Tag: Cats Protection

Charities partner with Gone for Good #CharityVan app

Stuart Mitchell

Charities including YMCA, Cat’s Protection, Cancer Research, and many others are hoping to transform the way people donate their items to their charity shops with a new partnership with Gone for Good. Gone for Good is a free app that connects charities with businesses and the public, so that unwanted items are donated to good causes instead of being thrown away. Since its creation two years ago, the app has channelled £1,000,000 worth of items to their partnering charities. Along with seven other charities, YMCA is joining the #CharityVan pilot…

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Simon’s Cat helps raise funds for his feline friends

Stuart Mitchell

Having supported Cats Protection’s sponsorship programme since late last year by sharing pen updates to his followers, the illustrated internet sensation Simon’s Cat, created by Simon Tofield, is now making an appearance on all six online cat descriptions on the charity’s website. Simon’s Cat and Cats Protection are joining forces on the sponsorship scheme as they are keen to help create an increased awareness of the programme and of the cats in the charity’s care. “This is the next step in our relationship with Simon’s Cat and we’re incredibly grateful…

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Cats Protection Launch #KidsandKitties Campaign

Stuart Mitchell

A campaign has been launched today to encourage parents to keep their pets during pregnancy and beyond following new findings that show around half have concerns about cats and children yet few seek advice on the topic. Run by the charity Cats Protection, #KidsandKitties urges people not to give up their pets as survey results reveal that 1 in 12 parents did so because they were expecting a baby or had young children, with two thirds regretting this decision. Supported by Emmerdale star and mum-of-two Samantha Giles, the campaign offers…

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Celebrity chef’s Paw-some support for cats

Stuart Mitchell

Celebrity chef and French patissier Eric Lanlard is supporting Cats Protection’s fundraising initiative Pawsome Tea to raise money for thousands of unwanted cats and kittens in the charity’s care. The event, which was launched last year, was met with an enthusiastic response and Cats Protection is looking to make this year even more successful It’s inviting the cat-loving public to sign up now so they can plan to host their own tea parties in April. “I’m a cat lover myself and am owned by two cats,” says Eric, who has…

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Bob Mortimer cat prints raise over £3,000 to boost charity’s kitty this New Year

Stuart Mitchell

Cats Protection has received a welcome donation of over £3,000 from online gift company Wordynumnum to help unwanted cats and kittens this year. The donation comes from a series of limited edition ‘cat name’ prints – inspired, personalised and signed by comedian Bob Mortimer – that were sold between July and December last year. The prints have proved extremely popular, often selling out within minutes of going on sale. A portion of each sale has been donated to Cats Protection, totalling a fantastic £3,211. Bob explained: “I’m a big cat…

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