"Rejected Pets Now TV Stars" by Victoria Raymond The Hounslow Informer- 09/05/2003 "KITTENS Ripley and Wilson almost died when their mother rejected them, but now the frisky felines are full of life and have already made their first appearance on television. The pair featured on Blue Peter last week with their foster mother Janine Crainich, who has hand-reared them around the clock since they were just two days old. "It's an intensive job," said the animal lover from Brentford, who works voluntarily for Hounslow Animal Welfare Society.  "They need feeding for 30 minutes every two hours and it can be very demanding. You have to copy everything the mother does." The Blue Peter programme focused on the fact that many animals have babies at this time of year. The kittens came from a litter of four, but sadly two of them - Trinity and Mali - died from fading kitten syndrome, after being left alone without food for the first two days of their lives. The two survivors, however, are thriving. "They've got huge appetites and are now running riot around the house," said Miss Crainich. "It's so rewarding to know that at the end of it all you have helped something to survive. They will have a good future and that is what matters." The pair will eventually be rehomed together. If you can help, call Hounslow Animal Welfare Society on 020 8560 5443." "Cats in care find new homes thanks to animal welfare group" Brentford, Chiswick and Isleworth Times - 23/03/2001 "Hounslow Animal Welfare have been asking this week for help to rehouse the many cats that they currently have in their care. Formed in 1976, HAWS rescues and then attempts to relocate stray animals which have been abandoned for a variety of reasons - from the death of an owner to inappropriate treatment. Emily, for instance - a pretty white tabby - has been: "traumatised by living with three young children in a small flat for four and a half years. She now needs time to calm down and enjoy human company again." Roz Hayward-Butt, HAWS secretary, said "The majority of our animals are cats. nearby CP branch has closed down, so we're picking up a lot of cats that they would have helped previously. One case in pint is the story of a stray cat named after the Mercedes garage in Brentford whose employees were feeding it. The workers took Mercedes to one of the regular Adoption Days staged at Petsmart superstore in Brentford, where upon it was seen by a young couple who recognised it to be their runaway Abigail. Veterinary checks followed, the identity was confirmed and the happy family was reunited just before Christmas. Not all are so lucky however, and so they've issued guidelines on how to take care of pets in the first few weeks of new habitation. These include keeping its bed and feeding bowls away from draughts, to make it feel more welcome. Owners should not let their cat out of the house for at least three weeks - if this is happens it will almost likely become stray again. Ms Hayward-Butt concluded by saying that not every home will match every animal: "There are certain cats for certain homes and vice-versa. Cats like people are all different and what suits one may not suit another." Call the Hounslow Animal Society on 020 8560 5443." "Family of cats are saved from bonfire" The Hounslow & Chiswick Informer 10/10/2000 Two cats and three kittens were saved from a bonfire on Wednesday shortly before it was set alight. The woodpile at the back of a hostel fro the homeless in Pownall Gardens, Hounslow, had been built in preparation for a bonfire an firework display. But before residents could enjoy the show, which had been put off by due to poor weather, volunteers from Hounslow Animal Welfare Society had to be called in to trap the cats. The Secretary of the Society said, " We had an urgent call to say that there was a mother cat and her kittens living in a woodpile that was going to be made into a bonfire. "Two of our volunteers had to trap the mother and her young kittens. It was very much a race against the clock. The conditions were extremely difficult there." Lee Murphy, manager of the hostel, said: "One of the residents saw the kittens and rang the RSPCA. They said that they could not help as the cats were feral and they deal with them, but they gave us the number of the welfare society." For animal welfare advice or to make a donation call the society on 020 8560 5443.   Charity calls for kitten awareness" Brentford, Chiswick and Isleworth Times - 10/03/2000 "The kitten season is just around the corner, and soon there will be several small stray cats wandering the borough. The Hounslow Animal Welfare Society is urging anyone who comes across a lost or stray pregnant cat, or a mother with kittens, to ring the Society. If they are taken in by the Society, the kittens can be tamed, and homes can be found for them.  However, if the kittens are left in the wild for too long, they will be very nervous and untamable. The Society said: "Please don't leave it until it is too late - don't forget young kittens have many predators such as foxes and dogs." Call 0208 560 5443."