Sarah LeFevre
Celia Hammond Animal Trust's Loft Cats Appeal
Fundraising for Celia Hammond Animal Trust
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AN URGENT APPEAL: THE LOFT CATS…
Our sanctuary staff were recently called to a house where 39 cats were living in a loft space, after breeding out of control for many years. Due to the number of cats in this space the conditions were appalling, and as a result lots of the cats are suffering from numerous health conditions. This includes Little Jessie who was emaciated and has a very painful ear infection, Hubble who has a large wound to his neck, Sydney who needed entropian surgery to both eyes, and Atticus who has a nasty ear infection. On top of this 80% of the cats had rotten teeth and needed substantial dental work.
It was relatives of the owner of the cats who contacted our charity seeking help and they were VERY keen to get the situation under control and for us to take the cats, neuter and treat them, and find permanent loving homes for them. The family had very limited funds to pay towards all that needs to be done to help these poor little souls.
Our sanctuary rescue staff have been making many trips forward and back to collect the cats, take them to our veterinary clinics for neutering, surgery and ongoing medical treatment and then transport them to our sanctuary to provide them with the love and attention they need. The cost of these trips, medical treatment, surgery, food and bedding has already run into thousands of pounds, and once we have all of the animals ready for new homes/in their new homes we expect the overall cost to the charity to be in excess of £5,000. The family paid what they could towards all that needs to be done to help these poor little souls, but they had very limited funds, and we are turning to our supporters to help with the huge cost of this difficult rescue.
The cats, now at our sanctuary, are recovering well and all purr loudly when they see clean bedding and find all sorts of toys totally enthralling after having never seen them before.
We are in desperate need to funding to help cover the cost of caring for these cats and any donations, no matter how large or small are truly appreciated. We have set up a JustGiving page (http://www.justgiving.com/The-Loft-Cats-Appeal) where you can donate directly to this appeal, you can text ‘CATS39 £5’ to 70070 to donate £5, or you can call our office on 01892 783367 (after the Easter Bank Holiday) to make a telephone donation.
Thank you for your support, it means a lot to all staff and volunteers at CHAT and will ensure that we can continue to rescue more cats in need.
Please do share this with your friends and family in the hope that others will also support this urgent appeal.
Our sanctuary staff were recently called to a house where 39 cats were living in a loft space, after breeding out of control for many years. Due to the number of cats in this space the conditions were appalling, and as a result lots of the cats are suffering from numerous health conditions. This includes Little Jessie who was emaciated and has a very painful ear infection, Hubble who has a large wound to his neck, Sydney who needed entropian surgery to both eyes, and Atticus who has a nasty ear infection. On top of this 80% of the cats had rotten teeth and needed substantial dental work.
It was relatives of the owner of the cats who contacted our charity seeking help and they were VERY keen to get the situation under control and for us to take the cats, neuter and treat them, and find permanent loving homes for them. The family had very limited funds to pay towards all that needs to be done to help these poor little souls.
Our sanctuary rescue staff have been making many trips forward and back to collect the cats, take them to our veterinary clinics for neutering, surgery and ongoing medical treatment and then transport them to our sanctuary to provide them with the love and attention they need. The cost of these trips, medical treatment, surgery, food and bedding has already run into thousands of pounds, and once we have all of the animals ready for new homes/in their new homes we expect the overall cost to the charity to be in excess of £5,000. The family paid what they could towards all that needs to be done to help these poor little souls, but they had very limited funds, and we are turning to our supporters to help with the huge cost of this difficult rescue.
The cats, now at our sanctuary, are recovering well and all purr loudly when they see clean bedding and find all sorts of toys totally enthralling after having never seen them before.
We are in desperate need to funding to help cover the cost of caring for these cats and any donations, no matter how large or small are truly appreciated. We have set up a JustGiving page (http://www.justgiving.com/The-Loft-Cats-Appeal) where you can donate directly to this appeal, you can text ‘CATS39 £5’ to 70070 to donate £5, or you can call our office on 01892 783367 (after the Easter Bank Holiday) to make a telephone donation.
Thank you for your support, it means a lot to all staff and volunteers at CHAT and will ensure that we can continue to rescue more cats in need.
Please do share this with your friends and family in the hope that others will also support this urgent appeal.