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| The Original Cat Action Trust |
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The Original Cat Action Trust - Registered Charity No. 1063947
The Original Cat Action Trust, the pioneer society for ferals, was founded in 1977 to help the feral cat. Feral cats are domestic cats living wild, either because they and their descendants have strayed from home or more commonly because they are unwanted and have been abandoned. AND THEY MULTIPLY... a healthy female can give birth to up to 120 kittens in her life time.
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Feral cats do not walk alone; they gather in colonies wherever they find food and shelter - in back yards, building sites, in hospital grounds, in every suburban corner. They are the inhabitants of dereliction. Soon the neighbourhood gets over-run - the cats are destroyed and before long, a new colony arrives to replace them.
The Cat Action Trust was founded by people who thought this slaughter of innocent cats both cruel and senseless. How much better to control the cat population, to contain and maintain it. So, volunteers visited the cat colonies, trapped the cats, took them to the vets to be neutered, tamed the kittens and found them good homes, and returned those adult cats that were too old to change their feral ways to their sites.
Then C.A.T. organised feeding rotas, kept an eye open for any new arrivals that might need a trip to the vet. The wisdom of this work was swiftly appreciated and not least by the cats - some of whom found themselves on payrolls as a sort of "securicorps" of rat catchers, instead of being classified as a public nuisance.
AND TODAY...there are many Branches around the country trapping, neutering and caring about the ferals. Many thousands of feral cats have been neutered, but there is a great deal still to be done. WE NEED MORE BRANCHES. There are still many areas where there are no Cat Action Trust Branches: we constantly seek those dedicated men and women who will get together and tackle this demanding, essential, humane task.
Supporting The Cat Action Trust
Can you help? Any donation no matter how small can make a big difference.
Donations should be sent to:
Mrs.G.Palmer,Treasurer,
The Original Cat Action Trust,
Chessels,
Chessels Lane,Charlton Adam,
Somerton, Somerset
TA11 7BJ
We are a registered charity, number 1063947, and you can increase the value of your gift / subscription at no extra cost to yourself.
New Gift Aid Scheme (6th April 2000)
If you are a tax payer, C.A.T. can recover from the Inland Revenue the income tax paid by you on your gift, providing that you sign a Gift Aid declaration. This will remain in force until such time as you cease to pay tax or wish to cancel it. The previous lower limit of £250 has now been cancelled and there is no lower limit. Currently for every £1 donated C.A.T. can recover 28p.
Give as You Earn Scheme
You can arrange with your employer to deduct (prior to taxing your income) a regular sum from your salary to be credited to C.A.T. under the Give as You Earn Scheme.
Users Input
If there is anything you would like to see on this site regarding Feral or Domestic Cats please email us and we will see what we can do. This is a site for all cat lovers. EMAIL US
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