struggles, entitlement, and ignorance. All of this lands on rescues – who are already drowning.
We are currently closed to new intakes, but we will still go out to check for chips or take a cat to the vet if we are nearby and it’s local. We also work alongside other kind souls like Jade Humphrey, in Builth, an independent rescuer when she has the time and funds and a friend of ours, who also has one of our scanners.
👉 Who may be able to help (depending on area & availability):
Vets: Ddole Road (Llandrindod), Builth Vets, Hafren Vets (Newtown or Llandrindod Wells)
Moderators/Admins: Lauren Guest, Teigan Clair Rox, Steve Simmons (This is My Cat Llandrindod Wells)
Independent Rescuers: Jade (Builth, has scanner)
Rescue Organisations:
• Purrfectly Feral Rescue
• HART (Hay Animal Rescue Team)
• PAWS (Powys Animal Welfare Service)
• Oswestry Cat Rescue
• Moggies Cat Rescue (Aberdare)
⚠️ Please remember: these people and groups are already overwhelmed. Always check the area they cover first, and always be polite and respectful when contacting them.
🙏 Please, above all, be polite and respectful to rescuers. We are just people trying to mop up after the failures of others. None of us can do this alone – animal welfare is everyone’s responsibility.
Thank you for reading. 💜
