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Another happy ending Two beautiful, black cats have taken over this household. About five weeks ago Heather took me to collect them and bring them to their new home. They are seven-years’ old and suddenly they had been deprived of the love and care which had been always been theirs […]
Continue ReadingThis little man is 1 today and being very spoiled. He is such a major part of our life and we can’t thank you enough for him. Lorna and Ian
Continue ReadingAn update from Snowdrop Rescue Article There is a previous article about the plight of Snowdrop and her kittens, abandoned heartlessly, rescued on a freezing January night, terrified and sickly. A most inauspicious start in life for all of them, as Snowdrop herself is still very young. Operations were needed […]
Continue ReadingA happy ending in Germany You probably don’t remember us since you have undoubtedly re-homed many, many cats since we last spoke, but we adopted an elderly cat (we named her TJ) at the start of the pandemic and then moved to Germany that summer. I am just writing to […]
Continue ReadingWe adopted Shadow from HAWS in May 2023. He is a beautiful confident boy and settled in the home within hours. He did not hide and was eating, drinking and using the litter tray within the hour. He loves having his head stroked and playing with toys. Thank you HAWS for […]
Continue ReadingRemember the article about Snowdrop and her kittens? Ice had a prolapsed bowel, and her other boy, Snow, now has his own problems. Snow was not brilliant, health-wise, from the beginning. At 8 weeks, he had to go to hospital as he was unwell, but soon bounced back. That’s when […]
Continue ReadingConstant companions Otto and Oscar came to live with me in July when they were four months old. This is the second time I have adopted through HAWS. My previous cat, Lyra, was adopted 11 years ago but died earlier this year and left a big cat-shaped hole in my […]
Continue ReadingWe are quite often asked to help with cats that have been dumped and here is a story of a recent example: A broken cat carrier basket wrapped, and tied, in two plastic bags was found to contain a mum cat and 3 of her babies. It was when the […]
Continue ReadingWe have just had notification from Amazon to say that it is winding down Amazon Smile by 20th February 2023. See below from Amazon: Dear customer, Ten years ago, we launched AmazonSmile to make it easier for customers to support their favourite charities. However, since launch, the programme has not […]
Continue ReadingMany rescue centres have reported a surge in unwanted animals as the country comes out of Covid restrictions. Rabbits are no exception, and many centres are full to bursting. One large rehoming charity has over 200 rabbits on its waiting list, and has seen adoptions down 60% compared to the […]
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