adopting a cat or kitten
* Why adopt a rescued cat or kitten?
* Want to offer a loving home to a rescued cat or kitten?
* Our Adoption Policy
why adopt a rescued cat or kitten?
Every year in the UK, millions of companion animals – cats, dogs, rabbits, horses – are euthanised because someone deemed them ‘unwanted’. An animal bought as a Christmas present and now no longer ‘cute’, a litter of kittens born to a domestic or abandoned mother and unable to find homes, a dog whose daily walks have simply become a ‘chore’ for the humans who bought him… We do not believe that any animal should be deemed ‘unwanted’ for any of these – or any other – reasons.
That is why we encourage people to adopt a rescued companion animal rather than support a pet industry that thrives on breeding and selling particular breeds of animals at the expense of the millions of cats and dogs who are already alive and facing a lonely death for no reason other than being ‘surplus to human requirements’. This is never a reason to kill an animal.
Please consider giving an abandoned, abused or ‘unwanted’ cat or kitten a happy life.
adopting a rescued cat or kitten
We always have cats and kittens looking for new loving homes.
For more information on any of the cats and kittens who are currently looking for new homes, please contact us. Thank you!
our adoption policy
Our procedure for homing is fairly straightforward. First of all, we chat on the phone to the potential adopters and, all being well, we arrange to visit them. There are many reasons why this is a good idea. Firstly, we have to be as sure as possible that this is a genuine offer of a permanent home from people who have given the idea a lot of thought. Secondly, meeting the family, which may include other animals, helps us determine which of our little charges is best suited to everyone’s needs. For instance, an adventurous, confident, cat would fit in well with a boisterous family whilst a quieter little personality would be happier placed with quieter people. Should we receive a request from someone just too far away to be visited, we ask for a vet’s reference instead.
Anyone adopting a cat or kitten from us is required to fill in a Homing Form. This form gives details of the cat or kitten, including when s/he was spayed or neutered (if old enough when adopted), or when this should be done. It also advises on when vaccinations can be given, how long it may be necessary to keep the cat or kitten indoors to allow it to settle and outlines our right to remove the cat or kitten if we are concerned over his or her welfare.
Obviously, being based in Ayrshire, we can’t home cats or kittens too far afield. Having said that, we have homed all over Scotland, with one little kitten being flown by helicopter to her new home in the Highlands. One very elusive feral cat, who had spent her life living in a car park in Ayr, was even flown out to Canada to join the family who had fed her for years! So, if you think you can offer one of our residents their perfect home, please call us! Their future could be with you…
