Please telephone to make a mutually convenient time to visit. 01789 750235
Avon Cat Rescue has been going since 1963 when its founder, Margery Palin, and some
friends began rescuing dogs and cats from police stations and Destruction Centres
and boarding them out.
Today, 50 years on, we have purpose built pens housing between
80 and 100 cats, cared for by a band of volunteers, until they find homes.
If you are not in a position to home a cat please would you consider sponsorship.
SPONSORSHIP
Please help us to help other cats by sponsoring one of our permanent cats
Brandy, on the left, is one of these cats
Avon Cat Rescue has been going since 1963 when its founder, Margery Palin, and some
friends began rescuing dogs and cats from police stations and Destruction Centres
and boarding them out.
Today, 50 years on, we have purpose built pens housing between
80 and 100 cats, cared for by a band of volunteers, until they find homes.
If you are not in a position to home a cat please would you consider sponsorship.
SPONSORSHIP COSTS £20 PER YEAR
Details on our sponsorship page(click here)
Seen here are Bella & Blue two of our permanent cats
Avon Cat Rescue has been going since 1963 when its founder, Margery Palin, and some
friends began rescuing dogs and cats from police stations and Destruction Centres
and boarding them out.
Today, 50 years on, we have purpose built pens housing between
80 and 100 cats, cared for by a band of volunteers, until they find homes.
If you are not in a position to home a cat please would you consider sponsorship.
More of our permanent cats known to us as our ‘pensioners’.
Milo left and Muffin
Please become a sponsor if you can
50th
Anniversary
Welcome to
AVON CAT RESCUE
Avon Cat Rescue is a privately run cat Rescue in South Warwickshire.
It is situated in a tranquil garden of a private house in Chapel Street, Welford-on-Avon. We are 4 miles west of Stratford-upon-Avon on the B439. Our post code is CV37 8PX
If this postcode is put into a sat nav it will take you to Chapel Close. Continue straight down Chapel Street for a further 200 yards and we are on the right behind double wooden gates.
Here at Avon Cat Rescue, we take our responsibilities as cat lovers seriously.
Our policy is:
- We aim to give every cat another chance.
- We never turn away a homeless cat when we have the space to accommodate it.
- We never put a cat down unless it is seriously ill.
- We always take back a cat we have homed, for whatever reason.
- We neuter and spay cats of 6 months or over.
- We have no set charge but expect a realistic donation from those taking cats and those bringing them in.
- We do not board, but have taken cats temporarily in emergencies e.g. owners in hospital, owners evicted from their homes etc.
- We aim to follow up every cat homed to check all is well, either by phone or letter.
OUR POLICY
OUR DETAILS
Avon Cat Rescue has been taking in, caring for and re-homing cats and kittens since the 1960’s. Over the years the old pens have been upgraded, enlarged and re-built so that we now have purpose-built, heated accommodation for over 90 cats. About half are our ’pensioners’- the elderly, feral, disabled, or difficult cats we are unable to home. These cats are sponsored by supporters who give £20 a year to help towards the cost of these permanent residents. Other cats are put in our purpose-built homes while waiting to find new homes are funded by supporters. As soon as a space becomes vacant, we send for the next cat on our waiting list list, so we can help as many as possible.
We raise funds throughout the year with 3 Bazaars in Welford-on-Avon, stalls at various other events and sales of other items as tea-towels, canvas bags, notelets and pens. We produce 3 newsletters each year.
Our main aim is to give every cat another chance-either of a home, or sanctuary with us.
We always help if we can.
The Barn House, Chapel Street,
Welford-on-Avon, Warwickshire
CV37 8PX 01789 750235
email enquiries@avoncatrescue.org
WHERE TO FIND US
OUR HISTORY
Below is a record of the number of hits to this site since Thursday 7th February, 2013
VOLUNTEERING
We rely on a great band of volunteers who keep us going , mainly at week-ends, feeding , cleaning out, washing up etc.for a couple of hours. Some come weekly, some fortnightly, some once a month.
If you would like to join this rota, please contact the rescue
We do prefer adults over 16 , on a regular basis. We receive a lot of requests for children to do Duke of Edinburgh volunteering. We find it increasingly difficult to accommodate them as it is time- consuming for us to supervise, and only for a short time.
Similarly we cannot take students on work experience.