About Us
Who we are
Cat Rescue helps stray cats, unwanted cats and mistreated cats and kittens to find new homes.
Join our 100 Club
There is a draw 3 times a year for cash prizes
First Prize £50, Second Prize £30, Third and Fourth Prizes £10 each
Every Penny (excluding winners' payments) goes to the cats.
Includes invitation to the Party at the cattery.
Only £12 a year
Contact Sheila Bailey at Cat Rescue by email
or send her a letter c/o Cat Rescue, P.O.Box 169, Lytham St Annes FY8 4WE and ask for a Club 100 application form.
We are a small local voluntary charity where every cat is treated as if it were our own.
We also help "Feral" cats. These are cats which are not domesticated and need to live on a farm or in stables where they earn their keep as mice catchers! We are always in need of such homes.
We're based in Lytham St Annes on the Fylde coast.
How it all began
Cat Rescue was formed by 2 friends who met whilst helping a major animal charity. The intention was to help cats and kittens that the other charities weren't looking after. At the time it was the wild, feral cats in particular that were in trouble.
It was never intended to do more than a little help on the fringes. However, the needs quickly grew and we registered as a charity and applied to the lottery.
Changes since we started
Times change and it has become increasingly difficult to find safe, caring stables, farms, or allotments to take on a feral or two. The biggest problem has been the dramatic decrease in small working units where the work force would have happily watched over two or more such cats. These premises have now disappeared and been replaced mainly by housing.
Where they have been replaced by small industrial units the management sometimes objects to dishes of food on or outside their premises. Thankfully there are exceptions and the firms that do help generally see the presence of the animals a calming influence for the workforce. We find the atmosphere in such firms is usually friendly and pleasant.
As a result of the downturn we have found ourselves in a difficult situation where we have a number of these cats that will never be re-homed because we have had them too long or they have health issues - not easy with ferals. You will know how difficult it is to make a domestic cat take a pill - imagine trying it with a feral cat.
Gradually we have extended our areas of expertise to include domestic strays and abandoned cats and kittens. Due to the recession, there are more and more of these.
We try to neuter/spay as many cats as we can. We are helped a great deal by a local supporter to deal with the true ferals and homeless cats. Increasingly there are cats with owners who don't qualify for help from the PDSA and who are struggling financially. We help via car boot sales and other fund-raising events.
Our objectives are:
- To relieve the suffering of animals in need of care and attention and, in particular, to arrange for the care, neutering and spaying of feral cars in the Blackpool, Wyre and Fylde areas.
- To provide assistance to other cat charities when they are full or have difficult cats which require time to socialise.
- To foster cats and kittens and provide food, shelter and veterinary care where necessary prior to rehoming.
- To advance the education of the public in all aspects of the care and protection of feral cats.
How we are supported
We cannot do all this, however, without donations and sponsorship from the general public and and support from our much appreciated volunteers.
Our thanks to you all from everyone at Cat Rescue. Every penny counts.