A cat charity in Derby has issued an appeal for support amid an unprecedented number of animals in need of a new home.

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  2. I’m a volunteer at a small cat charity. We are struggling.

  3. Now fill in this 47 page form and prove you have a 12 acre garden to be considered to adopt an animal

  4. It’s difficult as there are people like me that would like to adopt a cat but to do that I’d like to interact with a few to decide which would be a best fit for me but that’s no longer allowed, the shelter will pick one for you. Also working full time they don’t allow me to adopt which is kind of contradictory as working full time is the only way I could afford the cat.

    I appreciate they need to do what is best for the cats but I think at some point they are going to have to lower their standards to enable more people to adopt.

  5. This is happening all over, it’s kitten season and fewer people can afford to adopt now. Also people still aren’t getting the message about spaying and neutering – we have just adopted a 6 months old cat who was brought into the rescue at 5 months old with a litter of 4 kittens. 😭

  7. Thank you for asking.

    A lot of charities accept donations of food, and shelters may find towels and blankets helpful. Some places have Amazon wish lists. I’d you can give your time, volunteers are almost always needed. We’re entirely run by volunteers.

    The biggest help is taking good care of your own kitties.

  8. Before I got my little kitten,I looked into this place to adopt as I live close. It just seemed my lifestyle with 2 kids,work etc,meant I’d be denied for an adoption.
    I’ve no intention of allowing my little one outside,she’s settled well with my guinea pigs in the environment(obviously kept apart) and she’s so so loved.
    I’d have much prefer to adopt but the terms are so tight it’s impossible.

  9. I run a small shelter for disabled, elderly and down-on-their-luck undermogs.

    This year is absolutely brutal.

  10. I applied for an indoor cat a while back from a shelter, but she had already been adopted. Fair enough. The people seemed really nice and said they’d keep me updated to others. Never heard back from them again. Nearly every other cat on their site they wanted some sprawling country garden mansion away from any roads!? Really limiting your options there. Surely a big flat and a loving home is better than a pen in a shelter!?

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