About
Rehoming (29,000 cats; 31 partner catteries; partnerships with RSPCA Sheffield, North Manchester and Leeds, Battersea); Neutering subsidised scheme (44 advocates, 168,000 cats; PDSA and C4 London partnerships); Lifeline domestic abuse pet fostering (expanded to Scotland and Wales, 430 owners, 370 new volunteer fosterers, Women's Aid and Refuge partnerships); Microchipping (mandatory in England from June 2024 — Cats Protection led campaign; 1,600 cats reunited with owners); Policy and Advocacy (Pet Abduction Act, Cat Manifesto — 651 candidate responses; cat breeding regulations campaign — 50k+ petition signatures; fireworks review); CATS annual research report (5th year — pedigree cats overtook moggies for first time); Cat population modelling and AI welfare assessment; 79 charity shops raising £9.6 million; Big Winter Roam (2,000+ participants, £145k raised); Cats Got Your Tongue? podcast; National Cat Awards; Lifeline mural at Leake Street Arches; veterinary partnership programme Custom geography from upload: UK-wide (National Cat Centre, Chelwood Gate, West Sussex, centres, shops and volunteer teams across England, Wales and Northern Ireland)
Key Metrics
Key Outcomes
- Mandatory microchipping for cats in England came into force June 2024 — direct result of years of Cats Protection campaigning; Pet Abduction Act came into force August 2024 making cat theft a specific criminal offence; Cat Manifesto sent to every election candidate with 111 newly elected MPs having responded
- Operating deficit reduced to £1.8m from £14.2m in 2023; campaign 'Here for every cat' reached 36 million people and raised £1 million; Lifeline campaign won Gold at Smiley Charity Film Awards and Third Sector Marketing Campaign of the Year; 71% increase in cat abandonments seen over last three years
- 56,000 hours of learning accessed by volunteers and employees in 2024; Single Customer View launched consolidating 4.5 million records from 11 systems; 41 electric vans in fleet; Foster pen built at Broomhill specialist mental health hospital giving patients cat care responsibilities as occupational therapy
Geography
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