{"id":423602,"date":"2025-09-14T11:51:12","date_gmt":"2025-09-14T11:51:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/423602\/"},"modified":"2025-09-14T11:51:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-14T11:51:12","slug":"rspca-east-london-and-havering-full-to-capacity-with-cats-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/423602\/","title":{"rendered":"RSPCA East London and Havering &#8216;full to capacity&#8217; with cats"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n  RSPCA East London and Havering is urging people to consider fostering or adopting cats after seeing an influx of unwanted pets &#8211; alongside a drop in adoptions.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The branch &#8211; which looks after cats only &#8211; received 81 calls to take in unwanted felines in July, but only five cats were rehomed that month.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Branch volunteer Natalie Chopra said this is the lowest number of adoptions the branch can recall, leaving them &#8220;absolutely full to capacity with cats&#8221;.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.romfordrecorder.co.uk\/news\/25455437.five-filming-locations-spotted-east-london-last-two-weeks\/?ref=ed_latest?ref=ed_direct\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Five filming locations spotted in east London in the last two weeks<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Natalie told the Recorder: &#8220;Every single day we get calls, emails and social media requests to take in cats.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;The pandemic of stray and abandoned cats isn\u2019t something we can manage alone.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;We have a limited number of spaces, and the number of cats needing homes is overwhelming.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <img   style=\"width: 100%;\"\/>Audrey and Alexia are among the cats up for adoption(Image: RSPCA)\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  She urged east London residents to offer shelter, warmth and food to stray cats if found, and to consider becoming a fosterer.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;Helping a cat find their way to a loving home is incredibly rewarding,&#8221; Natalie added.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.romfordrecorder.co.uk\/news\/24966978.pippas-army-wanderers-haven-dogs-cats-adoption\/?ref=ed_direct\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pippa&#8217;s Army and Wanderers Haven dogs and cats up for adoption<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;Above all, if you&#8217;re thinking of getting a cat &#8211; choose rescue.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;Centres across the UK are full.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;Every adoption creates space for another animal in need.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Among the cats still waiting for adoption at RSPCA East London and Havering are Audrey and Alexia, who have been in their care since June 30.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Despite being healthy, loving and friendly, the branch said the pair have had &#8220;no interest&#8221;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"RSPCA East London and Havering is urging people to consider fostering or adopting cats after seeing an influx&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":423439,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7757],"tags":[748,393,4884,257,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-423602","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-london","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-england","10":"tag-great-britain","11":"tag-london","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115202509007670324","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/423602","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=423602"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/423602\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/423439"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=423602"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=423602"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=423602"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}