Keighley Cat Care

We are a registered charity run entirely by volunteers. We rescue abandoned, stray and unwanted cats & kittens and find them safe and loving homes.
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We are a small animal charity run by volunteers. We do not receive payment for our work or any government funding. All funds are raised by ourselves by way of donations from the public and sales of donated goods. We desperately need cat food, litter and money for vet bills.

What happens when a cat comes into our care?

Cats and kittens come in to us for many reasons. They are abandoned - owners move away and leave them, some are thrown out because they are pregnant, unwanted kittens dumped in dustbins, cardboard boxes, thrown out of cars. Sometimes the owner has died, relationship break ups, allergies, new baby or owners who get kittens then after a few short months get bored with them.

All cats and kittens coming into our care are placed in foster homes in and around the Keighley area, we currently have 9 foster homes.

Cats and kittens coming into our care which are in need of immediate veterinary attention because of illness, injury etc. are taken straight to our vets - Aireworth Vets and given any necessary medication /treatment etc.

All the cats are routinely treated for fleas and worms, fully vaccinated, microchipped and neutered if old enough (5-6 months old). We also give new owners a leaflet from Pet Plan entitling them to four weeks free insurance. Pet Plan offer a discount for those continuing with the policy at the end of the four weeks. We are partnered with Pets at Home who provide us with a discount voucher for new owners to use in their stores.

We ask for a donation towards the costs we have incurred and suggest a minimum of £75. 00.

To put this into perspective the following is an average cost for the above procedures if new owners took the cats to a veterinary practice themselves:

Vaccination Course £44. 00
Female Neutering (Spay) £58. 00
Male Neutering (Castration) £43. 00
Microchipping £28. 00
Flea & worm treatment £12. 00

The cost for a female cat would be £142. 00 and £127. 00 for a male. Our donation is almost half this and does not take into account their feeding costs or any vet costs for illness, surgery etc. The shortfall on this and for all the other veterinary costs i. e. treatment for illness, injury etc. is made up by our fundraising efforts.

The criteria for homing is that it must be a permanent, safe and loving home for the cat /kitten and we always do everything we can to make sure we "get the right cat in the right home".

Some cats either due to age or temperament are not able to be homed so they stay with us. No animal is ever put to sleep except on a vet's recommendation.